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Post by falenn on Sept 8, 2008 18:02:44 GMT -5
I went during lunch. Their pet pair portables are $6.99 and pet pairs remained at $5.99. The pink cat with the cup scanned at $6.99! Yikes! And the domes are now $10.99. The doables(?) are $6.99, I believe they were $5.99. Crazy!!!
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Post by bailey on Sept 8, 2008 19:30:45 GMT -5
They are raising prices across the board in toys. I was wondering a bit if they were doing it as much to be able to run "sales" as anything else. I have not seen the same increases elsewhere yet. It is a real bummer since I mostly shop at Target!
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Post by seagoddessserena on Sept 8, 2008 22:14:44 GMT -5
Yep that stinks. Oh well, I guess it was bound to happen. Things never stay the same price wise.
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Post by LPS NANA on Sept 8, 2008 22:25:49 GMT -5
Wow 6.99 guess I won't be buying there anymore unless they have one heck of a sale.
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Post by starchaser022 on Sept 8, 2008 23:36:57 GMT -5
They are raising prices across the board in toys. I was wondering a bit if they were doing it as much to be able to run "sales" as anything else. I have not seen the same increases elsewhere yet. It is a real bummer since I mostly shop at Target! I agree, I prefer Target over most other chain stores. I really can't stand Walmart. The Walmarts by me are always super crowded and ransacked! We only have one Kmart, which is utterly useless because it never carries anything new and I guess I just prefer target in general, maybe its all in my head, but I feel that they carry better quality products (especially when it comes to clothes/household items, etc.). The fact they are raising prices really disappoints me, especially on my college kid budget. |
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Post by Huntress on Sept 9, 2008 1:06:57 GMT -5
I'm a Target girl myself, shop there for almost everything. Sad news indeed  But I still will shop there. Just like for you Starchaser, Walmart is not an option for me. I always feel guilty when I sometimes get LPS there. I don't support their treatment of their employees, their driving small mom&pop shops out of business and so on... Getting LPS pets on pre-orders totally makes sense and if Hasbro only got their inventory stocked up on time, that'd be fantastic! |
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Post by lpslamb on Sept 9, 2008 10:03:41 GMT -5
Wow!
From $4.99 to $6.99 in less than a year. That seems like a pretty steep increase, but I guess prices were $4.99 for a long time, right?
I like Target too, but it will have to try to find as much as I can elsewhere now. At least, until all the other stores raise their prices this high, which I'm sure they will eventually.
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Post by falenn on Sept 9, 2008 15:09:06 GMT -5
the playbacks went up to $11.98. It went up $2.00 w/in two months or so. And target singles $3.49 like someone had mentioned before.
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Post by ilfiorelaluna on Sept 9, 2008 15:24:53 GMT -5
I have noticed that they'll raise prices for holiday seasons... hopefully after Xmas they'll bump 'em back down again? Though this seems like a HUGE increase. *preorders*
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Post by bailey on Sept 9, 2008 17:48:23 GMT -5
If Walmart holds their price down, then Target will move it back down, but I won't hold my breath for it to happen soon. Target met Walmart's $4.44 price for a really long time. They bumped up then back down then back up. I had initially thought they were passing along manufacturer's increases, but Hasbrotoyshop.com has not raised their price from $3.99, so I am not so sure. I had not noticed the singles going up. Truly sad.
Like Huntress, I despise Walmart, so I'll try to find them elsewhere. Not to say I never shop at Walmart, but I really do try to avoid the place. Anyone notice of TRU has bumped their prices up yet?
I guess I'll be doing more preorders too.
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Post by makotokou on Sept 9, 2008 18:21:24 GMT -5
No one really likes Walmart and I used to work in Walmart's Toy Dept... I don't go there if I can help it, but I just don't have much money to spend on Target's rising prices. I love Target, and if it were a 24hr store I would shop there all night. The last time I was at my TRU they seemed to have dropped prices by a few cents. My Kmart though has raised prices. I would care if Kmart ever had anything in, which they never do. I only go to Kmart anymore to get My Scene barbies which no one else carries, not even TRU. |
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Post by abby on Sept 9, 2008 19:12:58 GMT -5
I was at Target yesterday and I couldn't believe the price of the LPS. The pet pairs are still $4.99 at TRU.
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Post by moretoys4you on Sept 10, 2008 9:32:17 GMT -5
I agree....the Walmarts by me are always dirty and you have to wait in long lines to check out. The target is always clean and I never have to wait in a long line...they are smart enough to open up enough registers! And Kmart.....SUPER dirty and never in stock of anything! And their prices are same as Sears...WAY too high!
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Post by bailey on Sept 10, 2008 9:43:07 GMT -5
I agree....the Walmarts by me are always dirty and you have to wait in long lines to check out. The target is always clean and I never have to wait in a long line...they are smart enough to open up enough registers! And Kmart.....SUPER dirty and never in stock of anything! And their prices are same as Sears...WAY too high! Ditto on the condition, but I just can't see paying the new Target prices for these toys. And I can tell you that I will be price checking all the stuff I usually buy there to be sure it is still low. I can always go to the grocery store and get double coupons on items that they are charging too much for. |
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Post by Huntress on Sept 10, 2008 13:36:17 GMT -5
I just can't see paying the new Target prices for these toys. And I can tell you that I will be price checking all the stuff I usually buy there to be sure it is still low. I can always go to the grocery store and get double coupons on items that they are charging too much for. When I recently went to Target I noticed that a 3 drawer storage cart (med.size) went up in price by $2.00. I bought the same one maybe 2 weeks prior to that. I will have to be careful as well and check prices on all items. I know that Ralphs now will double coupons up to $1.00 only and not all coupons like in the past. |
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