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Turning Target Cartwheels and A Sweepstakes

 

Any fellow Target lovers out there?  Chain stores generally aren’t my jam, but Target is definitely the exception.  It never fails, when I step into that store, I always walk out with a cart looking like this….

Whether I’m shopping for a set or styling a client’s space, Target is definitely at the top of my go to list.  And guess what!  I recently found out something that made me even more excited to visit my favorite, affordable home decor store…..extra savings!

Apparently Target has a new app called Cartwheel.  This app has digital coupons good for all sorts of stuff from home decor to groceries.  I downloaded the app as soon as I heard about this new way to save, but honestly figured that it would have miniscule coupons for things I didn’t really want.  To my delight, I explored the offers to find a number of items I want to buy! One of the offers I was most excited about is the 25% off Threshold Bedding!  I am about to design and style a bedroom space for a client, and the Threshold line has some really great bedding options! I wanted to be able to tell you guys how great the app was from personal experience, so I jumped in the car and ran down the road a few miles to my closest Target store. I knew from reading some of the literature that you could scan the barcode of any item to see if there were any savings to be had on a particular piece.  I was eager to try out the technology and see how easy it was to use.  I headed to the bedding section.

I figured the “bedding” coupon included comforters, but I also wondered if it included bedskirts, sheets, and pillows.  So, one at a time I scanned different barcodes and waited to see if the item was eligible for savings.

If the item was eligible, this screen popped up and I could “save” the offer to later be used at the register…

If the item was not eligible, this screen popped up…

I was thrilled to find out that sheets, pillows, and pillow covers were all eligible!  You can only buy 4 items from the same offer at once, so I made my picks from the Threshold bedding collection and went to checkout.  I simply showed the cashier the offer on my phone, she scanned the bar code, and the savings were applied! If I wanted to go back and say, add a pillow, I could do that as long as I don’t exceed 6 transactions a day. Oh, and you can combine the Cartwheel savings with other offers as well!  I, for example, have a Target Red Card, so I saved an extra 5% on my purchase, giving me a total of 30% off!  That means, the bedding that would have cost around $180 was reduced to a total of $130! I was so pleased with not only the savings, but how easy the Cartwheel app was to use!  At first I was wondering how they came up with the name, but after using the service and saving $50, I’m totally turning “cartwheels” over here!  Clever Target, very clever.  I can’t wait to see what other home items come up in the next weeks and months! You can get more info about the Cartwheel app here.  Stay tuned to see how I use that Target Threshold bedding in a client’s space! PS- Target is also hosting a Sweepstakes!!!! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me how excited you are about this new app or the Target brand in general.  Each comment garners an automatic entry into a random drawing for a $1,000 Target GiftCard®! Whoop, whoop!!!!

Sweepstakes Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

  1. Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
  2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
  3. Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
  4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification email will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher email address. You will have 72 hours to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 1/30 – 2/28.

Be sure to visit the Target Cartwheel brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!

 

This article has 136 comments

  3. Julianne Johnson

    I love target! Even after the “event” I continued to buy from them, because they deserved a second chance. I love the Cartwheel app also and I use it every time I go shopping at Target.

  8. Betty Baez

    It just makes target even better! I love their product quality & the fact you can find just about anything in their store!

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  13. Kristy H.

    I’m a regular at Target! I started using the Cartwheel app a few weeks ago and I love it! I typically go through the offers before I go and then see what I end up actually using. If I have spots left, then I scan the other items in my cart. I usually find at least one item that I didn’t realize had an offer on it. Sometimes I feel silly standing at my cart scanning everything, but it’s usually worth it.

  14. Charlene

    I am getting a new phone to be able to try Cartwheel! Love Target and since the store is literally one block from my house I could REALLY use the gift card!!! Thanks!

  16. Tricia

    I am in the process of decorating our new house and am constantly running to Target for everything from cleaning to supplies to new bedding! I am downloading the app right now.

  20. Billie Hubbs

    Downloading the app now! I really like targets home decor accessories and would love an extra discount.

  21. Casey

    I have been using Cartwheel since it first came out. I use it the most while grocery shopping with my husband – he puts things in the cart, I search for them in the app. I never knew about the bar code scanner, that’s going to make things SO much easier! I was just thinking the other day about how that would make things go faster, now I feel silly for never noticing it…

  22. Chrysta

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! I love that Target offers such cute, quality products and coupon offers in so many different platforms (coupons, Cartwheel, in store gift card offers). The BEST. 🙂

  25. Katie S

    I love target and the cartwheel app! I just started using it and I’ve saved some money already! Which is always helpful when you find so much cute stuff there!

  27. Terri Moore

    Target has great style from their clothes to furnishings so I know that I can find quality there. I also love to save money so am excited about Cartwheel since it is so easy to use and I can scan the bar code and see the deals right in the store.

  28. Betty C

    Since I don’t have a smart phone I love this about cartwheels If you don’t want to use the app on your phone, you can login on your desktop computer, add the coupons you want and print a barcode that the cashier can scan for you.

  32. Karen Drake

    I am really excited about the Cartwheel App, I have never used it before and can’t wait to use it on my next trip to Target, I love the coupon feature, no more clipping paper coupons.

  33. Sonya Morris

    I haven’t tried the app yet but I will on my next Target shopping trip! I love Target and I love saving money!

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