Gator Pam

As a price adjustment? The way many people get items they already bought at cheaper clearance is to buy the item again and return the previously purchased item with the receipt for the higher price. If you didn't keep the receipt, the Guest Services desk can do a receipt look-up for any method of payment other than cash. However, if you will be re-buying the item with the same method of payment as the higher priced one, I suggest you have the new one to be bought in your cart but unbought at Guest Services, as Target will only refund the most recent or lower priced purchase of the same item if you are returning one of them on receipt look-up. Then you can go buy the lower priced item after making the return. IME, Target will insist an item be held overnight before putting it back on the sales floor. I have never been able to return an item and then turn around and buy the exact item I returned at the lower price right away. So, if you plan to do this, make sure you have the item in your cart to buy at the lower price.

Oh yummy! I'll have to look for them.

Wow, great finds, newsies! Were they all in the RAOS section, or spread throughout the store? BTW, Tracy (snakeswiff), congrats on being post 1000 in this thread!

I'm pretty sure the patio stuff that goes clearance (here in FL we have some patio lines year round) start mid-July. But, we also have mark downs here in March on patio and gas grills, so this may be a regional thing instead of nationally.

Interesting theory on the RAOS clearance from the AOL board Stolen from the AOL board. I heard, not sure where, that there was a problem with the manufacturer of the RAOS stuff. They were shorter this year so they had to clearance it out early and that the stores will be putting larger items in its place till after 4th of July and thats when they will be putting in the back to school stuff.

A Target associate that posts on the AOL board just shared that when the black dot line goes clearance in The One Spot there will be significant changes. They will be introducing some 2 for $5 items, but he doesn't know what percentage will switch over, since The One Spot varies by size in the stores.

And your first day of school is still after Labor Day, right? Oh, how I miss that late summer start to school! I went to the Gator Town Target this morning, RAOS is still at 75% off. However, instead of a Back-to-School set up, I saw more Independence Day themed merchandise, i.e., more fireworks sets, USA themed flip flops, etc. And that was all still full price.

Public school ended here June 2nd, although May 31st, June 1st, and June 2nd were half days, so many students didn't come back at all after Memorial Day. Public school starts again August 14th here in Gator Town.

Welcome to the GottaDeal.com forums, Baby Cheapskate!

Yeah, it would be nice if they came up with another temporary filler line, like the Global Bazaar line between Chr-stmas and Lawn and Garden.

Ack! I hate how Target is messing with our schedule. I had planned to be there when the doors opened tomorrow. Now, who knows what's left at the Gator Town Target.

It's cheap, and it's one of the best pizzas locally, IMO.

We have a chain here in Gator Town called Five Star Pizza. Their extra large is 18", and they are offering delivery of a 1 topping extra large for $8.99. IMO, it is a way better tasting pizza than Dominoes, so I take advantage of that fairly frequently.

WTG scrabbler! Enjoy the chair! Ooo, is this the one you got? Thomas O'Brien chair

It looks like the summer line will go 75% off soon. And remember, Target usually does a Toy clearance sometime in July as well.

Wow! I wonder if it will stay at 50% of for three days, and then go 75% off on Sunday.

Oh, excellent abut the summer seasonal stuff. RedStateGirl predicted they would be 75% off around July 4th, and it looks like we may be on schedule, or even a little ahead of schedule, for that to happen. Although, you're store may be one of the test stores on the newer, quicker seasonal mark down schedule. I'll have to find the time to get over to target to see if the summer line has gone 30% off here as well.

Has anyone come across any deals the past few days? I haven't bene able to get to Target myself in the last week.

Slightly OT... Tonight's Dinner Tonight I'm experimenting. Several months ago, Target had some Italian foods (pastas, sauces, oils, and vinegars, etc.) as part of their seasonal Global Bazaar display. I cleaned up on them when they went 90% off. I got several jars of the tomato sauces in multiple flavors, but I knew I would be the only one to eat the arrabiata sauce and have been awaitng my chance. Well, tonight is it. Beorn is away visitng relatives until Thursday, and Paul is working until midnight. So, I bought a package of frozen seafood mix (calamari, octopus, mussles, clams, etc.) for $3.99/lb and mixed it with two jars of the arrabiata sauce that I got for 29 cents. I cooked up a pound of spaghtii that I got for 17 cents, and I am simply in heaven. Yum...

Thanks Becca!

RedStateGirl, So following the current timeline we've been watching, the black dot One Spot merchandise should go clearance mid-July, yes?

Welcome, Tiff! ITA with RedStateGirl, it is Target corporate policy to return the price paid for the item purchased within 90 days with a receipt or with receipt look up if you purchased it with a check, credit or debit card that they can trace. If there is no receipt, or if it is after 90 days, then you will only get back what the item is currently selling for, or the last known price, if the item is no longer offered. I suggest you call or email Target corporate and inform them what happenes at your store/ If you ever get invited to do one of those web surveys that are promoted on a Target receipt, it would also be a great opportunity to complain about that at the end of the survey. For instance, I complained on one of the surveys about receiving a gift purchased at Target within the previous 90 days which I decided to return with the gift receipt as I already had the item. Even with the gift receipt, I was offered current value for the item, both as return or as an exchange. The item happened to be on sale that week, and was less than what I know my friend paid for it. I complained via my next survey, and I understand return policy with gift receipts has been changed since then.

LOL, RedStateGirl! I just asked if anyone had gone yet.

Has anyone been to check out The One Spot yet today?

Wow, thanks!