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| | | It would be nice if Target was consistant. The two near me work in two different worlds. A couple of weeks ago, one had things at 40% while the other was at 75% off. Neither have marked down the Tie Fighters or Y-Wings. It doesn't matter that they (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —David Phillips
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| | | | Hit one of the Target stores tonight, and it looks like the markdowns are over out here. several RIS, DDK, Tie Fighters and Y-Wings, even a few RC cars, but when I scanned one of each, they were all list price. david (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | Okay, here's my proposal: What if one very trusting Lugnetter and one very honest Lugnetter get together for a lucrative deal? Let's say I buy a bunch of RIS 1.5's and Tie Fighter vs. Y-Wings at my local Target at 25-40% off. Then couldn't I just (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | (...) Hmm... I don't know if they have to honor that, much less the credit card legalities, I don't think the person who you sent the receipt to, could legally sign for the credit card, and they usually require the card and a drivers license as (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) <<tongue-in-cheek allusion to another thread>> I understand that TRU has a fairly laid-back return policy--maybe you could try them, instead! <<end of allusion>> Dave! (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | | | (...) Granted it's been years since I worked the returns desk at Best Buy, but we never required the card or a picture I.D. of any kind back then. And if it's a return, I doubt the signature means anything, nobody would dispute a huge credit on (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | Adam, (...) A lot of stores are asking for ID now, depending on the store, they might need the credit card as well. Well, if it works, good luck! You worked at Best Buy too, huh? I worked there a couple months, I didn't like being a cashier there. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —David Phillips
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| | | | | | | | was at a best buy while on vacation during christmas. an item that i purchased rang up higher than the shelf price. didn't notice this until i walked out the door, came right back in to get it corrected. they required my credit card and drivers (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) Clearance items are not subject to price matching, as per Target management. This was explained to me by telephone from corporate. best, Lindsay (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Raymond Flournoy
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| | | | | (...) About 5 or 6 years ago, I would regularly bring receipts back on clearance items which had gone down further to receive the cash difference. That is, if I had bought some of set XXX, and then I found a Target store with that same set marked (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Last time I tried this they said the point of clearances was to clear. They'd let me return the items and get what I paid back (40% off) but stated... you will have to wait 24 hours to rebuy at the lower price. I did not want to chance having (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't understand this logic. 'We don't want it anymore, so it's on clearance. But you can return it for the 40% off price and we'll give you all the money back. Then we WILL sell it again, but at a MUCH LOWER price, but NOT TO YOU, because (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Doug Finney
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think it makes total sense (though it's not how I *wish* it worked.) The crux of the matter is that the return policy is for people who want to *return* something, not get the best price for it. If their policy was refund the difference then (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | | | | (...) the (...) Okay, I'd better come clean about why I started this whole thing... There are 2 RIS 1.5's at my local Target store that I've been waiting on for quite some time. After reading yesterday's posts, I was sure that I would go pick them (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | | | | Hehe, GOOD LUCK. The Target I wiped out of 4561s this morning has had them for $78 for WEEKS while all of the other Targets dropped them. I called yesterday, mentioning that the Target not 10 miles from them had just dropped their price to $32.44, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Mark Cornell
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| | | | | | | | | | Woo Hoo! I just received an e-mail from my parents that they picked up two 4561s at Target for $32.44 each (to add to the two I paid $78 for when I was out there at Christmas). They will check one more Target today for more. My local Target hasn't (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Doug Finney
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| | | | | | | | (...) Believe me, I know exactly how you feel. The RIS and DDK at my local store are still full price! Last year they finally dropped the price on the big Adventurer set a few weeks after everything else was gone so I'd best keep checking back. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Susan Hoover
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| | | | | | | | (...) 'Fess up, Doug. Did you take all 10 of the 4561's that were at $78 for weeks and weeks and weeks at the Galleria Target, the morning they went to $32.44? BTW, Don't bother going to the Target in Baytown. I obliged the inventory crew by helping (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Once again, Lar, you prove to be all wise. That is a great plan which I wish I had employed. My Target had at least 12 4561s sitting around yesterday for $77.xx. After calling today and finding out that they marked them down to $32.44, I went (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | You have to call FIRST THING in the morning. I just finished a 100 mile trip to go get some 4561s at $32.44 each - I called the second they opened, and hoped they'd still be there when I got there (luckily, they DID have some. Not as many as I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?) —Jeffrey Baldwin
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| | | | | | Wow 4561s for $32.44. I live in the Los Angles area and when they went on sale here I went to 4 Target stores and ended up with only for sets at $77.00. So how many did you get. ;) (...) to go get (...) still be (...) wanted, but (...) would be (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | Re: Last round of Target markdowns? —Daniel Delcollo
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| | | | (...) actually sorta tried this, and found that they wouldnt price match anything that was on clearance, no matter what day it was, or when I bought it. They told me clearance was clearance and unless I was straight up returning it, they wouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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