Target Holiday Price Match Policy
 | Get ready for the holidays and make sure you save your receipts! Before you start make sure you know the price matching policies. If you don't get it right, you won't get the deal. The policy is very specific. Target's holiday price matching starts November 1st and ends December 24th. Target will price match printed ads as well as online prices from Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, ToysRUs.com or BabiesRUs.com!
Quick Overview: 1. Hold on to your Target receipts if you find an identical item for less at Target, Target.com, in a competitor’s local printed ad or competitor's website. You need your receipt for proof of purchase. 2. All price matching must be done at Target's guest services desk. 3. No price matching 11/22 - 11/24. 4. Make sure your match is exact, size, quantity, everything needs to be an exact match. 5. The sale price must be valid at the time you want price match. If you bring in a sales ad from 2 weeks ago and that sale is over, you won't be able to price match. |
The Holiday Price Match policy from Target:
Price Matching: Target Prices and Competitor Printed Ads
We’ll match the price if you buy a qualifying item at a Target store between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 and find the identical item for less at Target, Target.com, or in a competitor’s local printed ad. Simply bring in proof of the current lower price and we’ll match that price at Guest Service.
• Must bring in original Target receipt when requesting the price match by
Dec. 24.
• The item must be the identical item, brand name, size, weight,
color, quantity, and model number.
• For matching Target.com, the retail
price must be shown on the Target.com website and must be valid at the time the
price match is requested. Target.com pricing must be validated by a Target team
member.
• For matching competitor ads, the retail price must be shown in the
competitor’s advertisement and must be valid the day the price match is
requested.
• Competitor catalogs can be matched as long as the catalog
displays a current date, retail price and meets all other competitor ad match
qualifications.
• Price matches for prices offered Nov. 22-24 by Target,
Target.com, or a competitor, are excluded
• We reserve the right to verify a
competitor’s advertised price and the availability of the item.
Price Matching: Select Online Competitors
We’ll match the price if you buy a qualifying item at a Target store between
Nov. 1 and Dec. 16 and find the identical item for less at Amazon.com,
Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, ToysRUs.com or BabiesRUs.com. Simply show us the
current online price using your mobile device, or bring in a printed page
showing the current online price by Dec. 16. The online price and availability
will be validated by a Target team member at Guest Service.
• Excludes
“Marketplace” prices: Price matched items must be sold by Walmart.com,
Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, ToysRUs.com, or BabiesRUs.com; prices from 3rd party
sellers on these websites will not be honored.
• Excludes Target stores in
Alaska and Hawaii.
• Limit quantity of 1 online price match, per identical
item, per guest.
• Must bring in original Target receipt when requesting the
price match by Dec. 16.
• The retail price must be shown on the competitor’s
website and must be valid at the time the price match is requested.
• The
item must be the identical item, brand name, size, weight, color, quantity, and
model number.
• Online prices from Nov. 22-26 are excluded.
• Excludes
online prices from competitors not listed above.
What is excluded from the Holiday Price Match?
In addition, the following exclusions apply:
• Items originally purchased
at Target.com
• Prices that only display on a website after guest
login
• CityTarget stores
• Items that are out of stock at Target or a
competitor at the time the price match is requested; rainchecks will not be
issued for any item being price matched
• Items advertised as limited time /
limited supply / limited quantity
• Paid membership club or paid loyalty
programs (e.g. prices that require a club or loyalty card that is associated
with a membership fee)
• Competitor coupon-required or gift card
offers
• Competitor price matches on items where Target is offering a free
giftcard
• Prices advertised only as a percent off or $ off
• Buy one,
get one if the retail price is not shown in the advertisement
• Free product
where no qualifying purchase is required
• Bundled offers (including
Amazon.com add-on items) and special purchases
• Timed events (e.g., early
bird, door busters)
• Sales tax promotions
• Damaged, refurbished, and
open package product
• Clearance or closeout items
• Mail in offers or
instant rebates
• Product services (warranties, assembly, etc.)
• Going-out-of-business liquidations
• Offers that include financing
• Used or previously owned items
• Pricing or typographical errors
• Target Portrait Studio, Optical, and Clinic offers
• Non-branded items
(e.g., produce not marketed under a specific brand name)
• Contract cell
phone plans and devices
• Daily Deals, Lightning Deals, Gold Box Deals,
Today’s Deals, Deal of the Day, Deal Near to Me, Value of the Day, Special Buy
• Target team member discounts may not be used with online competitor price
match
CityTarget Holiday Price Match November 1 – December 24
From November 1st through December 24th, if you buy a qualifying item at a CityTarget store, and find the identical item advertised for less at CityTarget, just bring in your original Target receipt by Dec. 24 and we will match the price and reimburse the savings to you in the form of original tender. The item must be the identical item, brand name, size, weight, color, quantity, and model number.
What is excluded from the CityTarget Holiday Price Match?
• Price matching items in any Black Friday (Nov. 22– 24) Ad (including
adjusting prices for pre-purchased Black Friday items)
• Price must be
current at the time the price match is requested
• Other Target
Stores
• Target chainwide circular and catalog
• Online prices, including
Target.com
• Competitor advertisements
• Items advertised as a limited
time/limited supply/limited quantity
• Items that are out of stock at the
time the price match is requested; rainchecks will not be issued for any item
being price matched
• Sales tax promotions
• Mobile app
prices
• Clearance items
• Non-branded items (e.g., produce not marketed
under a specific brand name)
• Contract cell phone plans and
devices
• Pricing or typographical errors
What qualifies as proof of a price?
• For printed ads: please show us the entire printed advertisement. Photos,
photocopies, or mobile phone versions (of the ad cannot be accepted as
verification of a competitor’s printed ad.
• For online prices: please show
us your mobile device or a printout from a qualifying competitor’s website or
Target.com. A Target team member will then verify the match using a Target
device.
Can I use a coupon when price matching?
A guest can use coupons when price matching per Target's normal coupon
policy. When the guest presents a coupon(s), these steps will be
followed:
• Manufacturer Coupons: Manufacturer coupons will be applied after
the price match is made.
• Target Coupons: Target coupons will be applied
before the price match is made. If the competitor price is still lower than the
price after the Target coupon has been deducted, the ad match can be adjusted to
match the competitor's price.
• Combining both Target and Manufacturer
Coupons: The Target coupon will be applied before the price match is made. If
the competitor price is still lower than the price after the Target coupon has
been deducted, the ad match can be adjusted to match the competitor's price.
Once the price match is made the manufacturer coupon will be
applied.
• Reminder: We accept one manufacturer coupon and one Target coupon
for the same item unless either coupon prohibits it. Target does not ad match a
competitor’s coupon-required offers.
What do you mean by local retail competitors?
This refers to retail stores located within the same market area as a particular Target store. Examples of a market area can be a city, a metropolitan area or a specific rural region.
Target may modify these terms at any time.
Posted 11/1/12
