Target 10% off - GC's included?

[Marionnette]

Didn't want to make another thread but last night, i went to Target. Brought in a $25 gc with me, ended up spending $27. Used the remaining on my redbird card. did not get the 5% off. I think some rules are changing... probably will no longer carry my redbird card...

anyone know whats going on?

You paid for a $27 purchase with a $25 Target GC and your REDCard? That means that all of $2 was being paid by your REDCard. You should have gotten 5% off of the two dollars, which means that your REDcard would have been charge $1.90.

 

[Albort]

You paid for a $27 purchase with a $25 Target GC and your REDCard? That means that all of $2 was being paid by your REDCard. You should have gotten 5% off of the two dollars, which means that your REDcard would have been charge $1.90.

hmm, i will have to double check the amount but like, it usually will show a 5% discount, which didn't appear on my receipt...

 

[Marionnette]

hmm, i will have to double check the amount but like, it usually will show a 5% discount, which didn't appear on my receipt...

The 5% is only on the amount paid using the REDCard. If you partially paid using GCs, it will not apply to the full amount.

 

[afan]

You paid for a $27 purchase with a $25 Target GC and your REDCard? That means that all of $2 was being paid by your REDCard. You should have gotten 5% off of the two dollars, which means that your REDcard would have been charge $1.90.

If there was tax in the 27 there probably wouldn't have been much of a discount depending on the rate. 9.5% here so my 37.90 pre tax purchase saved me 1.90 and after tax on 34.11, had one candy thing and there's no tax on food, was 3.24, so I paid 39.24.

 

[Albort]

You paid for a $27 purchase with a $25 Target GC and your REDCard? That means that all of $2 was being paid by your REDCard. You should have gotten 5% off of the two dollars, which means that your REDcard would have been charge $1.90.

i got charged the full amount... :\

unless i missed something somewhere...

 

[afan]

i got charged the full amount... :\

unless i missed something somewhere...

It says you used an Amex. The redcard discount is only when using a Target redcard credit card or debit card. So there shouldn't have been a discount and you were charged properly.

 

[Judique]

And even if a red card had been used it would have been 5% of 4 cents which is a zero discount.

 

[Albort]

It says you used an Amex. The redcard discount is only when using a Target redcard credit card or debit card. So there shouldn't have been a discount and you were charged properly.

And even if a red card had been used it would have been 5% of 4 cents which is a zero discount.

ehh? $2.04 * 5% = $.10 no?

Edit: wait, im guessing it doesnt take tax off then huh? i should pay attention next time...

 

[PerfessorZ]

My guess is that the prepaid AMEX RED card works differently than the "regular" (debit/credit) RED card.

 

[Marionnette]

ehh? $2.04 * 5% = $.10 no?

Edit: wait, im guessing it doesnt take tax off then huh? i should pay attention next time...

I think you've nailed it with the tax. Target cannot discount the sales tax that you pay because the state wants their full %. In some states, the sales tax is calculated only on the amount that the customer pays for an item (such as %-off deals or prices reduced by coupon use). But when you pay with a GC, it's the same as paying with cash.