Target Toy Clearance

By Ali, on January 6th, 2011, at 2:44 pm

I have to tell y’all, I’ve got a case of the giggles right now. My husband, while supportive, is not the bargain hunter that I am. He just doesn’t get the thrill of it – I know y’all know what I’m talking about! That doesn’t mean he doesn’t appreciate the effect on our budget – it just means that he leaves the finances/shopping to me. Anyway, imagine my surprise when he called me from his office a couple minutes ago, complaining that I didn’t have any information on the Target toy clearance on my site!! He had mentioned to a co-worker that I was heading to Target today to try to stock the gift closet, and wanted to share more specifics.

So….to appease my husband and to share with the rest of you who are not aware of the Target toy clearance, here is what you need to know…..

Target basically clears their toy area twice a year to make room for new merchandise – once at the end of July, and again after Christmas.
They start by marking items down to 30% off, then 50%, and finally 75% off.
There is very little method to the madness! You may go to one Target and only see items at 50%, but another Target has items at 75%.
Typically, Target marks down their toys on Thursdays, but they have been known to do this on other days too. You can generally expect to get the best deals toward the middle of January.

I hit two local Targets today (Mandarin and Southside for my Jacksonville readers). There were a few items at 75% off, but the majority is still at 50% or 30%. So while I would definitely suggest taking a look if you are heading to Target anyway, I’d predict that the big markdowns will happen next Thursday.

Here’s a picture of the items that I found at 75%: