Target Halloween costumes "damaged out" at 50% -- wow [Archive]

Melarina

11-03-2010, 01:50 PM

Title pretty much says it -- was told today from my Target that all the costumes had been "damaged out" and were no longer for sale. They only went to 50%. Anyone else found this? Sure would have liked to have had a chance at a couple of them for the 75%; perhaps another store nearby will go to that clearance level. (Not that we actually NEED any more costumes! :bouncy:)

dukie41181

11-03-2010, 01:54 PM

Interesting. I was at Target today and didn't go to the Halloween section but did see a few people buying children's costumes. So I at least know that they were still out at my store in MI but I don't know at what discount.

Melarina

11-03-2010, 01:55 PM

Thanks for that info -- will be interested to hear more!

Oh, Target, you are the reason I learned what "YMMV" means...:wavey:

Melaine

11-03-2010, 01:55 PM

What??? That's bizarre.
Now I'm anxious to go check at my store.

jgenie

11-03-2010, 02:04 PM

My store had them at 50% off this morning.

katydid1971

11-03-2010, 02:14 PM

My Target was 50% yesterday. I did get DD a super cutedress up costume for $6. She looks so cute in it.
http://www.target.com/Infant-Toddlers%E2%80%99-Renaissance-Princess-Costume/dp/B003EM2MHK/ref=br_1_10?ie=UTF8&id=Infant%20Toddlers%E2%80%99%20Renaissance%20Prin cess%20Costume&node=2248095011&searchSize=30&searchView=grid3&searchPage=1&sr=1-10&qid=1288808052&rh=price%3A0-1499&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_ primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchRank=pmrank&frombrowse=1

Melaine

11-03-2010, 02:16 PM

tigs4999

11-03-2010, 02:27 PM

That is lousy - my Target was at 75% off today. Costumes, shirts, socks, etc were available and candy was at 50% off. Guess we got lucky.

jennilynn

11-03-2010, 02:30 PM

Thanks for that info -- will be interested to hear more!

Oh, Target, you are the reason I learned what "YMMV" means...:wavey:

What does YMMV mean? I always wonder about that one.

ang79

11-03-2010, 02:39 PM

That's kinda odd, you think they would try to at least sell them at the 50% off :( I was at one of my Target's last night without the girls, so I took another look at the costumes. Still only 50% off and much slimmer pickings than when I was there on Monday morning. I broke down and got an Elmo one for my 2 yr. old for next year (she loves Elmo and when she saw it on Monday she was very excited - hoping she still likes Elmo next year!). Then I found an Ariel one for my 4 yr. old (BIG Disney princess and fairy fan right now). There was only one in her size though and it was dirty, looked like it had gotten trampled on. So I picked up a Tinkerbell costume w/ wings, hopefully I can find green leggings and long shirt to wear underneath it since October is cold in PA! I was really hoping things would drop to 75% off but figured I should grab them while still available.

sidmand

11-03-2010, 02:42 PM

What does YMMV mean? I always wonder about that one.

YMMV=your mileage my vary i.e., you may not be able to find it everywhere.

BelleoftheBallFlagstaff

11-03-2010, 02:46 PM

What does YMMV mean? I always wonder about that one.

Your mileage may vary, meaning that all stores vary and it is not a for sure thing.

I bought a Wonder Woman at 50% off for $15. I figured if I don't want it in a few days I will return it.

lchang25000

11-03-2010, 02:51 PM

Target.com also has a bunch of costumes on sale. Free shipping with orders of $50 or more.

ett

11-03-2010, 03:00 PM

The costumes at my Target were 75% off today. Candy was 50% off. The signs still said 50%/30% off so the additional markdown must have just started today. I picked up several costumes for pretend play.

TwinFoxes

11-03-2010, 03:10 PM

What does YMMV mean? I always wonder about that one.

Your mileage may vary. :) In other words, it might be different where you are.

That's kinda odd, you think they would try to at least sell them at the 50% off :(

I'm bet they will sell them next year, as opposed to real clothes that are damaged out. 50% off was probably the amount they were willing to sell them for before they go into storage for next year. A Spider Man costume is a Spider Man costume, ya know? I think most kids costumes hold up over time.

ETA: Oops, I see others answered the YMMV before me. :)

beth239

11-03-2010, 03:17 PM

Costumes are 75% off but candy was still 30%. I got a bunch of costumes for dress up for $1.75.

JanBaby

11-03-2010, 03:21 PM

At what age do kids start play dressing up? If I can score anything for 1.75 I would buy ahead.

littlebird

11-03-2010, 03:23 PM

My Target was 30% off candy and 50% off everything else, including costumes. There were a ton of costumes left at my store, so I decided to wait. Hopefully, I made the right decision, and they won't decide to store them before trying to sell them for 75% off.

ang79

11-03-2010, 03:29 PM

Costumes are 75% off but candy was still 30%. I got a bunch of costumes for dress up for $1.75.

Grrr....now thinking maybe I should go back and see if I can get costumes for a better price?! Tinkerbell was $10 and Elmo was $8.50 when I bought them last night. The two other Elmo costumes they had had weird eyes though (they looked cross-eyed!)

BelleoftheBallFlagstaff

11-03-2010, 03:30 PM

At what age do kids start play dressing up? If I can score anything for 1.75 I would buy ahead.

2ish? That's how old my DD was.

DrSally

11-03-2010, 04:37 PM

That's too bad. I actually haven't been to Target since Halloween. FWIW, Marshalls/TJMax had all costumes for $5. I picked up a cheerleader with pom poms and a cute pink dress with a cupcake on the aprom for $5 each. Not much for boys.

Twin Mom

11-03-2010, 05:33 PM

Today it was 50% off everything including candy. This Target had a lot more than the one closest to my house. I didn't scan anything that wasn't candy so maybe it was 75% off and I didn't know it. Darn. The store by my house had slim pickings on 11/1 so I don't know if it's worth even going by again.

ett

11-03-2010, 06:03 PM

Forgot to mention in my earlier reply that I also found the small containers of Playdoh (20 in a bag) for $1.24/bag (75% off). My Target had a whole bunch so I picked up 6 bags. Between those and the $1 playdoh packs from a while ago, I'm really stocked up now.

jamesmom

11-03-2010, 06:15 PM

That stinks, OP! Wonder why they did that.

Our Target had 75% clearance for costumes, and 50% clearance for all other Halloween stuff. It was slim pickings though, as there were no costumes for girls left.

Melaine

11-03-2010, 09:56 PM

75% off today at my store.

maybeebaby08

11-03-2010, 10:39 PM

ett

11-03-2010, 11:01 PM

What Target in MA? TIA

Framingham

hellokitty

11-04-2010, 08:40 AM

Really?!?!? The economy is sooo bad in our area, probably worse than most places in the US. When I went to target, NOBODY was shopping the 50% halloween other than me getting a few small items, and paying $20 for a star wars costume at 50% is still too rich for my blood. I'm holding out for 75%. I hope ours doesn't stop at 50%, b/c it looks like everyone is waiting for it to go lower in our area.

dec756

11-04-2010, 08:44 AM

our stuff was all 50%...candy, costumes and decoration stuff.. there was TONS!!! i wouldput money on it going down to 75% in the near future...

stratosphere03

11-04-2010, 12:17 PM

The store I went to today had a good selection of kid's costumes and t-shirts for 75% off, but the adult costumes, candy, and decorations were pretty much gone. It's near a huge university so I guess the college kids already picked everything over. :)

candaceb

11-04-2010, 01:05 PM

My store (Lisbon CT) was at 75% off for costumes and decorations, and 50% for candy, but the signs still said 50% this morning. I got a Tigger costume for DS for next year for $4.XX

Melarina

11-04-2010, 01:39 PM

I continue to be fascinated by the working of Target clearance :) Made it to another Target with DC this morning and yay, picked up a bunch of costumes for dressup at 75%. Also found a few Disney princess accessories (bag and tiara), t-shirts for me, tights for DD, Potato Head pumpkin push-in sets, witch hat, and sailor hat at 75%. Hoping for Play-doh but no luck -- but I'm not complaining as I was delighted that this Target didn't damage everything out after 50%!

groundhog74

11-04-2010, 02:46 PM

The Targets near me were 75% today. I got a few costumes and some outside decorations.

ElspethCordelia

11-04-2010, 02:49 PM

It was 75% of costumes and 50% of candy yesterday in Holland, MI.

MamaSnoo

11-04-2010, 03:06 PM

Our target still had them out yesterday at 50%

cindys

11-04-2010, 03:12 PM

Our Target Costumes/Halloween items 75% off...

Candy 50% off...

Cindy
Mama to 3 boys...19, 4 & 2 :love-retry::love-retry::love-retry:

iaam

11-04-2010, 03:23 PM

Anyone in NJ? I am wondering whether it's worth checking to see if I find any costumes for dress-up. We definitely don't need any candy!

Babymakes3

11-04-2010, 03:52 PM

I ran in today and there were quite a few costumes there from dogs to kids to adults, all were 75% off. All Halloween decor and other random halloween things were 75% but candy was only 50%. I didn't find any costumes in ds's size that I liked but I got some baking stuff for next to nothing and bought a ton of candy for upcoming parades (we enter our trucks).
I will probably hit the closer Target tomorrow or saturday to check out what they have left.

lchang25000

11-04-2010, 05:49 PM

My Target was 50% off candy and 75% off everything else (including costumes) today.

cindys

11-04-2010, 06:25 PM

We got some Halloween Nutcrackers that were 75% but were not with the Halloween stuff....They were with the Christmas Nutcrackers...

We also got Halloween Piggy Banks.

Cindy
Mama to 3 boys...19, 4 & 2 :love-retry::love-retry::love-retry:

WolfpackMom

11-04-2010, 06:27 PM

Ours today was 50% off candy 75% off costumes. There were a good number of little girl costumes but not much else. I was bad and bought some candy....

We also got DS a super pig piggy bank! :P

maybeebaby08

11-04-2010, 06:54 PM

My Target finally went to 75% off on costumes, there was no candy left. They did have bags of 20 snack packs of mini animals crackers marked down to .75 cents, they were in the Halloween section but not Halloween. I picked up some costumes and playdoh.

SnuggleBuggles

11-04-2010, 06:57 PM

YOu know what was weird? There was a 50% off sign in Halloween today but what I bought came up to 75% off. Had I known things were that reduced I'd have bought more.

Beth

SpaceGal

11-04-2010, 09:42 PM

Thank you for the tip...I had been dragging my feet on going there thinking it would be just 30% or 50% off. I found all the costumes at 75%.

Grabbed costumes for $5 or less. Got the kids:
Rennaissance Princess
Flower Gnome
Alice in Wonderland
SWAT
Captain
Ninja
Cowboy Sherriff

AWESOME deals. I did see a lot of Star Wars but all were large sizes...so I passed I didn't want to get too big and then be stuck with costumes that wouldn't work out.

DrSally

11-04-2010, 09:44 PM

I got an astronaut costume (no helmet, wonder where I'll get that) for $3 (75% off). I saw the cute Renissance princess costume, but wrong size. I almost got the little red riding hood costume, but it looked a little cheap.

hellokitty

11-04-2010, 10:27 PM

I got a chance to go back to target this afternoon and hit the jackpot. They marked down to 75% off of costumes and decorations and 50% off for candy. I wish I would have checked the candy to see if it was more than 50% off, but truthfully, we don't need to eat more candy.

I got my boys several costumes, anakin skywalker, darth vadar, ironman, optimus prime, two of them are bigger sizes I will hold on to for later. Also got several cute halloween decorations. My kids are REALLY into halloween now, so I think I am going to start decorating more for halloween. I also got the kids new candy buckets. DS3 was playing with a friend's pumpkin bucket this wk and I realized that it was a mistake not to have gotten him one before. Got the older boys scary looking skull ones. They will love them.

hellokitty

11-04-2010, 10:30 PM

Oh and I also got these cool spongebob mini puzzles for a really great price. Plan on contributing those to classroom goodie bags next yr. :)

groundhog74

11-04-2010, 10:47 PM

I got the astronaut costume too. I got Supergirl and Tinkerbell for DD.

Melarina

11-04-2010, 11:33 PM

UPDATE: So get this -- I stopped at the Target today that I called yesterday to ask about costume clearance and was told all the costumes had been damaged out after 50% so I didn't go by there :duh: and....

you guessed it, the costumes were STILL THERE and now 75%!

What in the world? I was irritated as there wasn't much left that interested me and I bet if I had just gone yesterday I would have found a better selection with it all marked down to 75...can't imagine why the associate told me everything was gone. I asked to speak to a manager who said the same thing. So strange. Too rushed and hassled to even ask anyone about it tonight but planning to follow up cuz I'm just that way.

Anyway, sorry if I alarmed anyone unnecessarily (and yay if people looked earlier than they would have otherwise and got good deals :)

Did find the puzzles, cute socks, jacket for DS, puppet kit, more Potato Head push-ins, Halloween music CD, Princess capelet, Busytown DVD, and some costumes at another Target. Not thrilled with the quality of the less expensive ones (definitely wouldn't pay full price for those!) but for $3 a costume if we get some dressup play use out of them then I'm happy about it.

Hope everyone else finds good stuff!

azzeps

11-05-2010, 12:55 AM

I swung into Target today, and found a "bee fairy" costume, Minnie Mouse, and a Little Mermaid (I went for the long, tail-like one, rather than the short tutuish one, even though it will be much too big on my DD). I wish I had had more time and had been alone! I was trying to stash them under the basket so they can be saved for Christmas/Santa. I want to go back now, cuz the signs all said 50% off, but they rang up at 75% off. I was so excited! They cost only $15.50 total for three costumes! Yippee!

christiedavid3

11-05-2010, 11:12 AM

planning to go in about an hour, I'm wondering if there will be anything left. I'm hoping for some dress up for my DS.

lilhilly

11-05-2010, 11:52 AM

planning to go in about an hour, I'm wondering if there will be anything left. I'm hoping for some dress up for my DS.

I went this a.m. and there were plenty of costumes. Got astronaut, SWAT, Boba Fett, clone trooper, purple fairy, Alice in Wonderland -- there may have been more, can't remember.

christiedavid3

11-05-2010, 02:26 PM

I just got back and picked up a few dress up costumes for DS...Spiderman, Knight, Firefighter, and Astronaut. He'll be so excited!

I also picked up a cute pink princess skirt for a 4 yo girl birthday gift. I'll pick up a few other princess dress up items and make it her gift. :bighand:

billysmommy

11-05-2010, 02:27 PM

I went this morning and got the magician costume for both Ds1 and Ds2. It is an awesome costume with top hat, shirt, pants, vest and cape. They will be perfect to go with the Magic set they are getting for Christmas. $6.25 each :)

KpbS

11-05-2010, 02:34 PM

I went this morning and ours had tons of costumes left--not in all the sizes but a good selection still. I picked up a few Star Wars characters (not sure I'll keep these as they were $10), gnome fairy, knight, ninja, cowgirl, angel, dinosaur, and super girl. Great for the dress up box.

njk07

11-05-2010, 03:17 PM

Ours had tons of costumes too. I got the flower gnome, princess leia, another star wars costume, cowboy, zookeeper, etc. Kitkats, Kisses, etc. were .67 cents as well :)

Twin Mom

11-05-2010, 03:25 PM

Everything was 75% off but candy was still 50%. The store closest to me was really picked over and had no candy. Went to another store and bought a couple of bags of candy but decided to pass on everything else since my DC wear costume hand me downs from my friends DC each year and I have enough other stuff from past Target sales. I'm trying to be good and stop buying so much stuff I don't really need!

JanBaby

11-05-2010, 03:39 PM

I picked up 6 boxes of Halloween mac & cheese for 24 cents a box (full sized). I figure even if we don't eat it we can use the noodles (pumpkins) for some craft activity.

Babymakes3

11-05-2010, 06:07 PM

Hit my Super Target today and got a fireman costume for ds for $3 and found a cowgirl dress (i think pieces may be missing) for me for $8.75! There was a really cute Mrs. Robin Hood costume too but I don't think thats actually a character so I left it there.They had a ton of dog costumes in fact thats what half the aisle was. I saw no candy and would liked to have looked further but ds was stinky and people were giving me strange looks at the stench...

DebbieJ

11-06-2010, 11:37 AM

Costumes were 75% and candy was 50% at my store. There were lots of costumes left I picked up 4 costumes for my nieces for a grand total of $15. they LOVE LOVE LOVE to dress up.

I also got costumes for my boys for next year. They are going to be Optimus Prime and Superman whether they like it or not. :)