I’m always on the hunt for a bargain, and savings on top of that bargain is just icing on the cake! My local Target is one of my favorite places to score fabulous, fashionable items for a steal – and now with the Cartwheel App, there are even further discounts available! It’s super-easy to use (and fun to be able to use it in the store and see what you can save on the fly!) Cartwheel can be used on desktop, tablet, mobile web, iPhone, and Android (though first you have to download and install the app on your device.) You can use it before going to Target, to see what has Cartwheel discounts before going. 
When checking on items at Target.com on your mobile device, you may see a notation next to the item that says “Cartwheel Offer” – for these items, you just click through to the item and hit the “See Target Cartwheel Offer” button. 
The Cartwheel app will open and tell you what discounts are available. If you find a Cartwheel offer that you like, you simply hit the “Add” button to add it to “My Cartwheel” – which will then be scanned at the register at Target. The barcode that is generated by Cartwheel is unique to you. 
Cartwheel offers can only be used on in-store purchases, but once you’re at the store you can also scan the barcodes of items to see if there is an applicable Cartwheel discount. This scarf caught my eye, so I scanned the barcode to see if it was discounted on Cartwheel. By tapping on the barcode icon in the top Search Bar of the Cartwheel app, the app opens your phone’s camera with a rectangular area to scan the barcode. Hold the phone with the item’s barcode in the rectangular area, the app will scan it, and then it will redirect to a page that tells you if there are any Cartwheel offers on that particular item.
And there was: 15% off Women’s Fashion Scarves! Score! When I browsed through the lamps aisle, thinking to pick up something for my bedroom table, I saw a gorgeous clear bubble-stemmed lamp base, and decided to see if Cartwheel was offering a discount on it. 
I was in luck and Cartwheel was also offering 15% off Lamps, expiring that very day! So I tapped the “Add” button, and it was added to my other saved Cartwheel discounts.
The neat thing is that even if items are on Clearance or marked down, the Cartwheel discount is on top of any other Target discounts or coupons, manufacturers’ coupons, and your REDcard discount. So it’s like double, triple, quadruple savings! 
At checkout, after ringing everything in my cart up, the cashier scanned the barcode Cartwheel was displaying. This barcode activated my saved discounts: 15% off Lamps, 15% off Mirrors, and 15% off Women’s Scarves. I had 2 mirrors and so the discount was applicable to both of them – woohoo! One of the mirrors was even a clearance item and marked down already – so I got 15% off that final price. (For each Cartwheel discount, you can have up to 4 items.) I ended up saving a grand total of $30.68! This was on one lamp base, 2 mirrors, and 1 scarf – and though some items were already on sale, just by using the Cartwheel app I saved an additional $17.18 off my purchases. Cartwheel offers change often (there is a countdown in the app to when each offer expires), and there are more than 700 discounts available! Each person starts with 10 spots on their list to “clip” their virtual coupons to. You can earn badges for saving and interacting with the app, which earn you more spots on your Cartwheel list to fill up with extra discount offers.
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biggest discount was the amazon mom coupons a couple year ago in magazines, i gathered as many as i could find and got a complete set of cloth diapers for almost nothing! pryfamily5@gmail.com
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My biggest bargains simply come from searching items online during the off-season. For example, buying snowshoes in July online.
Oh, and there was the time I found a cashmere sweater on a clearance rack at Kohl’s for $1.74…that was amazing!
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Last night I found the best scores at Target. I found 70% off lightbulbs, gift wrap tissue, kleenex, saline spray, and an oil diffuser. It was fantastic! I love Target.
I’ve gotten items free when I’ve combined manufacturer and store coupons.
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free stuff with a coupon for a free item
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I got a few items for free after using coupons and shopping on sales
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I actually had a fairly recent one that happened at Target. They had some of their C9 running clothes for 75% off, and it just so happened that Cartwheel had a 20% off deal for C9 as well. I stocked up!
I have scored good deals on makeup – getting things free by combining coupons, points and sales. Love stocking up at that time… Which is why I have way too many lipsticks!
I’ve gotten 70% off using a coupon on top of a clearance item. Woot! I already downloaded Cartwheel to try it out!
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Also this: https://twitter.com/modpodgerocks/status/429058079968083968
I haven’t scored anything big yet. I’m planning on using the app and coupons for even more savings.
I get good deals on clothing by timing my coupons with big sales for the biggest savings!
I tweeted! 🙂 https://twitter.com/AMileWideSmile/status/429102863759859712
Love scoring lovely deals on makeup! Makeup can be pricey at times.
I have hit some good clearance sales by chance, but I got Gerber junior baby food with a in store ad coupon that didn’t have a limit so I checked the expiration dates and filled up my cart (literally) The store wasn’t really happy about it and rang every single jar up individually and applied the discount. They even called the manager over to the register but I stood my ground because the coupon did not have any limit of how many I could buy so the manager honored my purchase. It took along time to ring out but it was worth every penny I saved ( it was a lot!) I checked back a couple days later and they never restocked the shelves until after the coupon expired. Love a good bargain. Pat S
I like combining coupons to get additional savings.
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My biggest discount was saving over 80% off my grocery bill just by shopping sales and using coupons.
Thank you for the nice giveaway!
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Lately I’ve been timing my purchases based on in store offers and whatever coupon I’m able to find. I manage to get $5 off a $15 purchase coupon plus one of my items was already 40% off, so it was like I bought a new concealer and got an essie nail polish free. 🙂
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Ive saved about 20$ on my checkout before with coupons – the cartwheel app sounds like something i need!
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My best deal was items at the $ store using coupons and I got them for almost nothing!
I get good deals on products by timing my purchases and using coupons with big sales for the biggest savings!
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One of my best deals was for stand mixer–on sale, promo code, store credit back that I used for another item. In all, I got about $400 for about $200 and free shipping–that’s both items for less than the regular price of one of the items.
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I love using coupons. Usually when grocery shopping, I’ll use coupons and sometimes get the items for free.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/429729889428586496
Biggest discount was when I got body wash b1g1 free, and I had coupons for it as well, I got over $100 in body wash for free. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
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I gotten a few free candy bars from Target with my coupons.
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I have saved over 90% on a purchase. I use coupons, buy on clearance or sale, look for double coupons – pretty much whatever way there is to have a discount, I look for them.
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I once saved 30 dollars by using manufacturer coupons, target coupons and cartwheel.
MORE savings at Target…WOW!
Waited for item to go on sale, had some “cash rewards” from buying items earlier, then stacked with a %off coupon – $44 shirt for $10 – Awesome!
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My best score was some toys at Target because they were clearanced and I also found some coupons online to make them almost cost nothing.
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Love Cartwheel! The search feature is awesome. I use coupons all the time, and it saves our family lots of money. I like using it on clothes, baby things, groceries- everything! If I won, I’d love to buy furniture/home decor.
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With a $100 gift certificate, I stocked up on some clothes (mostly from the clearance rack). I got a $70+ Jennifer Lopez dress for $5, $70+ black Jennifer Lopez jumpsuit for $3, and a blue vintage-esque dress for $5. To top it off, I was able to stretch my gift card further since I had a 20% off coupon, and then received $25 back (gotta love Kohl’s). I’m always finding major deals at Target, too. A few months ago, I found a pretty $30 handbag for just $5. 🙂
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My coworker told me about Cartwheel the other day and how she had saved on Yoplait for her mother. I’m going to have to buy a smartphone to say money!
I have saved 30.00 at CVS.
I shop the sales and the clearances.
I got a refurb computer through the Dell outlet and then saved 20% on top of that so it was like $700 off.
Target gives me every day deals but I’ve never spent $700 on a single item 🙂
I bought some clothing on 75% clearance and the store had a coupon for an additonal 20% off. I got some real bargains!
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I have saved up to $80 with coupons in one visit.
Target is a great place to shop and to save money.
I used my costco savings toward a tv that was on sale there and got the tv for practically nothing
My biggest savings was at Meijer using my coupons on a buy 1 get 1 free item then ended up getting the whole thing free.
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I love to shop the clearance sections in every store. I got a mirror once for 90% off. Thanks for the Cartwheel info. I’ll be downloading it for sure.
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I don’t have a device that uses apps. I love finding home decor items at Target.
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I hope I win!
My most recent score was on a Sodastream. it was on sale, I had a coupon and then they offered a rebate. So I got the Sodastream for $39.00
I stacked three coupons for diapers during my last Target run! I think I saved almost half!
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The best deal I got was at a grocery store that was tripling coupons for that day only:
I paid $20 for $75 worth of groceries.
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I have gotten half off at a restaurant before. That’s the best coupon I have had.
I dunno, maybe 40%, but the big deal for me is when I get multiple (even if they are small) discounts when I have to buy a lot of stuff. That happens at Target sometimes – more-so with the app!
My biggest bargains are freebies – like small freebies at bath and body works &victorias secret from coupons they send in the mail. Also freebies from Rite Aid almost every week.
I posted a tweet too: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/430196187380346880
The biggest discount I’ve gotten (that I can remember :D) is when I saved $50 during a shopping trip 🙂 I combined store coupons with a current sale, as well as getting a few things on clearance 🙂
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/430218067516203009
The biggest discount I’ve gotten when purchasing something was when I bought a KitchenAid mixer. I had a coupon for 20% off and it was also on sale for 20%, for a combined total of 40% off. Thanks for the giveaway!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/ChrisMarie510/status/430223726353735681
The biggest discount I received was free. It has happened on more than one thing, especially at Target. I will combine items on clearance with a coupon and there you go.
My best deals come when I can combine a manufacturer coupon with a Target coupon. One time there was a deal for $1.00 off Lipton tea bags. And Target had a $1.00 off Lipton tea bags. Score? Yes! Lipton tea bags were on sale for $1.99. Yes that’s free after coupons. I must’ve gotten at least 20 of them over the course of a week. I’m still using them today, after about two years! LOL
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I bought a new oral B toothbrush through Brads Deals with in store pickup 65% off
I am new to discount shopping
I have never had any huge “memorable” discounts! I try to shop sale and clearance racks, but that’s about all that I do. I really want to try using cartwheel!
I stacked some coupons on toilet paper and it was practically free!
I recently bought 3 packs of m&ms and 3 pillsbury biscuit packages for 2 dollars! I used cartwheel, coupons, manufacturer coupons and my redcard.
https://twitter.com/TrendaTillson/status/430499576475176961
New to Discount Shopping/ Couponing
I got a new Dolce & Gabbana suit from Nordstrom during one of their clearance sales. It ended up being 85% off which made the suit $150.
Coupon wise I’ve got maybe 10 off toothbrush head replacement. I haven’t used the app yet in store
I tweeted https://twitter.com/flyergal82/status/430516258195259392
I think I need to start using cartwheel
I’ve been using Cartwheel for a few months now and it’s great! My proudest savings was this past Saturday. My brother was looking for a stock pot, so we found a Giada DeLaurentis pot at Target for $50. I used a 40% off Target coupon with a Cartwheel deal stacked on top of it. We ended up paying $25 for a huge stock pot!
The biggest discounts I get are from walking down the clearance end caps at Target and combining products found with coupons – either manufactures or a Target coupon that I have sent to my phone.
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My biggest savings ever was $200 off a TV just using my mouth. They were out of the one I wanted that was on sale and I end up talking the salesman into giving me the upgraded new model for the same price which was $200 more.
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Just last week i bought this bag of fancy chocolates that were on clearance for 25 cents (I made sure the bag hadn’t been opened, I think it was marked down because the expiration was 2/2014) I don’t know original price, but I’m sure at least a few dollars.
The biggest discount I ever got was with using the cartwheel app along with the store discount for cosmetics! My email is laurabethlove [at gmail.com]
I tweeted it! : https://twitter.com/Dishfunctional/status/430712129302179840
I was shopping at Old Navy and there were some sales I did not know about.. I was checking out and I got everything for free. I was like What?! Really?!
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I’ve saved 100% by matching sales and coupons.
I have got some toys and clothes for almost free to 90 percent off by combining clearance with a coupon
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One time, I combined coupons, rewards and clearance items at Old Navy to get over $100 worth of clothes for under $10!
My biggest discount when purchasing something was the 40% off I received on my leather jacket. I was allowed to double coupon on black Friday.
I’ve gotten a pair of shoes at 80% off before.
I love the Cartwheel app! I shopped with it at Christmas and saved nearly $40 thanks to combining Cartwheel discounts with stuff that was already on clearance/sale. So happy!
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I once saved $98 on groceries by combining coupons with sales and only paid $4.38.
I could use the 20% off bedding discount!
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The biggest discount I’ve gotten on Cartwheel is 20%. Cool!
I found a box of Keurig coffee for $100 in a grocery store clearance bin. Score!!
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I got my daughters mixers that were 40% off add another 30% off coupon and I got 10 for every 50 spent
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I love pairing manufacture coupons with Target coupons and adding the Cartwheel in makes for a fabulous shopping trip. I know one time I filled my cart and by the end of check I paid around $25!
My most favorite deal I got was a pair of Carlos Santana boots for $5 at Marshall’s!
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I haven’t gotten free products from a body care store.
The biggest discount I’ve got was the 40% off Giada’s cookware. love it!
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I find that taking advantage of email blast flash deals while with shopping clearance has scored me some of the best deals possible. Very excited to start using Cartwheel.
Not sure what the biggest dollar value would be, but getting 100% off in BOGO deals is always something I try to take advantage of! Additionally, I use Ebates (http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=8D0Kcs6%2BVc2GmyBFD5%2ByAg%3D%3D) to save money on everything from flights to electronics to clothes.
my biggest score would be getting something for free by purchasing it, at target, that was on clearance. i had a coupon and used the cartwheel app.
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I haven’t tried the app yet, but I do see a lot of great deals that I would like to take advantage of.
Around Christmastime, Target had 90% off. Scored some sweet deals there on tape — perfect for year-round, not just xmas! 🙂
My biggest discounts are when I have free product coupons to use. 🙂
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like the Mossimo Supply Co. Yoga Pants
when I use free product coupons 🙂
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I don’t really have a brag story – I rarely coupon! I like that you can scan stuff in store with the Cartwheel app.
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I think the best was black friday shopping at target scored a cart load of presents for half the price!!!
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I haven’t gotten that amazing deal just yet. I do use coupons when shopping online or I know I’m going out shopping and have time to print some coupons. I’ve gotten shirts for my youngest daughter a couple of time for $2 for TCP, that’s probably my best deal so far. Thank you!
Best overall discounts have come when shopping true factory outlet stores–there is one in town where it is common to find name brand jeans for $5.
At wal-mart I bought three turtlenecks for a $1.00 each when they had their clearance sale.
I’ve gotten things for free! Love coupons.
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! I LOVE Target for their cute and quality products and the opportunity to save in so many ways (Cartwheel, manufacturer coupons + Target coupons, gift card offers).
the best discount i’ve gotten I think was around $25 from using manufacturers coupons when grocery shopping!
i generally only coupon for groceries so not much for individual big discounts
I made the big score by using coupons and getting free items. I only had to pay tax.
During the Iraq war, when gas prices were going up and automobile prices were going down I convinced my husband to buy a truck. Knowing we would not be using it as our primary vehicle, the cost of gas to drive it was not an issue for me. We saved over $12,000 purchasing a new Dodge Ram truck. That was one of our best financial decisions ever!
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Thank you 🙂
I got an amazing deal on a tv after Thanksgiving a few years ago — a couple hundred off plus a rebate.
I had $1.50 coupon off some detergent and used it on a triple coupon day and saved 4.50
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My biggest score was waiting for the item to go on sale, using a coupon with it and then also getting a Target gift card as a bonus!
My biggest savings was a store sale plus the use of coupons. Item was normally $2.35 and I ended up paying .35 on each…there was no limit so I times my savings by 12. nice huh.
How big of saving have you had? Mine was $2.00 on a $2.35 product times 12, there was no limit. #SweepstakesEntry http://www.chic-steals.com/2014/01/how-to-use-the-cartwheel-app-to-get-bonus-savings-on-everything-you-love-at-target-plus-bonus-giveaway.html#comment-468384 https://twitter.com/randycur0962/status/439101183475478528
My biggest savings was at Sears – I bought a Jacket that retailed for over $90 and got it for $9
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We like to stack coupons with deals on our weekly grocery shopping. I think the best couponing and sale deal we did got us over a year’s supply of cat food for about $11.
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My biggest discount was using a free product coupon.
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I buy diapers when on sales and use manufacturer coupons , score !
I once got a brand new $600 lawnmower for only $100 I waited for it to go on sale for 40% off I had a manufacturer coupon for save a$100 and had a store coupon for 30% off so all in all I got the lawnmower for less than $100. When I go to the grocery store they pay me to take products when I stack my coupons!
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biggest coupon saving was getting a BOGO, two items, totally free.
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my biggest score was getting $129 software package for free when I used rebate and upgrade rebates combined.
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Cartwheel and Coupons, a great mix. Savings galore
I got picture frames this past weekend for 53 cents plus 5 percent off at target
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My biggest discount was a free coupon we got from the manufacturer for diapers, for sending in a rebate. Can’t get better than free, but that kind of thing sure doesn’t happen often. 🙂
free stuff with a coupon for a free item 🙂
i have got 90% off seasonal items before. i love saving that much money!
i always use coupon, Store deals and gift cards so i can pay from next to nothing!
I used to save big time on groceries when Kroger tripled coupons here, but now they cut that out. I just got a new phone and I’m excited about downloading this app. I love Target shopping and this will just be icing on the cake. I am also expecting a new grand baby in October, so I will be taking advantage of the baby related deals.
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I saved almost a $100 dollars on groceries.
i once scored 25% off clearance and i got kids shoes for $1.00!
I just saved $50 on my grocery bill the other day by using coupons!
The biggest discount was 100% off!
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The biggest discount I’ve ever gotten for myself was when I found a pack of coupons for a certain dish detergent for $2 off and they were $1.99. I bought twelve of them. But my mom taught me young, when I was little we would go out monthly at midnight to the local grocery that was both 24 hour and doubled coupons and we would always leave with cartloads of stuff for pennies. Since she had a family of four to feed with one not too large salary, she had to do it in order to keep us fed and she learned as she went.
The most I save with coupons is 50-70% and that’s hard to do now.
The most I saved was I won a coupon for free guacamole!
Tweet!~
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I am a thriftstore shopper and usually go when they have a 50% off apparel day, so often I walk out of the store with about 1500.00 worth of clothes that only cost me about 180.00
WOW! You are just amazing, Jennifer! You could teach all of us a thing or two 🙂
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