Tag: toy clearance

Every year in January, Target resets the toy section with new stock, and when this happens Target has major toy clearance. Eventually a BIG portion of whatever survives this clearance drops down even further to 70% Off all at once. Most if not all of you are already seeing this big clearance going on with discounted toys on endcaps, in the regular aisles, and in designated clearance aisles- marked at anywhere from 30-50% and some already as much as 70% Off.

While some of you may be finding some toys as much as 50-70% Off right now, like select BoomCo, Nerf, Fisher-Price, Disney & more – many brand-name popular toys usually hold out until mid January before going to 70% Off all at once. Over the coming days you may notice more & more consolidation happening and this is a good sign that the big drop will be ready to happen right in the middle of the month again this year.

Based on last year and the way stores are looking right now, I am thinking this big simultaneous drop to 70 will happen on Thursday, January 15th for most. But stores can vary and the day of the week that it happens may also depend on your store’s markdown schedule and some of you may drop on Wednesday, January 14th or Friday, January 16th.

But keep in mind I do not have any definite dates for you, just my past experiences and an educated guess. It’s just something to carefully watch on your own too, and it’s worth a good, long look in the toy aisles now to see if anything interests you as there is no way of knowing if what’s there now at 30 or 50% Off will survive until 70% Off.

I know many of you have been anxiously awaiting the big January Toy Clearance. If you are new to Target Toy clearance events you may be wondering what the heck I’m talking about since you probably have been seeing a ton of clearance in toys already- some of it even as much as 70% Off right now.

But what I am talking about is a big drop to 70% Off across the board, on many, many clearance toys all at once. Where most of what you have seen sitting on the clearance shelves for weeks at 30, 50 & 70% Off, will all drop to 70% Off at once. While I can’t say with absolute certainty, I am still betting on it happening this week – starting as early as tomorrow, Wednesday the 15th, Thursday the 16th & Friday the 17th of January. But I do not have a definite answer for you- and sure- there’s always a chance it could drag on one more week- anything is possible with Target.

Usually only a small percentage of stores go on a Wednesday, then lots of stores on Thursday and then most of the rest on Friday. Again- I cannot offer you a concrete schedule and it is something you will need to watch closely on your own too- and it may coincide with what day of the week your store usually does markdowns in toys. And don’t forget to scan, scan, scan!! You cannot always trust all the signage or stickers.

Here’s hoping for the big drop this week and let me know if it happens tomorrow (on Wednesday the 15th for any of you)- as that will be a good sign for those of us who usually drop on Thursdays!