How I MADE $13 on $125 Worth of Products at Target

Reader’s Shopping Trip!

Up windex, $2.34
Used $.75 off  Target Web Coupon
=1.59
Green apple licorice clearance for 1.14 (yum)
Big pretzel container (2lbs) clearance for 1.98 (not pictured)
2 planters peanut butter $1.99 each
used (2) $.75 Target Web Coupon
=$1.24 each
Purina cat treats $.99
used $1.00 Target Web Coupon
=free
2 Beneful Dog meals 1.66 each
used $1.00/1 (I’m not sure what coupon she used here… sorry!)
=$.66 each
4 bags of Purina One Beyond dog food 6.49
used $1.00/1 Target Web Coupon
And used $4.00/1 mfr cpn (10/9/11 SS)
=1.49 each
Bic pens 2.99
used 1.00/1 (NLA)
=$1.99
target hasbrowns 1.99
target 2.5 lbs chicken breast 4.99
Used 1.50 off chicken and potatoes target catalina
= 5.48 for both.
8 cover girl eyeshadows 3.14 each =25.12
used (4) 8.00/2
= $6.88 MM (YMMV (BIG TIME!)…
Most Target stores will not allow overage.  Getting it is VERY rare, and should not be planned for!
Total: $13.82!
Used a $15 Target gift Card received for transferring a RX and got EVERYTHING FREE!!!

My Shopping Trip

My husband and I hit up Target as well, a couple of days ago!  I’ve been meaning to post this, but my munchkin is sick and our internet has been… “spotty” (I think the tech support people could recite my address from memory :) )
We did this in 4 transactions:
Purchased 1 Kleenex Cool Touch Facial Tissue 50 ct $1.49 (in each transaction)
$.50/1 Kleenex Cool Touch Target Coupon 10/9/2011 SS (regional)  Kleenex Coupons on eBay
$.50/1 Kleenex Cool Touch 10/02/2011 SS Insert
Final Price: $.49 each

Purchased 1 Purina One Beyond 3.5 lb Bags dog food, $6.49 (in each transaction)
Used $1/1 Target Web Coupon (Shows Purina Smart Blends, but coupon only states Purina Dog Food)
Used $4/1 Purina One beyOnd Dry Dog Food 10/9/2011 SS Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
Final price: $1.49 each

Purchased 1 Transformers Action Figure, $9.99 (still on PC from last week!) (in 2 of transactions)
Used $5/1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Action Figure Target Mobile Coupon x10/14 (only good for 1 use, hence the reason I dragged my honey (and his cell phone!) along.
and used $5/1 Target.com Coupon (that is actually a Manufacture’s Coupon)
Final Price: FREE!
Submitted for “Rebate” (check out rebate here) (not really a rebate, but still COOL!)

Final price for everything $7.92, plus I have $20 in Transformers items coming (which will make my nephew’s birthday and Christmas FANTASTIC, all for free!!!… Now if only I could find a deal like that for my nieces!)

Now, could I have purchased all of the Dog Food and Kleenex together?  Probably, but Target coupons are stating one like coupon per transaction, so I don’t even mess with it anymore.  I don’t want the cashiers to get written up, or worse, because I tried to push through more than one like coupon in a transaction, so I just automatically split them up!  If I have a cashier question it, and she/he doesn’t care, I’ll let them combine the transactions, but I want these coupons to be around for a LONG time, so I try to follow the letter of the coupon. ;)

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Comments

  1. just curious was this 4 different trips or did u just split up your one order into 4 sections to ring up separately in your one trip?  If target is saying 1 like coupon per transaction can we just split up our order and do multiple transactions (like alby’s doublers?) If so it seems like it’s just getting around their policy that they put in place to avoid people getting multiples, but if everyone is getting their multiple items by splitting it up it I don’t want to be the only one getting one thing.

  2. What is MM?  I’m sure it’s something very obvious but I can’t figure it out…

    Thanks.

     

  3. Hi,

    Been meaning to ask this…was in Southern California recently and noticed my sister-in-law receives a Target coupon mailer.  How do I get on this mailing list?  She doesn’t have a redcard?  P.S.  Anyone have a redcard debit card?  Is this worth the time to apply?  Thanks for your help.

    • Alas, it’s completely random… Having a red card increases your chances, but it’s still random

      • I started getting mine after I signed up for the target b-day club or something like that on their website.—anything that gives them your address and shows interest.

  4. I thought the $8/2 covergirl coupon was only for concealer or blush items?

  5. Heather Lee says:

    does anyone know if the price for the purina one dog food carried over to this week?

  6. I just found out the hard way about the new one Target coupon per visit per like like item. Bummer. I also had a bad time with the Cover Girl coupon $8/2 on face products. The Target in Hickory, NC would not reduce the coupon so I could get the items. They said that the store would not make any money of that sale. I tried to show them a copy of the corporate coupon policy and they would not look at it. The cashier and a customer service rep both told me that the store would not make any money. So I decide to not buy anything there that day and to call the corporate rep today. The corporate rep said she was very sorry that they were wrong and that the coupon should have been reduced. She also told me to keep their 1-800# with me when I shopped at the Target in Hickory and call her from the check out counter if I have any further problem. Wow…now I have to decide if it is going to be a hassle every time I shop. Plus not being able to use more that one Target coupon per visit without splitting the transaction up. Some banks are now starting to charge more for transactions on cards….hummmmm? Wonder if it is all worth it in the end?

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