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Gillette, Satin Care & Venus shave gels are all included in this week’s offer for a FREE $5 Target Gift Card wyb 3 select P&G Personal Care thru 12/10. This is great news since prices start at just $2.06 for the Gillette Series & we have high-value coupons to make for some awesome deals…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Gillette Series Shave gel 7 oz $2.06 = $6.18
-$1.18 (use three $1/1 Gillette/Venus/Satin Care Shave Gel (excl. Foamy) 11-20 RP x12/17
(coupons will likely auto adjust down at the register due to the gift card you are earning
= $5 – $5 Gift Card back for buying 3 thru 12/10
= FREE after coupons & gift card

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Gillette Series Shave gel 7 oz $2.06 = $6.18
-$1.18 (use three 50¢ OFF ONE Gillette Shave Gel (excludes trial/travel size)
(coupons will likely auto adjust down at the register due to the gift card you are earning
= $5 – $5 Gift Card back for buying 3 thru 12/10
= all 3 FREE after coupons & gift card

The Venus & Olay and Satin Care shave gels were also included for very nice deals…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Venus & Olay Shave Gel ($2.97) = $8.91
-$3 (use three $1/1 Gillette/Venus/Satin Care Shave Gel (excl. Foamy) 11-20 RP x12/17
  (or use three 75¢ OFF ONE Venus Shave Gel 7oz or larger
= $5.91 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 12/10
= as low as .91 for 3 or just .30 each after coupons & Gift Card

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Satin Care Shave Gel 7 oz ($2.19) = $6.57
-$1.57 (use three $1/1 Gillette/Venus/Satin Care Shave Gel (excl. Foamy) 11-20 RP x12/17
(coupons will likely auto adjust down at the register due to the gift card you are earning
= $5 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 12/10
= all 3 for FREE after coupons & Gift Card, reg. $2.99

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Satin Care Shave Gel 7 oz ($2.19) = $6.57
-$1.50 (use three 50¢ OFF ONE Satin Care Shave Gel 5.9oz or larger
= $5.07 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 12/10
= .07 for all 3 or around .02 each after coupons & Gift Card. reg. $2.99

Even if you don’t have any insert coupons or access to a printer, you can get a very nice deal on the Gillette Foamy Shave cream – no coupons needed!…

DEAL IDEA: Gillette Foamy Shave Cream 11 oz ($1.87) = $5.61
–$5 Gift Card back for buying 3 thru 12/10
= .61 for all 3 or around .21 each after gift card

Gillette, Satin Care & Venus shave gels are all included in this week’s offer for a FREE $5 Target Gift Card wyb 3 select P&G Personal Care thru 11/12. This is great news since prices start at just $2.97 for the Venus & Olay and we have a printable coupon that makes for a great deal…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Venus & Olay Shave Gel ($2.97) = $8.91
-$2.25 (use three 75¢ OFF ONE Venus Shave Gel 7oz or larger
= $6.66 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 11/12
= $1.66 for 3 or just .55 each after coupons & Gift Card

Gillette, Satin Care & Venus shave gels are all included in this week’s offer for a FREE $5 Target Gift Card wyb 3 select P&G Personal Care. This is great news since prices start at just $2.97 for the Venus & Olay. There is a nice high-value insert coupon you may have to save $2/1.

This may be a money maker for some of you out there, but many, if not most Target stores have updated their system so that when there is a gift card deal, each item’s value is now reduced by the value of the gift card divided by however many products you have to buy. While it doesn’t net you a money maker- you will be able to grab this shave gel FREE…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Venus & Olay Shave Gel ($2.97) = $8.91
-$3.91 (use three $2/1 Gillette/Venus/Satin Care Shave Gel 9-25-16 PG x10/22**
= $5 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 10/22
= 3 FREE Shave Gels after coupons & Gift Card

**NOTE: this is because the register “sees” the value of each product as being $1.31 – $1.32 due to the $5 gift card you are earning. ($5 divided by 3 is a $1.66-$1.67 reduction on each item’s value). This leaves you with a maximum coupon deduction of $1.30 – $1.31 per item or a total of $3.91.

You can read a more in-depth explanation of this register update and see an example of a receipt on my post HERE. If you have not experienced this update in your area- that’s great and it will be a money maker since the register will take off the full value of your coupons.

Even if you don’t have the insert coupon, there are quite a few printables out there which will still net you a great deal on shave gel…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Venus & Olay Shave Gel ($2.97) = $8.91
-$2.25 (use three 75¢ OFF ONE Venus Shave Gel 7oz or larger
= $6.66 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 10/22
= $1.66 for 3 or just .55 each after coupons & Gift Card

Here’s some other great deals on Men’s Fusion Shave Gel & Women’s Satin Care Shave Gel…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Gillette Fusion Shave Gel ($3.94) = $11.82
-$6 (use three $2/1 Gillette/Venus/Satin Care Shave Gel 9-25-16 PG x10/22
-(or use 50¢ OFF ONE Gillette Shave Gel (excludes trial/travel size)
= $5.82 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 10/22
= .82 for all 3 or .27 each after three $2/1 coupons and gift card

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 Satin Care Shave Gel Twin Packs ($3.99) = $11.97
-$6 (use three $2/1 Gillette/Venus/Satin Care Shave Gel 9-25-16 PG x10/22
-(or use 50¢ OFF ONE Satin Care Shave Gel 5.9oz or larger
= $5.97 – $5 Target Gift Card Back for buying 3 thru 10/22
= .97 for all 3 twin packs after three $2/1 and gift card, or around .16 per shave gel

*NOTE* I have revised my post due to a register update at Target. I don’t think the update is completely nationwide, so some of you may be unaffected- but if you saw some strange happenings on your receipts at the register then hopefully this post will help explain things.

It appears that for many of you – when there is an in-store Gift Card promo where you have to buy a specific number of items- the registers are now seeing the total value of each product AFTER the Gift Card amount divided by whatever # of products you have to buy is deducted. This means that you may not get the full value of your coupons depending on the cost of your products.

So take for example our deal this week thru 10/8 for a FREE $5 Gift Card wyb 3 CoverGirl products. Target is awarding you a $5 Gift Card when you buy 3, which means the register will reduce the value of your products by $5 . (This $5 will be divided by 3 – taking $1.66-$1.67 off the value of each item). So this means that if you buy items priced at $3.99, the register sees the value available to use a coupon on as only $2.32 or $2.33. Since our $3 coupons are higher than this value – the register will automatically round them down to meet what it sees as their value (which would be $2.32 or $2.33 after the gift card deduction).

The good news? Your items are still free after gift card & coupons, but you no longer have a money maker. I am a little perplexed- and don’t quite understand why it seems to be falling on the manufacturers. I could see this happening if these were Target Coupons, or even if they were to reduce the value of your Gift Card and stated so on the receipt. But instead- using this method, manufacturers seem to be footing a portion of Target’s reward (the $5 Gift Card). They are only applying $2.33 of the $3 coupon you used – but then won’t Target be submitting each coupon for reimbursement of $3 to a clearing house? But I am still trying to wrap my head around the reasoning behind this method.

In any event – I don’t think we will be faced with this situation very often and likely only when using super high-value coupons & B1G1 coupons. It also seems to be isolated to in-store promos where you have to buy a certain # of products, ie threshold or category COUPONS for a Gift Card reward like this week’s $5 Gift Card wyb $15 in personal care seem to be unaffected.

So, with all that being said- since the register is going to reduce the value of your items and you have $3 coupons – you may as well buy items that cost up to $4.66 to get the best value out of your coupons while still grabbing freebies. So here is a revised deal with it all laid out…

DEAL IDEA: Buy 3 CoverGirl Eyeliner ($4.49) = $13.47
-$8.47 (use three $3/1 COVERGIRL Eye Product (excludes 1 kits and trial/travel size)*
*the register sees the value of each product as being $2.82 – $2.83 due to the $5 gift card
you are earning. ($5 divided by 3 is a $1.66-$1.67 reduction on each item’s value)
This leaves you with a maximum coupon deduction of $2.82 – $2.83 per item or a total of $8.47
= $5.00 – $5 Gift Card back for buying 3 CoverGirl thru 10/8
= All 3 items FREE

I tried to explain the situation as best as possible- but if you have any questions- please feel free to ask them in the comments and I will do my best to answer.