So, first I had to find a Target that had the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 in stock. Then I had to find someone with the Toys R Us weekly ad so that I could take it to Target to price match. Not so easy. My friend Kate and I called around to a bunch of friends to see if anyone had it. Kate even drove to a Toys R Us near her to get an ad, only to learn that the store stopped carrying ads about a month ago to save money and paper. I was ready to give up when another friend Chris called back and said she had the ad and we could borrow it! Yay!
Next, drove to Target with my (2) $10 off coupons and Kate's coupons for both movies and the ad to price match. Got to customer service and was told they could price match but they couldn't give me the Target promo of an instant $10 off when you buy both movies. I told the cashier that I was pretty familiar with their price match policy and I didn't remember reading anything about that. She asked her manager, and he said "No, one or the other" too. Well, okay... it's still a good deal. When she rang me up however, the cash register was automatically set to take the $10 off and she couldn't figure out how to override it. Another manager came over and said, "Oh well, go ahead and give it to her."
So, I was able to get 4 movies for less than $11 and each movie comes with a $8.50 movie ticket voucher to see Toy Story 3 in June, so really it was a $23 moneymaker!
My point in all this long story: it takes work, but it is worth it to use a store's price match policy. Stores put these policies in place to entice us to shop there. They design the promotions and some even offer their own coupons to make us their loyal customers. Target will be reimbursed $40 from Disney for the manufacturer coupons I used, so it's not as if they have been "ripped off". I don't always have good experiences at Target, but I was very satisfied with them today.
As I was putting the girls down for nap time today, my littlest said, "I love Target." (She's two!) I said, "Me too, honey." :)


















































