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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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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 »
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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 » -
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 » -
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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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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 » -
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. -
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 » -
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 » -
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 »
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