How to Save Money at Target with Coupons
Target is a popular retail store, selling a wide array of items, including groceries, toys, housewares, clothing and automotive supplies. According to "Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey: Save Big Money & Make the Grocery Aisle your Catwalk!" getting great deals, and even free items, at Target is as simple as matching the right coupons -- or combinations of coupons -- with the right sales. A little bit of planning can save you a lot of money.
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Review the Target coupon policy. Target permits you to use a Target store coupon and a manufacturer's coupon on the same item, unless the coupon specifically forbids it. This allows for the greatest savings, according to "The Power of Coupons." For example, if you have a manufacturer's coupon for $1 off an item and a Target store coupon for $1 off the same item, you can use both to save $2.
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Collect Target store coupons from the Target website as well as from the coupon inserts in the Sunday newspaper. According to "Shop for a Day with Jaci Rae -- How to Get Almost Anything for Free," new Target coupons are typically available on the Target website the first of each month.
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Clip manufacturer's coupons from the Sunday newspaper inserts and download them online from manufacturers' websites and coupon websites, such as Coupons.com, Red Plum and Smart Source.
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Visit Target with your manufacturer's coupons and Target store coupons. Pay attention to prices and the coupons you have when choosing which items to purchase. Sometimes it is more cost effective to purchase several smaller items than one larger item. For example, it is common, according to "The Power of Coupons," to find coupons online or in newspaper inserts for $1 off any size of deodorant. Target sells a variety of travel-sized deodorants for $1 or less. Pairing a coupon like this with a travel-sized deodorant would allow you to get it for free, whereas you would only receive a $1 discount on a full-sized deodorant.
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Stock up on a good deal by using multiple coupons. In the case of using a deodorant coupon to purchase a free travel-sized deodorant, use multiple coupons to purchase many travel sized deodorants. Though a travel-sized deodorant may not last very long, it is more cost effective to get several of them for free than to only receive a $1 discount on a full-sized item.
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Look for clearance and sale items in the store. Target allows you to use coupons on clearance and sale items, which often yields the greatest savings.
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Hand the cashier all of your manufacturer's coupons after he has rung up all of your items. After the cashier has scanned all of your manufacturer's coupons, give the cashier your Target store coupons. According to "Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey: Save Big Money & Make the Grocery Aisle your Catwalk!" it is important to provide the cashier your coupons in this order to ensure that the register deducts the proper amount for each coupon.
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Tips & Warnings
Take advantage of Target's price-matching guarantee. Target will match the price of an item in a competitor's ad. The advertised price must be for the identical size, brand, model number and quantity, and the ad must be local and not expired. Bring the entire ad to Target to get your discount.
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