Gator Pam

I think the website that posts the coupon booklet schedules says there are no coupons scheduled for either this or next Sunday...

Although Gator Town isn't as large, the same applies here...

Most seasonal markdowns at Target are 50% off for three days after the holiday, but the Chr-stmas mark down is usually dragged out longer. Some Targets have started doing a quicker mark down than in the past, so who knows this year? For the past couple of years, 75% off has started around December 31 to January 2nd. I think it depends on when the Saturday after Chr-stmas is. I plan to start checking daily myself on the 30th, since I have not seen a definitive schedule posted for this year.

Oy, I wish I could help! But, I'm not a fan of pot roast, so that is a recipe I don't have. Have you checked out www.cookingcache.com? The recipe might be in the crockpot section.

Does anyone know about when the seasonal food items go clearance? Turkeys, hams, specialty platters?

Gator Town's Target is pretty old. That's why I was so disapointed when they chose to remodle, instead of building a Super Target several years ago.

Thanks Becca! I want to oad up on those DVDs for trick-or-treat next year. That happened mid-afternoon on the 24th at my Target last year. I don't know if it will happen again this year though.

I didn't keep the flyer. But I think most things were listed at 50% to 60% off. Not enough to get me excited...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Sad%20Upset/sigh1.gif Well, plans have really changed... This year Paul will not be joining us for our celebration, and FIL barely eats due to his appetite being suppressed from his drinking. :-( FIL can not join us until Tuesday afternoon, so since Beorn and I celebrate the holiday to honor FIL, we'll postpone the whole thing until Tuesday night/Wednesday. I even found an email Santa site and sent Santa a request to please come two nights later (Beorn still enjoys the game). Beorn doesn't enjoy many appetizers yet, and FIL would fill up on a single serving of an appetizer (or at least claim to do so), so I'll skip them this year. Beorn would also prefer bacon and eggs to our traditional French toast casserole, and FIL's breakfast on a holiday would be Tanqueray and water on the rocks, so I'll skip that as well. :-( The menu will be very basic, but still festive and yummy. 'Aged' standing rib roast per AB Diane's Yorkshire Pudding Garlic mashed potatoes tossed salad southern style green beans roasted asparagus Chicago-style hard rolls from Publix KerryGold Irish Butter (the one time of year we splurge on it) Home made chocolate layer cake with buttercream filling Since Paul is the eggnog fan, I'll save the home made eggnog for NYE when we'll be back home. Whether that will be in the Village or the duplex will depend on how much moving Paul gets done while he's off from the post office Sunday and Monday this week.

Would you believe the nearest Wal-Mart SuperCenter is 45 miles away in Ocala??? At least I have a SuperCenter just 'down the street' 20 miles from FIL's in Lake Wales...

I was in the local Sears here by FIL's today (Eagle Ridge Mall, Lake Wales, FL) and was handed a black and white flyer promoting a sale tomorrow morning. None of the listed items interested me, but the first 50 customers in the store will be given a $10 Sears gift card. Doors open at 5:00 am tomorrow, so there may be some unadvertised door busters... I have no idea if this is only this one store, select stores, or all Sears stores. It's not mentioned on the web site or in any emails I've received.

:::still wishing we had a Super Target with grocery in Gator Town:::

Agreed, except for what we used for Beorn as a newborn through toddler. They're still made and I still think they are one of the mot innovative things I've ever seen. Sit 'n Stroll We used it from birth until he hit 40 lbs. I see they now have a new system specifically for infants, but IMO it's not necessary.

Sounds similar to the DVDs Target carries in the See Spot Save department a couple of times a year. They have some now I'm waiting to go 75% off clearance. I always stock up on them when they're a quarter each to give out for Trick or Treat on Halloween.

KC-Traderbear, thanks! That sounds pretty accurate. So, unless we hear something definite, we should start stalking the Chr-stmas seasonal items on New Year's Eve for 75% off, and make sure to post it if e see it.

I don't believe a stroller will go to 90% off. The lowest it will hit is 75% off. Unless some inventory is found a year or so after it went salvage, the only items I see reach 90% off are holiday/seasonal items.

If you could find out if "pretty quickly" means the traditional 3 day seasonal mark down periods that the other seasonal mark downs follow, you would make posters all over the internet quite happy. Past experience has shown that the Chr-stmas mark downs are usually more drawn out though. However, many Targets have introduced a more rapid mark down schedule for seasonal items this year than has been traditionally followed, so perhaps Chr-stmas will go quicker.

Does anyone have a record of the Chr-stmas markdown schedule from the past previous years? I know it's the one seasonal mark down that really differs for the usual 3/3/2 markdown. I haven't seen a schedule posted for this year yet, and would like to see if I can guess at one based on previous years markdowns. I know 50% off will start on the 26th, although I think last year some stores actually started 50% off on the 24th. And I think it held at 50% for a good week, maybe two weeks, in previous years. But I really want to have an idea when 75% and 90% off will be.

Paul (dh) shopped at CVS this morning. I hardly ever get the CVS email, and have not received this one. Paul lost his card, but uses our telephone number that is registered on the card. He received the $5 ECBs this morning.

{{{Paula}}}

Welcome to the GottaDeal forums, Ms. Mack! I'm in Fort Lauderdale at least twice a year. I usually shop the Hollyood Mall Target when I'm down that way, but have gone to Aventura, Pembroke Pines, Broward Mall, Coral Ridge, and the Greatland at Sawgrass Mills. Do you find any of those have better clearance then the others?

I love chocolate cherry cordials!

For future reference, Kimberely, it's in the ~*~*~Newbie Guide~*~*~, what I call the vey first post of this thread.

How cool, Mollannie! So the word is pronounced the same as the Italian fish feast? It sounds scrumptious.

Oh yes, it was shared on another board I frequent.