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The popularity of yesterday's "Target Price Drop Hack" post helped rustle out some other retailer's secret pricing codes:
The popularity of yesterday’s “Target Price Drop Hack” post helped rustle out some other retailer’s secret pricing codes:
Sears: 99: regular 98: No coupons or sales 88: closeout 97: clearance/discontinued 93: refurb/open-box
CircuitCity: 98: local price match 97: open box item 96: limited stock item, either oop (out of production) or so new that supplies are not regular yet 95: clearance oop product
OfficeDepot: Prices not ending in 0,9 or 5 are final markdowns.
Target: 9: full price 8: clearance 4: final markdown
RadioShack, Gap, many retailers: 7: final markdown
— BEN POPKEN
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