Target Deals

I urge people to shop at the bigger box stores. My favorite is target. We used to be Walmart loyalists. But the employees cycled and the newer ones were just plain rude. Then last year before Christmas we were shopping with my sons and they pushed me too far. My sons and I were looking at the toys which had been put out for the holiday season. They had Playmobile men for sale. I let each boy get one. But when we got to the checkstand the cashier wouldn’t sell them to us. They had not been entered into the system and the computer didn’t recognize the bar code. I got mad and asked to see a manager. Instead they sent over some loud mouthed obnoxious shift supervisor. This hag informed me that we couldn’t buy them and seized the toys which, as you can imagine, upset my sons. I asked to speak to a manager. She said she was a manager (I have worked in grocery long enough to be able to tell the difference between a corporate level manager and a supervisor). So I asked to speak to someone in a tie. She pointedly ignored my request, informed me the product was not for sale despite being on the shelf, and suggested I finish my purchase and be on my way.
We left without buying anything. My wife then called and asked to speak with the manager, his name and the store’s number are right on the receipt. He seemed put out that we would bother him with something as trivial as wanting to buy stuff and not being able to. He informed us he was sorry we couldn’t buy the product and no he couldn’t leave his office to speak with us or find a solution or than screw you the customer. I sent an email to the company and they couldn’t even be bothered to reply.
Needless to say I don’t shop at Walmart much anymore. I still buy vacuum bags there (target doesn’t carry the right brand) and they have the best price on distilled white vinegar which is an excellent cleaning product.
My goofy rant aside I’m glad it happened since Target turns out to be a fantastic place to shop. The employees are polite and helpful. I get great deals one of which I got yesterday.
Campbell’s condensed soup and pasta O’s were on sale for $0.50 each. This is already a good price. Ralphs was advertising the O’s for $1.00 each on sale. Target wants $0.89 everyday. But with a coupon from the paper a few weeks ago for $0.40 off two you get two cans for $0.60. That was the week I ended up with three papers so I got six of each for a total of $3.60.
No I know home made chicken noddle soup is better, and has less sodium, but at $0.30 a can this is a super cheap lunch that is both better and cheaper than a burger and fries. While the O’s have to much sodium as well a can makes a quick lunch for the kids on the weekend and beats going out to get kid’s meals which would cost eight bucks.
I got another super deal a few weeks ago. Target’s website has coupons some of which are store coupons and some manufacturers. I found a store coupon for $1.00 off a can of Chef Boyardee. The site will let you print up to two copies of each coupon. So I took them to the store and guess what? The cans are each a dollar. So with the coupons Target gave me two cans of this slop (I don’t like but my boys both love the stuff).
Few of these coupons will net you such a good deal but when you use the stores coupons with manufacturer coupons and Targets generally low prices you can get stuff ridiculously cheap.
If you don’t shop at Target I urge you to swing by and get a feel for their prices. This is another excellent way to cut costs and keep some money in your pocket.