Your Favourite Target Deal? Freebie? Memory?

[torontogal12]

In addition, I always found the stores to be bright and clean, always someone to help you with a smile.

I agree, people always went out of their way to help you. Sad for them

[Shwa Girl]

A nice memory was one Friday, went in when the store opened and the item I wanted was not in stock. It was in the flyer. I asked the Target employee about it and they said to call before coming back. They did not have rain checks then. I told the Target employee that I was leaving on a trip and the flyer special would be gone before I came back. The employee apologized and told me to go to Starbucks for a tea or coffee on them. Then proceeded to contact Starbucks on their walkie talkie, telling them I was coming.

Good customer service, indeed.

[Ciel]

Do you all remember the detergent and fabric softer deals?
There was a lot of clearance on Gain, Tide, Sunlight and fabric softener.
Many SCs are probably well stocked because of Target

I'd like to be stocked up on their store brand of softener sheets but never seem to know when they are on sale (not in the flyers which I check on the forum for up&up items).

[Ciel]

I was happy to see two of three designer collections at my local store (third one did not bring in the item I wanted!) and get something from each one of the two I liked. Their bathrooms ranked up close to Hamilton Eaton's bathrooms after the Eaton Centre came in-spacious, clean. Women notice those rooms!

Daytime staff seem the most chipper given the sunshine. I've gone at night a few times; Nov/Dec. staff did not really go out of way to greet unless I was the only customer in their zone and they were doing stocking. I feel sorry for one worker who looked to be close to my age working the changeroom/clothing area at night-she had to answer the store phone, page staff, handle customers coming/going from changeroom. She looked so forlorn. She was cordial but the way she was leaning on the counter said "I'm ready to drop into a chair now."

[Shwa Girl]

I remember the leather gloves, with the touch screen feature at the fingers, reg. $19.99, sale $5.99, 70% savings
They are great for driving

like this:

[Shwa Girl]

and the temporary price cut battery deals
Duracell and Eveready
some were reg. $9.99 (?), on sale for $1.99 (?), or price cuts like that
some nice deals

[Shwa Girl]

and the Gillian O'Malley bras for $4.99, reg. $16.99, 70% off
sometimes these were marked 50% off, but scanned lower

[walkonby]

my greatest memories of amazing deals at Target were all experienced vicariously through Patty!!

[Shwa Girl]

and all the gardening supplies reduced to ridiculous prices, with or without coupon
Scott's Miracle Gro soil, fertilizer and grass seed for about $5 after coupon, when the regular price was about $15 for some

[Shwa Girl]

and the Viva paper towel single rolls for $0.09 after sale price ($2.09)and coupon ($2)
what a great deal

[Shwa Girl]

the travel size samples, got a bunch of body wash & deodorant for $0.50 or less

[Ciel]

I remember the leather gloves, with the touch screen feature at the fingers, reg. $19.99, sale $5.99, 70% savings
They are great for driving

like this:

Not that they'd fit me but I need such gloves for winter driving!

[Shwa Girl]

Not that they'd fit me but I need such gloves for winter driving!

at that time, they came in S, M, L and XL

[Shwa Girl]

remember the buy one get one free shrimp deal
reg. $9
and that was a flyer deal

[Ciel]

Since I used a grocery store's self checkout after my Target visit today, I have to say a favourite memory is realizing how much easier it is to feed coins/bills into Target's lower placed receptacles in their own checkout units. It's been a few months since I used the Target ones-the red unit colour provides a nice contrast against the slot and blinking light.


At Sobey's, I had to look for the blinking lights for cash (coins/bills)-the receptacles are plastic and flat black. The Sobey's unit took several seconds to acknowledge my $1 coin after my 10 cent coin was inserted and acknowledged (can of pop purchase).