Hurry! Deals @ Target - End Tomorrow!

As I said in my previous post, I LOVE TARGET. Right now they have some awesome deals going on (especially in the baby department!), but you need to go right after you finish this reading this post. Target has a lot of clearance racks, where the items are marked down 30-70% off the original prices. That in itself is awesome, but Cartwheel makes it even more fantastic by giving you an additional 20% off of those prices. There is also a Target coupon for $3/$15 on kid's clothing you can use too. I found a lot of clothes for the little ones in my life. (No, this is not an announcement of another baby in my family. I just have a lot of friends/family with babies.) My first trip I bought 7 articles of baby clothing for $23. That included 2 jackets, 2 pairs of pants, 1 pair of pjs, 1 coat, and an outfit. I went back the next day to another Target and got 6 items for $10. That lot included 3 baby sweatshirts, 2 baby shirts, and 1 shirt for my man.

They have a pretty decent deal on diapers right now too. They have their super packs on sale for $24.99 and if you buy two boxes, you'll recieve a free $10 Target gift card. There's also a deal for the larger boxes for $34.99 and a free $15 gift card. There are several different coupon options/matchups for this deal. I've done a basic run down of the $24.99 deals (mainly because I can't afford the other deal). All the figures are based off of size 4 diapers, since that's what I'm using for my baby man right now.

1. Huggies 98 ct. - Buy 2 @ $24.99 a piece. Use 1- $3 off 2 Target text coupon (sign up for Target text coupons here) and use 2- $1 off 1 coupon (newspaper) - Total before tax = $44.98 (or about $.22/diaper) + $10 gift card = $34.98 (or about $.17/diaper).
   
2. Luvs 128 ct. - Buy 2 @ $24.99 a piece. Use 2- $1 off 1 coupons (newspaper)  - Total before tax = $47.98 (or about $.18/diaper) + $10 gift card = $37.98 (or about $.14/diaper).
   
3. Target 144 ct. - Buy 2 @ $24.99 a piece. Use 1- $1.50 off 2 Target web coupon (print here) - best deal OR Use 1 - $1 off 1 Target text coupon- Total before tax = $48.98 (or about $.16/diaper) + $10 gift card = $38.98 (or about $.13/diaper).

I bought the Target diapers, because they were the best deal and we've never really had a problem with their diapers before. Side note: I didn't realize at first, but Pampers super packs are not included in this gift card deal, but they are included in the $34.99 gift card deal.

Why I Love Target

Well, let's try this again. I had a HUGE, wonderful (in my opinion) post all ready for you guys, when the baby man came over and touched the computer and the screen went black. When the screen came back on, I found out that the post didn't auto-save, which Blogger normally does (still not sure, why it didn't last time). You bet your sweet biffy I'm going to be saving this post every 30 seconds this time.

I love Target. I love their style, their sales, their coupon policy, etc. Target, like most stores, accepts one manufacturer's coupon and one store coupon, per item, which is peachy, but that wasn't enough for them. They had to sweeten the pot. They also allow you to use Cartwheel, and the RED card. Also, they have special promotions for you to get FREE gift cards, just by purchasing certain items. All of these add up for you to get things cheap, free, or even make money (gift cards). Have I mentioned that I LOVE Target?!

Manufacturer's coupons can be found in your local paper, or online. Coupons.com is a great resource for finding coupons. This is a free site for you to print coupons. You can search the available coupons, using different zip codes, if you can't find what you're looking for. Just like the newspaper, different regions offer different coupons (it's not fair, but that's just the way it is). I, personally, have not used coupons.com yet for anything but looking at this point. I keep forgetting to buy ink for my printer, but I have several friends that use this method (not to mention Krazy Coupon Lady).

Target store coupons can sometimes be found in the local paper in their weekly sales ad. I find a majority of my Target store coupons on their website (find the link here). All you need to do is click "select to print" and the list of selected coupons will show up on the left side of the page. Once you're done selecting coupons to print, click "print selected coupons". Target coupons will print using your printer, so nothing extra to download (yay!) Once you have your store coupons printed, you can start matching them up with manufacturer's coupons to find the best deals! The option for store coupons doesn't end here! You can also sign up for text coupons from Target! If you want to sign up to receive links for text coupons, text "coupons" to 827438, they will send you a link to a form to fill out and sign up to receive coupons via text. You can also cut out the middle man and just fill out the form here. Warning: This will require a texting plan, or you will be charged by the texts sent and received. I have unlimited texting, so it doesn't effect me. Stacking these coupons = HUGE savings, especially when Target runs the promotions for free gift cards (Example: "Buy 3 of _______, Receive a Free $5 Target Gift Card"). You have the option of using 3 manufacturer's coupons, 3 store coupons, and Cartwheel and then on top of all of that you'll receive a $5 gift card, even if the items end up being free!

Cartwheel by Target is an amazing app for your smart phone to save money at Target. The savings on this app can be used in addition to your manufacturer's coupons and store coupons! Basically Target will give you a percentage off of different items using this app. Most of the time the savings are only 5%, but occasionally you'll see them as high as 50%! All you need to do is add the offer to your Cartwheel and have the cashier scan your bar code at checkout (so you will need to have your phone with you). If you don't have a smart phone, you can still use Cartwheel! You just need to log into Cartwheel online (click here), add your offers, and print a copy of your bar code for the cashier to scan at checkout. I recommend laminating the bar code, if you plan on using Cartwheel pretty often.

The last way to save at Target is by using a RED card. I know what you all are thinking...'I don't need/want a credit card!' I completely understand that! I don't either! You CAN get a RED credit card through Target, OR you can get a RED debit card the links to your current checking account. That's what I have. If you get this card, it will save you an additional 5% off of everything purchased in the store with it. It also gives you other perks, like free shipping from Target.com, and an extended time frame to return items in store, etc. To see more information about the RED card, you can click here.

I'm Still Here.

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I'm still here. I told you I'm not an extreme couponer, even though I like to save money. Work has been crazy.  We celebrated 3 years of marriage. There was a spontaneous weekend trip to MD to see my folks. Thanksgiving happened and the baby man was so SICK through that whole week. Christmas came and went - way too quickly. My parents came into town and gave us "the death" (cold/flu yuckiness) just in time for the New Year --which I celebrated by snuggling a cup of Sleepytime Peach tea and was in bed asleep by the time midnight rolled around. My hubby just came down with that yesterday and I'm still not feeling well. Baby man is either sick with this nastiness, or his behavior is being caused by his new tooth I see peaking at me from behind his bottom lip. Either way, you get the point. My life has been crazy busy. I've been trying to document my savings and I will be posting them on here soon, but not tonight. My Sleepytime Peach tea is calling my name...