Nook HD+ 32 GB Target card coupon steal.....

[yup40]

On Sunday my wife shows me a coupon that came in my target red card statement. It said "50% off Nook HD or Nook HD+ accessory". I told here that I thought it was for an accessory. We went to the local Target to check it out. The employee rings up a 32 GB Nook HD+ for $299.99, scans the coupon, and it doesn't work. He tries the same thing with the Nook HD, same result. He calls a manager on the radio, explains that the coupon looks legit, she authorizes the sale, and I walk out of Target with a Nook HD+ 32GB for $154 and change, getting a 5% discount with my Target red card on top of the 50% off. :laugh:

 

[yup40]

The coupon was good through 12/29/12 if you can find one and get a target employee to honor it.

 

[Diogenes5]

Looks like the wording was changed. The coupon I found says "50% off Nook accessory item for HD or HD+."

Would've been a killer deal of course but I don't think the wording can trick a Target manager anymore.

 

[RunicMourning]

I wonder if the employee got in trouble for giving a Nook for half off.

 

[someone0]

I say no, since the manager authorized the sale then the manager would be on the hook not the employee. I mean if the manager didn't catch it then how could it be the employee fault.

 

[yup40]

Well I sure hope that nobody got fired. If anything the marketing department, who did such a poor job with the coupon wording should get fired.

 

[Taosaur]

It would definitely be on the manager (who is also an employee...) but I doubt they would get fired over the one incident unless it was part of a pattern of greater-than-average-for-retail stupidity.