Target Cartwheel Deals September 22nd - 28th: R.I.P. Cartwheel

Zantra

Banned
Target's whole ad this week is filled with Cartwheel Deals across the entire store, because this is the final week of Cartwheel. It's being replaced in October by Circle. Which is Target's new customer rewards program. Signing up for Circle will get you 1% back on all purchases in store and online, unless you are a Red Card member, where you will still get the 5% off as usual. Circle will have it's own set of specialized coupons each week, based on what you buy. So, I don't know if I will continue this thread with a new name, as some coupons may not work for everybody. It's still unclear how everything is going to work. I've been doing this thread since Cartwheel started, so it feels kind of weird knowing that I will probably get to go to bed early on Saturdays from now on, instead of staying up past midnight to make this thread.

Well, I know that people hate it when I talk, so here is the only deal that I could find related to video games:

10% Off TVs Excluding Samsung and LG OLED (Expires September 28th)

There will be some special one day Cartwheels throughout the week, so I will be keeping an eye on the app to see if any game deals pop up before Cartwheel goes extinct.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Target's whole ad this week is filled with Cartwheel Deals across the entire store, because this is the final week of Cartwheel. It's being replaced in October by Circle. Which is Target's new customer rewards program. Signing up for Circle will get you 1% back on all purchases in store and online, unless you are a Red Card member, where you will still get the 5% off as usual. Circle will have it's own set of specialized coupons each week, based on what you buy. So, I don't know if I will continue this thread with a new name, as some coupons may not work for everybody. It's still unclear how everything is going to work. I've been doing this thread since Cartwheel started, so it feels kind of weird knowing that I will probably get to go to bed early on Saturdays from now on, instead of staying up past midnight to make this thread.

Well, I know that people hate it when I talk, so here is the only deal that I could find related to video games:

10% Off TVs Excluding Samsung and LG OLED (Expires September 28th)

There will be some special one day Cartwheels throughout the week, so I will be keeping an eye on the app to see if any game deals pop up before Cartwheel goes extinct.
Thanks for maintaining this thread. I only recently started using Cartwheel, but I have found it helpful on occasion, so I appreciate you taking the time to do it. And I hope you can get some more rest now because if you're anything like me, you probably need it. :oldman:

 
This new program will probably eliminate the loophole of being able to stack price match and cartwheel in the POS. It was a nice run. Thanks for posting.
 
This new program will probably eliminate the loophole of being able to stack price match and cartwheel in the POS. It was a nice run. Thanks for posting.
Yeah. I see a lot less decent sales in the future, unfortunately. Cartwheel and Clearance were the two things really bringing me into Target stores. I have heard rumors that the Black Friday deals might be pretty great this year. Since Thanksgiving falls right at the end of November. Meaning less shopping days before Christmas.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Appreciate your time and effort on this thread!  Hopefully we'll still be able to catch a deal or two after whatever changes they make to this program.

 
The first cartwheel deal was the best. Wasn't it something like 20% off an in store purchase? I bought an iPad with that promo
Starting out the deals were pretty crazy. Some Cartwheels even went up to 90% off at the beginning. Now, it's rare to see anything over 50% off.
 
I only used this thread a few times because I HAAAAAATE Target (used to work there, 'nuff said), but I really want to thank you for all the hard work and time you put into this. It was amazing!
 
Thanks OP for the cartwheel threads. I used cartwheel for other stuff like food and household items. Will also miss the percentage off of consoles and games.

 
Lego Dimensions fun packs was the best cartwheel deal I got at Target.  I can't remember any other notable video game cartwheel deals that I got.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Welp, there goes my streak of price match plus cartwheel discount on top of 5% for redcard. Got a few consoles for a really good deal, but could never find a deal for the Xbox One X using this loophole. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Thanks OP for the cartwheel threads. I used cartwheel for other stuff like food and household items. Will also miss the percentage off of consoles and games.
This weeks ad is full of good Cartwheel deals. Just not many game ones, unfortunately.
 
Last Target near me completed their remodel and walking around there today, it is now the same as the others - super small selection of blurays, dvds, and video games. It's a stark reminder (and preview) of the all (or mostly) digital future that is probably 3-5 years away.

At this point, I think Best Buy and Walmart are the last places that even have much of  movies and games section. Otherwise, it's clear most inventory is now being moved to online stores.

I expect the next generation to be the last one with disc-based consoles. Frankly, I think we'll see both Xbox and PlayStation release console refreshes during the next cycle that drop the disc drives.

Again, not saying discs are going away entirely, but no doubt retailers have already started to redesign their floor plans with the expectation that they'll be largely an afterthought soon.

It's too bad. I don't see how Gamestop will be all but gone in a few years, too.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Also just got an email saying that there is a coupon in the app giving Red Card users an extra 5% off this week. So, if you combine that with some of the Cartwheel deals this week, that could lead to some great deals. There is also the buy two get one free deal on books, movies, and music.
 
Last Target near me completed their remodel and walking around there today, it is now the same as the others - super small selection of blurays, dvds, and video games. It's a stark reminder (and preview) of the all (or mostly) digital future that is probably 3-5 years away.

At this point, I think Best Buy and Walmart are the last places that even have much of movies and games section. Otherwise, it's clear most inventory is now being moved to online stores.

I expect the next generation to be the last one with disc-based consoles. Frankly, I think we'll see both Xbox and PlayStation release console refreshes during the next cycle that drop the disc drives.

Again, not saying discs are going away entirely, but no doubt retailers have already started to redesign their floor plans with the expectation that they'll be largely an afterthought soon.

It's too bad. I don't see how Gamestop will be all but gone in a few years, too.
My town only has a Target, unfortunately. And, after the remodel, our gaming aisle is just one aisle, with PlayStation and Nintendo sharing a side, and Xbox on the other side along with PC games.
 
This was a bad month for deals for me:  My Best Buy GCU finally expired, and now Cartwheel is gone. 

 
Cartwheel was dead to me the moment they drilled it into their employees heads that price matching and cartwheel wasn't allowed. On the plus side, anyone know about those stupid shirts Target employees wear that says "I can teach you how to cartwheel"? Now all those shirts are headed for the furnace and that's a pretty penny out of Target's pocket.

 
Cartwheel was dead to me the moment they drilled it into their employees heads that price matching and cartwheel wasn't allowed. On the plus side, anyone know about those stupid shirts Target employees wear that says "I can teach you how to cartwheel"? Now all those shirts are headed for the furnace and that's a pretty penny out of Target's pocket.
They'll probably end up at Goodwill. I've seen older Target uniforms and exclusive DVDs and CDs showing up there before. Some even have the Target clearance stickers on them still.
 
Cartwheel was dead to me the moment they drilled it into their employees heads that price matching and cartwheel wasn't allowed.
Which, you know, was their policy. I mean I took advantage of stacking as much as the next person but it was policy.

On the plus side, anyone know about those stupid shirts Target employees wear that says "I can teach you how to cartwheel"? Now all those shirts are headed for the furnace and that's a pretty penny out of Target's pocket.
Target seems fine with blowing through their T Shirt budget for their employees. There are all sorts of shirts for events like Star Wars toy launches, LEGO demonstrations...most recent example is the 20 Years of Design clothing launch. Some shirts you can wear forever, while others -like the aforementioned '20 Years' line-, they are only allowed to wear for a few weeks. The employees can keep them though (yay, right? 🙄) but can't wear them or do as they please with them outside of work.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Which, you know, was their policy. I mean I took ada a rage of stacking as much as the next person but it was policy.
I don't understand why everyone says this. It's like you guys are robots or something. I have a policy too, you know. Why is Target's policy of "no stacking" more important than my policy of "f.uck you, give me deals!" Okay? Target's policy doesn't outweigh my policy.

 
Today only is a Cartwheel for 40% Off Halloween Candy. Might be worth going in to see what they have. Last week, my store still hadn't put out any Halloween stuff yet.
 
Today only is a Cartwheel for 40% Off Halloween Candy. Might be worth going in to see what they have. Last week, my store still hadn't put out any Halloween stuff yet.
It's for special bags that are priced $19.99 and $15.99 before discount. (Just clarifying before people rush to pick up their favorites.) The bag they show looks like it weighs 4 lbs 2 oz.

I think Cartwheel threads are where about 90% of my posts go. See what Circle offers. Do we really have a full week with no discounts? I can feel the withdrawal already.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
It's for special bags that are priced $19.99 and $15.99 before discount. (Just clarifying before people rush to pick up their favorites.) The bag they show looks like it weighs 4 lbs 2 oz.

I think Cartwheel threads are where about 90% of my posts go. See what Circle offers. Do we really have a full week with no discounts? I can feel the withdrawal already.
Thanks for the clarification about the candy. If you mean Video Game discounts, it's looking that way. Unfortunately. If you mean a whole week between Cartwheel being over and Circle starting up. I'm under the impression that Circle will start up this Sunday. Since September is a shorter month. My Target app already let me sign up for Circle. I don't know if they did that first for Red Card users, or if they are doing it for everybody. But, it shows me as a Target Circle member.
 
Little bit of an update. A few new deals were added to Cartwheel that go until October 3rd. Not sure if that's the official end date of Cartwheel, and the true beginning of Circle. Or, if Target is keeping Cartwheel alive, and just changing the name. Every article that I have read, including an official Target email that I received about Circle, said that it would be replacing Cartwheel in October. I will possibly post one final Cartwheel thread next week, if any game deals pop up, but as far as I know. Cartwheel is dead, and this week is it's last big hurrah.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Thanks OP. I'm not in here much, and I had read about Cartwheel and Circle - I've been in Circle in my app for maybe 6 months now - but this really makes it hit home. I've saved over $500 in Cartwheel according to the app - mostly food, I do a lot of grocery shopping there - but I've saved a few $ on game stuff as well. And I always use my Target Red card there for the 5% - $350 CC bill every month, see "food shopping" - so I don't think Circle is really going to help me out at all. Unless... unless Circle still keeps getting the same %off deals as Cartwheel and they are really just changing the name, as you just speculated.  

Guess we'll know in a week or so, I'll eb on here, and in the app, every day until then at least.

But do yourself a favor and get some sleep, ti's good for you. :) 

 
30% Off Halloween Costumes (Expires September 28th)
Posting this, because it includes video game themed costumes like Super Mario, Skylanders, and Fortnite. Your store costume selection may vary.
 
Little bit of an update. A few new deals were added to Cartwheel that go until October 3rd. Not sure if that's the official end date of Cartwheel, and the true beginning of Circle. Or, if Target is keeping Cartwheel alive, and just changing the name. Every article that I have read, including an official Target email that I received about Circle, said that it would be replacing Cartwheel in October. I will possibly post one final Cartwheel thread next week, if any game deals pop up, but as far as I know. Cartwheel is dead, and this week is it's last big hurrah.
A couple of my saved Cartwheel coupons go until November. If they are killing off CW in October I guess they will be killing these coupons early.

 
the circle website says they are still doing coupons and offers and nothing is changing but the name?

Cartwheel™ is rollinginto Target Circle
On October 6th, Cartwheel offers will become Target Circle offers. You’ll still have access to hundreds of deals—they’ll just have a new name.
 
https://circle.target.com/ All of the official info is here. October 6th appears to be the official launch date. They are keeping Cartwheel, but changing the name. It does say that Circle deals will only be 5%-50% off. Which is a shame. As Cartwheel deals could go anywhere from 5% off to 80% off most of the time. And, extremely rarely up to 90% off on certain items. It will be interesting to see if they still keep the wallet coupons separate, or if those just become Circle deals as well.
 
Waiting to see if any gaming deals will pop up. If not, it seems like most new deals end on the 3rd for some weird reason. The 3rd is a Thursday. But, Circle isn't fully taking over until the 6th. So, they may be using those three days as a buffer to fully Switch over to Circle in all of their stores.
 
Exclusive Cartwheel/Circle coupons should start appearing in your Target apps today. Nothing really exciting in mine. There is a coupon for 15% off an exercise bike, and 20% off men's deodorant, along with a few other things. I guess it's based on the stuff that you normally buy, and it's under the "For You" section of the Cartwheel area in the Target App.
 
bread's done
Back
Top