Lol, the spongebob wifebeater is too funny. My husband would be pissed it wasn't available in his size.

Sale I think is temporary lower price, Clearance means you won't be able to return it, and Price-cut means it's permanantly at the lower price. At least from my shop-a-holic experiences.

We don't have a target within 50 miles of us, I miss it.

Number two did it for me :) Shopping is my niche and achilles heel. I should have "Clearance is not a game" tattooed on my butt like a demented Cabbage Patch Kid. I saw a shirt at Target recently which declared "I bring nothing to the table". I know a few of my exes I could get that for.

I'm glad you mentioned the Tupperware. I thought maybe it was my stroke that caused me to 'think' they used to carry it. I'm glad to see that I'm not nuts alone.

i thought wife-beater T's only came in one size -- extra small... :)

oh, and the tupperware got moved to Costco. last time i was there they had a ton of it.

Uh...you have the Woolrich berber blanket addiction too?

I feel so much better now ;)

I was there last nite too! (funny, I didn't see you...) I had my husband and kids sitting in the parking lot waiting for me, so I didn't do the damage I could have (read wanted to) But I did do quite well in the colorful plastic storage department! And I can't even begin to tell you how much 75% off valentine's day crap I loaded up on. What am I gonna do with papier mache pink and purple string lights????? A valentine birdhouse? Pink and red taffeta bags with satin ribbons? I don't know, but I feel a little giddy looking at my loot!

ohhhh we so know the drill. you said it here first, you go girl

I have a love hate relationship with Target.. they are so neat and tidy.. I can't find a thing.. including the shoe aisle which has only one shoe in each box.. you can find the others in several different aisles.. over there.---->

I too had an odd experience at my beloved Target yesterday... the cashier flagged me over to the express line, despite that I had 28 items instead of the 20-limit. Of course, immediately 5 people with 10 or less items line up behind me giving me the evil eye. Then he proceeds to wrestle the bread out of my hand so he can practically individually bag each of my 28 items. I stood there, emptying the excessive bags and consolidated while he, and the 5 people behind me gave me the evil-eye. It wasn't fun, but why should my roll of paper towels get its own bag? ... and I'm paying for them... I'll bag them the way I want, right? The sad part is, he probably took the other 25 bags and instead of reusing them, threw them in the garbage can. Bah.

I sense a cult here. :)

What is a wife beater shirt?
-d

I work at Target and I am here to unleash their secrets upon you!

1. A sale is what you see in the ad paper every Sunday. Sometimes its a marked down price from the normal price, but if the sign says "As Advertised" it is usually just the normal price.. A marketing scheme to get you to buy it and THINK its cheaper! Clearance is an item that is being discontinued, seasonal, etc. The price usually goes 50% (on the day of the holiday), 75% 3-4 days later, and 90% a week after that. A Price Cut is either an item being discontinued so they marked the price down (for an amount of time that could be whatever they want, unlike a sale, it is only for that week!) or it is going cheaper for whatever other reasons.

6. Tupperware is gone because it didn't sell as well. Also, to be perfectly honest, Target has a really shitty way of discontinuing things that sell well. It is all corporate so never go and cmplain to the store team members because in all honesty, coming from experience, we have NO say so in what goes on in that store. It is all up to corporate headquarters. The big suits that know nothing about working in retail and what relaly sells are who makes the decisions on what products we carry. ITS DUMB.

Okay, I think I can help you out with the difference between "sale", "clearance" and "price-cut". Both "sale" and "price-cut" items are temporary while a "clearance" is permit and may go down in price.

I think you can pretty much return anything you buy at Target. Love that Target. Thanks for the inside scoop, btw. And I'm not surprised they dumped the tupperware - kinda pricey for the target crowd.

You know more about Target than I know about anything!!

Maybe I'll have to go and check that place out. We have one nearby. I could stop after work.

No, but you do need a Woolrich Dog Bed with leather trim! LOL! And that is what my dogs rest their sweet heads upon every night! LOL!

I found an article about Tupperware pulling its wares from Target at the following Web page:
http://www.madison.com/captimes/business/stories/51175.php. One paragraph states: "Tupperware, which has made a success of selling its food storage cartons through home parties, said less people have attended these gatherings because of the availability of its products at more than 1,000 Target stores." I thought I had heard something to that effect in the past.

I'm jealous :( The closest Target is almost 2 hours away.

Sale is temporary, Clearance means they are trying to dump them and Price-cut means its a permanent reduction.

How'd I do?

Oh and as for #3... it all depends on what your business is. :)

Happiness is going to Target, with money to waste, right after the store opens. It is quiet, the smell of merchandise and popcorn wafting through the air. It is truly a beautiful thing!

Sorry, I'm a Kmart shopper.....LOL

it's been at least a week maybe since I have been..withdrawels sitting in. But never fear..I'm taking my last birth control pill tomorrow and that will ENSURE a trip within the next week or so. he he time to make up for lost time. I buy stuff off the clearance isle that I have no buisness buying but even Fish Oil caplets look good when they're only 72 cents. lol

I love the fact that woman put this much into target. I guess that would be like the home depot or Lowe's for men. I was out doing a little meijering last night after hockey and it was unfulfilling for me.

1) Sale means its cheap now, but its going up.
2) Clearance means its cheap now, and when its gone its gone.
3) Price cut means its there way of making you think its on sale, when it really isn't.

I wish we had Target here! I love shopping, especially bargains. Hope you and the rest of the busy family have a great weekend. *Hugs*

Jay, price cut isn't necessarily permanent reduction. If ther eis a sign on an item that says Temporary Price Cut, its a temporary price to either get people to notice & buy the item or the item could possibly be discontinued. The regular 'ol priec cut signs that you see _everywhere_ on the shelfs sticking out.. well.. those are bogus most of the time. If you lift the sign up and look @ the shelf label, its usually the same price as waht the 'price cut' sign will say! ;D

Ah, Target. The wonderful store that you run into "just for a minute" for two things, pick one up, a hundred dollars worth of other goodies, and forget the other thing you went in for so that you'll have to go back tomorrow. How do they do it?

I would take Meijers over Target any day. I lurves me some Meijers.

But that aside, I'm with -d.... what the HELL is a spongebob wife beater? It sounds like something the PC police should have picked up on. ;)

I.Miss.Meijers!!! They don't come this far north. And I never *got* why Target was selling Tupperware. Always thought if I was a Tupperware salesperson I would be TICKED OFF.

But that's me.

Ok. I'm gonna look for a Target junkie webring after I leave here! I thought I was the only one!

I think Target clearance shopping has made me very, very, cheap! We went shopping after Valentines Day and I really want the retro Valentines platewear, but at 50% off? Are you kidding....It'd still take more than a $10 bill to buy a serving set for four. Yah....waiting out for the 75% off!

A wifebeater t-shirt is the sleeveless t-shirt style (like men's undershirts).

Ok...one more comment. This is how sad things are: we found out we had conceived our first child with a Target clearance pregnancy test.