Target Red Card combined with gift cards for 5% discount?

[wollepopolle]

We were wondering today at Target if we could still get the 5% off through our red card but use the Target gift cards that we got for Christmas to pay for our purchase. The cashier said it didn't  work but I don't trust her. What do the experts say?

[Anonymous]

the discount is automatic with the CC use. I am sure the GC does not trigger it.

the cashiers do not initiate the discount.

You can try to mix pay  some of the balance with the CC.

[wollepopolle]

We wanted to apply the Recard discount but then pay 100% with the gift card.

The cashier said that if we do mixpay, we will only get 5% on the part that we actually charge to the Redcard.

[Anonymous]

well you have your answer

[wollepopolle]

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@Anonymous wrote:

well you have your answer

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That's what I am wondering. The cashier wasn't especially CC savvy and appeared rather clueless. Her answer was more of a speculation. I didn't bother to dig deeper. Maybe she was correct. But maybe people on here know more. We ended up not swiping our Redcard, so I don't know what would have happened.

[Anonymous]

I am one hundrede percent sure that is you swiped your redcards and then voided them the discount would void as well. 

I am not so sure that if you swiped them on partial they would not apply the 5% to the total of the bill.

[Creditaddict]

You only get the 5% on the portion of the charge you put on the card.

[john398]

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@Creditaddict wrote:

You only get the 5% on the portion of the charge you put on the card.

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Ithought you once got 10% off by splitting it on 2 cards, I am confused

[Creditaddict]

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@john398 wrote:

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@Creditaddict wrote:

You only get the 5% on the portion of the charge you put on the card.

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Ithought you once got 10% off by splitting it on 2 cards, I am confused

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I did, but by the next week I went shopping, it was fixed in the computer... just 5%

[john398]

Oh someone must of tipped them off