Shoppers slam Target for ‘measly’ Black Friday deals

As Black Friday approaches, Target has announced its early sale, giving shoppers a chance to grab discounted items before the holidays.

But many Americans have said they are unimpressed by the company’s “meager” deals.

For the second year in a row, Target is under fire for its Black Friday deals, with many blaming it on “corporate greed.”

Creator Kate Pirl claimed in a social media video that this year’s deals barely scratch the surface compared to previous Black Friday sales.

“You don’t have to worry about me on Black Friday. You won’t see me for a measly $10,” she said as she dug into some of the deals Target is offering this year.

In her video, she had screenshots from the Target app showing the company’s sales.

She showed that customers can get $10 off the $69.99 and $99.99 cameras, which she thought was a bad deal.

“Like save $10? $10?! $10 is a Black Friday deal?,” she wondered. “Target’s Black Friday deals basically say: It’s not inflation, it’s corporate greed.”

Pirl showed that customers can get $10 off $69.99 and $99.99 cameras, which she considered a bad deal

Pirl also showed viewers how Target is offering a “buy two, get one free” deal on books, movies and music.

“It used to be that if you buy one, you get three free, maybe even four,” she criticized.

She also slammed the retailer offering 30 per cent off nightwear, claiming it could be a regular ‘weekly deal’.

“Reduce the good Black Friday deals of 60 to 80 percent because this is NOT it,” she added.

Another creator, under the username CoreDeals, delved into Target’s Black Friday dealsechoing what Pirl felt.

“I’m tired of this… Overall, this is just a waste of time right now,” he said.

Many commenters agreed with the content creator.

One wrote: ‘Most of these are the same deals they normally go through.’

“I shouted earlier that 30 percent off is NOT BLACK FRIDAY.”

‘Same prices ‘on sale’ all year round. I was disappointed when I saw the ‘deals,'” another agreed.

“I won’t get out of bed unless there’s a 75% discount or more,” said one.

Target got into hot water last year after videos circulated online showing shoppers finding Black Friday sale signs on top of old signs — often with the same or lower prices than the Black Friday deals.

TikTok creator DeJay Downey posted a video last year revealing the signs among the Black Friday signs with the same prices at an unknown Target store.

In the electronics department, she revealed a television set that was on sale for $649.99, but was also listed for the same price on the sign below.

“It’s the same, I don’t get it,” she said in the video. “I’m confused.”

Since most of the deals the creator showed in Target’s Black Friday ad ranged from 30-40 percent off, CoreDeals often said he was “not impressed” with the deals

A creator on TikTok, DeJay Downey, posted a video revealing the signs below the Black Friday signs with the same prices at an unidentified Target store

In the electronics department, she revealed that a television set that was on sale for $649.99 was listed for the same price on the board below. “It’s the same, I don’t get it,” she said in the video. ‘I’m confused’

A Target spokesperson told the newspaper New York Post at the time the TVs “went on sale before Black Friday as part of our early Black Friday sales.”

“We continued to offer these items at the same discount on Black Friday, but updated signage to reflect the extended timing,” the spokesperson added.

The company said customers would have saved between $20 and $80 “in both cases,” depending on which TV they purchased.

“Those reduced prices compared to regular prices are clearly visible on both sale signs in the video,” the Target spokesperson told The Post.

In recent years, shoppers have caught retailers allegedly raising the price of items in the months leading up to Black Friday to put them “on sale” for the holidays.

Some buyers have discovered this phenomenon by using online tools to track the price of an item.

One customer, Louis Torres, discovered last year that a TV he had in mind for his wife was the same price on Black Friday as it was in early October.

“My wife needed a new display TV for her office, I could have bought this for her birthday in October,” he said Newsweek.

The TV was on sale for $499.99 from $799.99, but a Keepa browser extension showed it was priced at $499.99 in early October, became $799.99 mid-month, and then went on sale again just before it went on sale. reduced to $499.99.

“A tactic that is widely used by many retailers is to raise the regular prices of a product so that you can then advertise it at a deeper discount,” Jie Zhang, professor of marketing at the University of Maryland, told DailyMail . com last year.

‘It really plays into consumer psychology and makes shoppers feel like they’re really getting a good deal. I would advise people to always be careful with discount percentages.’