Target Cartwheel Deals April 28th - May 4th 30% Off PlayStation Classic

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Saturday May 4th is my 35th birthday, and I will be partying in San Francisco with friends, and family. So next week's Cartwheel thread might be a few hours late. I apologize in advance. Here are the deals...

30% Off PlayStation Classic Console Gaming Console (Expires May 4th)

20% Off Switch Game Over 8-Bit Case Switch Case (Expires May 4th)

20% Off Switch 8-Bit Dungeon Case Switch Case (Expires May 4th)
 
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They raised the price back to $59.99 this week, which makes this $42 after Cartwheel. They could have sold a ton at $28.
 
shravis said:
They raised the price back to $59.99 this week, which makes this $42 after Cartwheel. They could have sold a ton at $28.
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Shady, typical of target. Just like the last time it had a coupon, they raise the price back up.

$40 is MSRP now everywhere, so there’s no issue pricematching and using cartwheel. And no, there’s nothing wrong with combining the two when target is trying to scam customers.
 
Romeo said:
Shady, typical of target. Just like the last time it had a coupon, they raise the price back up.

$40 is MSRP now everywhere, so there’s no issue pricematching and using cartwheel. And no, there’s nothing wrong with combining the two when target is trying to scam customers.
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I swear, soccer moms and grandparents have to be the ones that keep Target's video game department alive because they're the only ones who don't know any better. Aside from the odd clearance game deals and their Black Friday deals, Target's video game sales suck. Good for price matching the other chains though.
 
I went to Target this morning and they told me that they can only price match up to 10 dollars so it wouldn't take the 20 off. Ridiculous, screwing around by raising the price and putting out a coupon.

 
Romeo said:
Shady, typical of target. Just like the last time it had a coupon, they raise the price back up.

$40 is MSRP now everywhere, so there’s no issue pricematching and using cartwheel. And no, there’s nothing wrong with combining the two when target is trying to scam customers.
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Shady? It sucks but that’s not shady. They’re already losing money on them and probably get next to nothing as a retailer cut.

The handling of the water crisis in Flint is shady, not how much a retailer charges for an often on discount consumer electronic
 
bonesawisready said:
Shady? It sucks but that’s not shady. They’re already losing money on them and probably get next to nothing as a retailer cut.
The handling of the water crisis in Flint is shady, not how much a retailer charges for an often on discount consumer electronic
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It is shady. And unethical. As I said, $40 has been MSRP for months now. It’s not a sale price, it’s the retail price at every retailer including walmart, best buy, and gamestop. For them to release a coupon and then artificially inflate the price is just wrong.
 
Josef said:
Still sticking by my $20 or bust for the PS Classic.
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NFM.com had it for $20 briefly last week, but I think it may have been a mistake as it was fixed within a day. I think shipping would have been $10 or so, so unless you were near a local store, probably wasn't that good of a deal.

Walmart still has them for $60 in stores, but finally lowered to $40 online. Interesting how the $40 sale price comes and goes at some stores while remaining consistent at some stores like Best Buy. Must be some financial reason they haven't lowered it officially yet. Some write off thing maybe for financial losses.

 
Romeo said:
It is shady. And unethical. As I said, $40 has been MSRP for months now. It’s not a sale price, it’s the retail price at every retailer including walmart, best buy, and gamestop. For them to release a coupon and then artificially inflate the price is just wrong.
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according to gamestop and best buy, msrp is $60, and they have it on sale for $40, just saying.

 
ritchardf said:
according to gamestop and best buy, msrp is $60, and they have it on sale for $40, just saying.
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I know. And that’s all marketing. A sale is when a price is reduced or at a discount. It’s been $40 consistently for two months now. That is MSRP to me.
 
MSRP is MANUFACTURERS suggested retail price. It has nothing to do with how much retailers sell it for, or how much you want to pay for it, or anything else other than what the manufacturer says they fell it's worth. Please use the term correctly.
 
FistfulOfDullard said:
MSRP is MANUFACTURERS suggested retail price. It has nothing to do with how much retailers sell it for, or how much you want to pay for it, or anything else other than what the manufacturer says they fell it's worth. Please use the term correctly.
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feel*

Also, I agree, BUT I also agree that this shouldn’t cost more than $30 at this point.
 
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FistfulOfDullard said:
MSRP is MANUFACTURERS suggested retail price. It has nothing to do with how much retailers sell it for, or how much you want to pay for it, or anything else other than what the manufacturer says they fell it's worth. Please use the term correctly.
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I’d say for the PSC none of this really matters. The fact is the price has been $40 for months. That is a standard price. Offering a coupon then raising a BASE price is bullshit.
 
DaShaka said:
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Also, I agree, BUT I also agree that this shouldn’t cost more than $30 at this point.
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Thank you for the correction, I tend to type fast. And while I agree that this, and all these retro system, should be $30, should simply isn't reality. All of these systems are nothing but a nostalgia grab. They aren't even meant for real gamers, mostly adult trying to grab onto a piece of their youth and "share it" (force upon) their children.
 
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Romeo said:
I’d say for the PSC none of this really matters. The fact is the price has been $40 for months. That is a standard price. Offering a coupon then raising a BASE price is bullshit.
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It is bullshit, but that's reality. And it does matter. People are throwing around terms incorrectly to try to prove a point, a point the facts are actually disputing.
 
FistfulOfDullard said:
Thank you for the correction, I tend to type fast. And while I agree that this, and all these retro system, should be $30, should simply isn't reality. All of these systems are nothing but a nostalgia grab. They aren't even meant for real gamers, mostly adult trying to grab onto a piece of their youth and "share it" (force upon) their children.
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Yeah it’s more of a cool look having these lined up on my entertainment center, as I don’t really like many game related items cluttering things up. These being the exception. Surprisingly, my nephew (I don’t have kids yet myself) saw me playing and couldn’t stop playing mario 3. The Nintendo ones are pretty timeless, the PSX one is more of a niche market as it was the start of 3D and holds up pretty bad these days. I personally enjoy the games is offers, even though the selection is lacking, but I agree that they’re not going to go over well with the newest generation.

I do play to try to mod the PSX so add more though.
 
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Romeo said:
I know. And that’s all marketing. A sale is when a price is reduced or at a discount. It’s been $40 consistently for two months now. That is MSRP to me.
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Have to agree man it's not SHADY. It sucks, but not shady when MSRP is still $99.99. It's a gimmick to list it with a coupon after having up the price but they still are well below what the manufacturer is suggesting for a price point. Whether every retailer is at $39.99 or not, one went first and the rest followed suit because they are sick of it taking up shelf space and they know they've already lost their 🤬 on it anyways. Their real estate in store is more valuable than selling this at a loss.

A gimmick yes but its business and businesses use and exploit consumers with gimmicks all the time.

Still waiting for that inevitable $20 price for a purchase from me.
 
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Let’s just agree to disagree. I feel there’s perhaps a grey area here, bordering breaking advertising laws, when they diddle with prices and then offer coupons.

Some of you may not be familiar, and I will say I am not a lawyer nor know every state’s law, though target is definitely pulling some bullshit this week and may be breaking laws in some states.


“Advertising
Retail price regulations also cover the way that retailers advertise their merchandise and pricing. For example, Alaska law makes it illegal for businesses to advertise items as on sale or reduced unless the current retail price represents a materially significant reduction from an earlier price. Retail price advertising regulations also cover the length of sales. Alaska's law requires retailers to note the limited time frame of sales when they end within four days of an advertisement's appearance.”

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/retail-price-regulations-15255.html


Meaning they cannot claim the $40 has been a sale price when it’s been that price for two months. To label it a “sale” it has to be temporary.
 
 
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Yeah, also Red Card holders get an Extra 5% off everything, making the PlayStation Classic slightly less than $40 after Cartwheel, but I feel the same way as most of you do. It's probably worth about $20.
 
Romeo said:
“Advertising
Retail price regulations also cover the way that retailers advertise their merchandise and pricing. For example, Alaska law makes it illegal for businesses to advertise items as on sale or reduced unless the current retail price represents a materially significant reduction from an earlier price. Retail price advertising regulations also cover the length of sales. Alaska's law requires retailers to note the limited time frame of sales when they end within four days of an advertisement's appearance.”

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/retail-price-regulations-15255.html


Meaning they cannot claim the $40 has been a sale price when it’s been that price for two months. To label it a “sale” it has to be temporary.
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Two months is still temporary, though, especially since there hasn't been an official "permanent" drop in MSRP. They can totally claim the $40 is a sale price, because it is a material significant reduction from an earlier price (that price being the still-MSRP 99.99). They also didn't have to note the limited time frame of the sale, because it didn't end within four days of that price first being advertised.

 
lionheart059 is absolutely correct, temporary is a relative term. Unless the law dictates a clearly defined period of time as "temporary" then it could be argued that any period is temporary. If a doctor were to tell you that you would suffer from a temporary loss of vision would you assume that to mean two months? Two days? Two years? Target has done nothing illegal, and if you feel they have try lodging a complaint with the BBB. I can promise you you're wasting your time, but it is yours to waste.
 
I don't know if you guys were in the last PS Classic Target PM/price drop thread, but I clearly remember Romeo was in it and was going on and on about Target being shady, etc etc etc, and also saying people PM'ing + Cartwheeling at Target were also in the wrong.  Then dude posted in another thread a little later that he went to Target and PM'ed + Cartwheeled to get the deal.  So, please, let's not start this crap again.   :roll:

 
Mugen Power said:
I don't know if you guys were in the last PS Classic Target PM/price drop thread, but I clearly remember Romeo was in it and was going on and on about Target being shady, etc etc etc, and also saying people PM'ing + Cartwheeling at Target were also in the wrong. Then dude posted in another thread a little later that he went to Target and PM'ed + Cartwheeled to get the deal. So, please, let's not start this crap again. :roll:
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Double dipping is absolutely wrong. A PM from a different retailer and then using a target coupon is abuse in my eyes.

Now when target is charging above the standard retail price literally everywhere, raising it after being a base price of $40 for months and months, there is nothing wrong with having them correct the price and using the coupon.

And what they did last time around was straight up deception. They have a lower price on their own website, offered an in store coupon, then raised the in store price afterwards so after using the coupon it just matched the original MSRP at that time.
 
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Romeo said:
Double dipping is absolutely wrong. A PM from a different retailer and then using a target coupon is abuse in my eyes.

Now when target is charging above the standard retail price literally everywhere, raising it after being a base price of $40 for months and months, there is nothing wrong with having them correct the price and using the coupon.

And what they did last time around was straight up deception. They have a lower price on their own website, offered an in store coupon, then raised the in store price afterwards so after using the coupon it just matched the original MSRP at that time.
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Stores do this all the time. They have a sale tag, it comes off sale, they decide to see if a coupon works better instead since it has been on sale EVERYWHERE for the last TWO MONTHS. Seriously dude it's not illegal, not shady, its business. Is Cartwheel a gimmick most of the time anymore, yes. They lower the online price because they match Cartwheel since it's not usable online. Its not a conspiracy theory.

It's their business model. It happens; store use tactics like this all the time in different ways.

My gosh, you'd think someone was holding you up telling you the only place you personally can buy a PS Classic is Target. Just FYI.... it's not 😮!!! So if you don't like it, just don't shop there. It's that simple.
 
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Target just did the exact same thing for Starlink. It was $20, then the next week they put it up to $60, and had a 50% off Cartwheel. This seems to be the new normal for how they do coupons. Making the Cartwheel Deals less attractive in the long run.
 
Romeo said:
And what they did last time around was straight up deception. They have a lower price on their own website, offered an in store coupon, then raised the in store price afterwards so after using the coupon it just matched the original MSRP at that time.
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The "original MSRP" at the time was still 99.99 (just like it is now, and will be forever, since that's the original MSRP), soooooo.... no.

 
Romeo said:
It is shady. And unethical. As I said, $40 has been MSRP for months now. It’s not a sale price, it’s the retail price at every retailer including walmart, best buy, and gamestop. For them to release a coupon and then artificially inflate the price is just wrong.
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Lol unethical? A retailer trying to recoup profit on a loss leader like PS Classic?

It sucks dude but it’s not that bad.

They’re not even inflating the price. They bought them all from Sony to sell at $100, probably got small margins from that, then had to drop to $60 to make anyone buy it, and with 30% off $60 even then they’re probably not making anything, I imagine most of that is going back to Sony

If anything they’re probably losing money on them because they are wasting shelf space but need to be sold in order to not write off the losses
 
Jodou said:
I think we can all agree PSC sucks, because nobody here is even discussing buying one.
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playstation one era games were like the puberty of console video gaming. so many changes going on and when you look back at it man was it awkward. not cute like the 8 bit era, not revolutionary like the 16 bit era. just some years we had to go through to get to now. yeah there were some great games, but they are best left to your memory, going back to them just ruins the good times you did have.

 
josekortez said:
I swear, soccer moms and grandparents have to be the ones that keep Target's video game department alive because they're the only ones who don't know any better. Aside from the odd clearance game deals and their Black Friday deals, Target's video game sales suck. Good for price matching the other chains though.
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Their buy 2 get 1 free deals are great when they include preorders. Nothing like getting a new game on release day for $40.
 
Romeo said:
Double dipping is absolutely wrong. A PM from a different retailer and then using a target coupon is abuse in my eyes.

Now when target is charging above the standard retail price literally everywhere, raising it after being a base price of $40 for months and months, there is nothing wrong with having them correct the price and using the coupon.

And what they did last time around was straight up deception. They have a lower price on their own website, offered an in store coupon, then raised the in store price afterwards so after using the coupon it just matched the original MSRP at that time.
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You were calling people out in that old thread for PM'ing + CW and still are by saying it's abuse. Yet you did the same thing shortly after your posts, but just posted in another thread that you got that same "deal" through that same "abuse." It's extremely hypocritical and messed up to say people are wrong and stores are wrong EXCEPT when you feel it warrants a special exemption for you to do what you want. Just because you want to play Robin Hood or Judge Dredd with pricing doesn't make it right if you're telling people to abide by rules that you're trying to impose on everyone else but will break yourself if the situation's right in your eyes.

 
Mugen Power said:
You were calling people out in that old thread for PM'ing + CW and still are by saying it's abuse. Yet you did the same thing shortly after your posts, but just posted in another thread that you got that same "deal" through that same "abuse." It's extremely hypocritical and messed up to say people are wrong and stores are wrong EXCEPT when you feel it warrants a special exemption for you to do what you want. Just because you want to play Robin Hood or Judge Dredd with pricing doesn't make it right if you're telling people to abide by rules that you're trying to impose on everyone else but will break yourself if the situation's right in your eyes.
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I understand what you are saying, though we are not seeing eye to eye. Having target honor their own website's price and using a coupon is not abuse. Having target honor the SRP of a product that they artificially inflated magically the day a store coupon is offered is NOT abuse. Now pricematching an amazon price and then using cartwheel IS abuse.

There is nothing hypocritical or a grey area about this.

 
You're right that there's no gray area. Suggested retail price is $59.99. Doesn't matter that it's been $39.99 practically everywhere, all retailers are still showing $59.99 as the regular price with a sale or discount down to $39.99.
 
It's hilarious how the Best Buy near me just had their PSC's out in the open. Not even spider wrapped next to the registers at the front of the store. Dozens of 'em. They're not selling and nobody wants 'em.

 
LOL.. I don't know how this became a legal battle between what is ethical and not. Anyways did anyone actually try to PM and then use Cartwheel?? 

 
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