The difference? They have a two-day sale. Meaning it is eligible for their price adjustment policy. When you buy an item at Target, if it goes on sale for a lower price within 14 days, they will refund the difference. The only exclusions to this policy is for doorbuster items, or for clearance merchandise. But their Black Friday sale doesn’t include doorbusters. They are a part of the two-day sale. So all items in the Black Friday ad qualify for the price adjustment policy.
Here’s what I’ve done the past three years. A week before Black Friday I take a look at the ad, and wander through the store. I buy the items I want, at full price. (Shock! Gasp! Horror! LittleMissKnowitAll just admitted she paid full price!) Then on Black Friday, I return to the store in the mid-afternoon. I go into the customer service area and hand them my receipt. (I’ve always been the only customer in the customer service area, by the way.) They scan the receipt, the register tells them they owe me money, they give me said money, and out the door I walk. Last year I got $75 back in price adjustments. Easy peasey. No crowds, no hassles. I’ve not even walked into the actualy store! (My Target has the customer service area out front of the main store.) Last year my mom drove me to the store so we could go elsewhere to shop together–it all went so quickly she never even parked the car! She just circled the lot and came back five minutes later. Done!
Black Friday prices, without the Black Friday madness. Now THAT I like!
One more tip: if you want to know what will be on the Black Friday sale at Target (or most stores), wander through and look at the very top shelves. If there is a lot of one item stacked high on the top shelves, chances are good they are stocking up on it for Black Friday. Most stores begin to receive their shipments now, and put them out within easy reach for their employees so that it is easy to re-stock the shelves.
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