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    • settlements

      Target Pays New Jersey $375K To Settle Fraud Charges

      Target has agreed to pay New Jersey $375,000 to settle charges that it sold baby formula and non-prescription drugs that had expired, and that it charged higher prices on some products than what was displayed on the shelves. More »

      6:27 PM on Tue Nov 10 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,928 views, 36 comments

    • video wars

      DVD Price War: Harry Potter, Star Trek For $10

      Walmart announced yesterday that it will be slashing prices to below wholesale on 10 of the most popular DVDs that will be released soon, says the LA Times. Target announced that it will be matching Walmart. Amazon has not yet responded. More »

      12:06 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      8,238 views, 85 comments

    • target is crazy

      Avoid The Diabolical Target Lysol Disinfectant Wipe Trap

      Target loves to keep you on your toes. Which is the better deal? 110 wipes for $4.79 or 80 wipes for $4.79? More »

      2:36 PM on Thu Nov 5 2009
      By Meg Marco
      7,427 views, 51 comments

    • mashups

      Radio Shack Opening Mobile Phone Kiosks In Target Stores

      One problem I've always had when shopping for jacked-up prices is I can't find enough crazy to go along with it. Same thing for the crazy: I know where to go to get cart-loads of that, but I can't find the 2400% markup! What I need, clearly, is for Radio Shack to open up specialty kiosks inside Target stores, so then— oh hey! It's the Bullseye Mobile Solution! More »

      5:10 PM on Tue Nov 3 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,236 views, 40 comments

      Most discussed Verucalise(countingcal...: Okkkkkaaayyy.... Now I can cross off Target on my list of "Places I don't shop for obvious reasons" more »

    • recalls

      Recall Roundup: Extra Scary Edition

      It's Halloween, and what's scarier than exploding DVD player batteries and killer flatware? Or dairy lurking in an innocent-looking tortilla? What about a zombie ATV that accelerates on its own? More »

      1:00 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      5,452 views, 27 comments

    • success stories

      Letter To Target CEO Gets Newlyweds Registry Discount, Gift Card, Apology

      After the wedding has passed and gifts are all opened, married couples who has registered at Target receives a coupon for 10% off any items on their registry that they didn't receive. It's a nice promotion that gives happy couples a break on that eighth place setting, and maybe the Kitchenaid mixer no one wanted to drag into the reception.

      Readers and loyal Target shoppers Alexander and Gwendolyn were promised this coupon, and patiently waited for its arrival. And when we say "they waited," we mean they've already celebrated their first anniversary. More »

      8:00 AM on Sat Oct 31 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      7,158 views, 67 comments

      Most discussed DevoAlmighty: Seriously?? All that for 10%??? more »

    • price war

      Walmart, Amazon, Target Rationing Below-Cost Books To Keep Independent Bookstores From Cashing In

      Independent book stores can't even buy new releases for the low prices that Target, Walmart, and Amazon are offering them to the public — which has led to rationing in order to keep the independents from buying and reselling the books at a profit. More »

      12:57 PM on Fri Oct 30 2009
      By Meg Marco
      9,378 views, 112 comments

      Most discussed FatLynn: The big guys bully the publishers into a wholesale price at which they lose money. The independent guys can more »

    • returns and exchanges

      Target's New Return Policy Might Be Better: We're Not Sure

      Target recently changed their return policy. It's more consumer-friendly. We think. What we can tell you for sure is that it's more confusing. More »

      10:00 AM on Sat Oct 24 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      23,103 views, 64 comments

    • off target

      Note The Scare Quotes Around Target's "Free Shipping" In This Headline

      Lisa ordered a sewing machine and a dress from Target.com and had the silly idea that clicking on the "free shipping" option, purportedly available on orders over $50, would lead to free shipping. Lo and behold, she was stuck with $5 in shipping charges! More »

      10:30 AM on Mon Oct 19 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      8,533 views, 49 comments

      Most discussed twophrasebark: This just in!! Ben Popken announces Consumerist will only write stories criticizing Starbucks and Target. "We will preferably focus on Starbucks that more »

    • target is crazy

      Be Sure To Miss This Great Deal At Target

      We'd like to alert you to an exciting sale on iTunes gift cards at Target this week. All cards are $30, regardless of whether their face value is $15 or $25. (Thanks, Nick!) More »

      5:00 PM on Sun Oct 18 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      10,852 views, 50 comments

    • ask the consumerists

      How Can We Determine Who Gave Us This $250 Wedding Present?

      UPDATE: The gift-giver's identity has been discovered! Perhaps this is a better question for Miss Manners than Consumerist, but Chris needs help. See, a beautiful red KitchenAid mixer, an item on his Target wedding registry, arrived via FedEx with no clues as to who sent it. Adding to the confusion, the item doesn't appear to have come off the registry. Which seems to us to be the entire point of registries. More »

      4:00 PM on Sat Oct 17 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      12,214 views, 109 comments

      Most discussed Mackinstyle: The whole registry and wedding gifts scare me. Optimal use of resources would just be getting cash. Why can't that more »

    • rock-a-stack

      Target: No Plans To Remove Bleeding Rock-A-Stacks

      Target decided to break its rule about not talking to blogs and responded to our inquiry about the Fisher Price Rock A Stack toys with the blue rings that bleed blue dye on those who encounter it. We asked how many complaints has Target received about this defect? Are there any plans to remove the toy it from the shelves? And If a customer has bought the toy and wishes to return or exchange it, is a receipt required? They responded thusly: More »

      3:34 PM on Tue Oct 13 2009
      By Ben Popken
      7,903 views, 43 comments

      Most discussed friendlynerd: I remember having these when I was a kid - which I probably inherited from my older cousins, making the more »

    • rock-a-stack

      Fisher-Price Rock-A-Stack Bleeds Blue All Over Babies

      UPDATE: Target: No Plans To Remove Bleeding Rock-A-Stacks More »

      4:55 PM on Fri Oct 9 2009
      By Ben Popken
      15,922 views, 83 comments

      Most discussed MostlyHarmless: Cutest non-cat picture ever!!! Not even Luna Lovegood can out-cute this one. more »

    • fines

      Target Must Pay $600,000 To Settle Lead Paint Charges

      Looks like the CPSC can afford donuts tomorrow for their office: Target has agreed to pay $600,000 for selling toys with too much lead on them from May 2006 to August 2007, reports Reuters. The fine "resolves allegations" over the issue, so now Target can focus on what it does best, which is act crazy. More »

      5:37 PM on Thu Oct 1 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,842 views, 28 comments

      Most discussed topgun: Here is what is sad. I actually used to like shopping at Target. A trip to Target was a special more »

    • target is crazy

      Arizona Target Store Really, Really Can't Wait For Christmas

      On September 27, 2009, there were 89 days until Christmas. But not at the Target in Peoria, Arizona. Reader Chris noticed that the twin phenomena of Christmas Creep and Target's creeping insanity converged on one glorious, confusing, Santa-filled point where there were suddenly only 53 days until Christmas.

      3:40 PM on Thu Oct 1 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      3,749 views, 41 comments

      Most discussed citking: Madison Wisconsin's Targets both have Christmas lights up for sale, along with animatronic reindeer and elf statues, about 4-5 aisles more »

    • target is crazy

      Target's Sale Fail

      For awhile now (since at least 2007) we've been posting pictures of mindboggling Target price tags. We're starting to wonder if we're actually encouraging them. We got two of these today. More »

      3:57 PM on Fri Sep 25 2009
      By Meg Marco
      21,532 views, 68 comments

    • impossible

      Amazing Curtains Block More Than 100% Of Light, Create Singularity

      Geoffrey went to Target in search of light-blocking curtains but when he got there, he found more. Ever so much more. Target now gives customers the tools to create a singularity in their very own homes. More »

      3:34 PM on Fri Sep 25 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      47,499 views, 103 comments

    • target is crazy

      Target Charges $1.50 For Free Nalgene Bottle

      Regular Consumerist readers are familiar with our exposure of Target's absurdist pricing policies, and this is a particularly confusing example. Reader Rob in Minnesota noticed a nice promotion on a 3-pack of Brita water filters, which came with a free small Nalgene water bottle and a few packets of drink mix. Nice deal, but he couldn't help noticing that the identical 3-pack of filters without the "free" water bottle cost $1.50 less. See a bigger picture and a twist to the story, inside. More »

      10:59 AM on Sun Aug 30 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      19,804 views, 71 comments

      Most discussed kompeitou: Could the price difference be in shipping? maybe with the nalgene bottle attached you cant ship as many filter more »

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