This is the greatest toy! It’s great for kids and it can provide some adult fun too. The little feet can be set to say letter names or make letter sounds. Kids love it and when adults try to spell a dirty word, the prudent caterpillar giggles! Hours of fun for all ages (wink wink!) I realize I’m showing my immaturity here, but seriously it’s funny!
Beginning tomorrow 11/13 Toys R Us will have a Doorbuster ad valid only Friday 3PM-12AM, and Sat 7AM-1PM with this little guy priced at only $10.49. Take your ad to Target and have them price match the item and do this deal:
LeapFrog Alphabet Pal $10.49
$10.00/1 LeapFrog Alphabet Pal, Target Coupon
Final Price: $0.49
First of all, as with most things at Target- This will probably be a YMMV situation. I think it should work, but Target may say that since it is a doorbuster- that they don’t want to honor it… but I think it’s totally worth a shot! The only problem that could arise, is that Target’s price matching policy excludes Limited Quantity Items, meaning items listed with a limit. So, if the TRU ad says Limit 1, Target may decide not to price match. Also, you will need to shop during the times specified on the Toys R Us ad. If you try it out, Let us know how you do!
Thanks SlickDeals and MoJo Savings!
Sharon- You must have been leaving a comment as I was deleting that post. (Did you notice that Joanie and I posted at almost the same time- about the same sale!?!)
Anyways, this SHOULD work at Walmart. I have never had a problem using a coupon on an item I price matched- but some KCLS have reported problems… Another YMMV!
My Walmart is a total pain about using competitors coupons. The manager actually told me that “store coupons” refers to coupons issued by Walmart. haha, what Walmart coupons? I don’t even bother with them anymore.
Glad your store is Q friendly.
Where did you find the ad at? I went to Toys R Us tonight and they told me to access it online. It wasn’t in the Seattle paper today either.
Will Target take it printed from online?
I called Target yesterday and asked if they would take a printed ad off the internet to match an ad and (surprise) they said no. It has to be the actual print ad, and the whole thing, not just the page you are matching. Any more rules, Target?
LOL, great minds think alike huh?!!!
Thanks for the info, I guess all I can do is try. Love your site by the way, you guys do an awesome job, thank you so much for all your hard work.
Jessica, according to Targets online price matching policy, you have to bring in the entire printed ad to get price match. It can’t be printed from the computer or viewing the actual ad from an electronic device.
A great deal, but this toy is SO annoying. My daughter’s is in our donation bag.
This is a great deal! Too bad the closest Toys R Us is an hour away. Are there any other good deals that would make it worth the trip?
FYI – I called the Boise Target this morning and they said they are not price matching the Toys R Us ad since it’s not their weekly ad – let us know if it works for you at Wal-Mart!
Does Walmart have a coupon? Can I use the target coupon at Walmart?
I live in Georgia. My target took the ad with no problem. I was actually able to get 3 with this deal making $60.00 worth of toys a grand total of $1.47 plus tax! Thanks for the great post! Amy
Where did you get the ad?
Can you take a printed copy off the website? Will that work?
My Toys R US add came in my Friday paper. Not sure if you can use a printed add.
I’m so confused! You can use a coupon from another store at Walmart? How did I not know this??!!! I’m trying the Target deal tonight. I’ll report back later. Thanks KCL–this is such a great site!
I called Boise Walmart and they said they do not take competetors coupons. I called Target and they said they won’t price match because they are limited quantities. Bummer!
Targets in Utah are saying that they will price match but not use the coupons too. They say use coupon or price match not both.So, it is cheaper getting at Target and using the coupon.
This is so wrong! I talked to Target cooperate today about this same issue. I was told YES you could price match and use manufacture/target coupons for further reductions. I asked if they would call my target store and explain the policy, they were happy to help.
the add is in fridays paper I got mine at 9 am we called the 1800 # they say they have to price price match ANY add even the big toy add .. we got the frog X2 and 2 dvds we made them price match all of them they are not happy about the baby wips they made us ring them out one at a time so we did LOL lol sandy
Just called 800# and spoke with manager, they will NOT price match the Toys R Us ad and have been getting calls all day. My store was rude, as usual, and wouldn’t price match.
So I am with Denise-you can use a Target coupon at Walmart?? I would have to drive an hour to reach a Target but could get to Walmart in 20 minutes if it will work there… anyone had success with Walmart and the ad???
Does anyone have the link to the target coupon. The link above it taking me to the organic coupon page and not the target paget.
The orgainic site sould work. scrool down. I have been using it for a while. Like it better it has more coupons.
Farrah, you have the right link, you just need to scroll down to “show coupon images” and you should be able to see all the Target q’s.
Just got back from Target in Dallas and they said it has to be their weekly ad and not a limited time ad. Oh well, at least it was worth a shot…
To make this deal even better, take the peelie from the Alphabet Pal and Link it to their learning path at LeapFrog and get a free board book in the mail worth $10.99!!
This deal worked great for me. Although the customer service rep wasn’t too happy. Great Christmas gift! Thanks for the tip!
I went to the Eagle/Chinden Target and they would not price match. I even had my price-matching policy with me and they would not do it. They had a different policy that they said they just printed off from the internet and it says you can’t price match “timed events.” They had no problem using the coupon and price matching but the price matching has to be a weekly ad not a 2 day sale with specific times and such.
after a long discussion with the manager… they price matched mine in Missouri. It was a great deal. we also price matched the movie Up and Monsters Inc. and got the santa potato head. Lets just say they were not to happy with us… but its their policy and their coupons…
I DID IT TODAY! I feel like this is the only way we will beable to afford Christmas! lol(not really) Thank you!
I live in California and this is how things went for me today…I went into my Target with the printed ad. They started out with an attitude telling me 1.No we do not price match DOOR BUSTER ads. 2.Even if we did, you have to have all 6 pages of the ad printed off, not just one page. 3.She then proceeded to tell me, “but we price match everything else, just not percentages off, and not buy one get one free.” ANY OTHER STIPULATIONS???? Oh well…thanks for the great ideas!!!
I had the same experience here in Nebraska – Target will not price match timed-ads (i.e. “doorbusters”). Bummer!
I just did it at my target in CA and i had no problems. Yippy.. Girls will love this from Santa…
I got mine (Naples, Fl) first she told me I had to pay in line & use my coupon & then they would price match but I told her I had been told not to do that because then they don’t have the coupon when you do the price match. I told her they always PM & then take off the coupon. She finally did it. .52 cents. There were only 2 & the lady behind me had the other one.
Well, it doesn’t work here in El Paso. I called the manager of the Target nearest me and she promised it would work, even on a doorbuster but after I headed over there they were out of stock. They were really nice though and found me a store on the other side of town that had 3 in stock. Apparently, out of the like 6 Targets in this city only one had it in stock. Anyway, once I got there, the manager at the other store showed me the policy that said they wouldn’t match doorbusters… We got into a “discussion” about the policy posted online versus the policy they have at the store and I’m pretty fed up with Target now.
Has anyone had any luck at Wal-Mart? I’m considering heading over there in the morning, but I’ve wasted so much time chasing this deal already that I don’t know if I’m up to it…
What is the regular price of this item at Target? Is getting it at 10 bucks at TRU still a good deal? Or better at Targets regular price with coupon? Just wondering……
I just wanted to add an FYI the Pensacola, FL target on Bayou boulevard said no price matching timed adds. Only adds from the Sunday paper. And they were rude about it.
Thanks for the tip! Worked for me in Columbus, Ohio. Bought two alphabet pals and 5 wipes for a totat of $1.26!! Two more xmas presents done!
Reporting back from southwest MO. The Target here had zero Monsters, Inc. and one lonely package of 40 refill wipes priced at 1.47. zero alphabet pals, and Ocean spray was only on closeout for the sugar free kind. BUT I did get UP Blue Ray for 9.99 (after coupon and their sale price of 19.99)AND the pictureka flipper for $5! I price matched the game from Kmart, and used a target coupon and a regular coupon. I paid 16.01 for the movie, and the game! My husband tried to price match the movies at customer service, but they said that was a “bundle” and they wouldn’t do it. There are signs all over the store about the price matching, and how they are “glad” (yeah right) to price match any identical item. One thing I discovered was cashiers will price match (no manager needed, and no register beeps!). If they had the movies in stock, I would have just done that. The guy was super nice, and very kind, unlike the customer service woman. On top of that, Toys R us was out of most of the sale preschool games for the 6th straight day.
Leap frog alphabet pal–my Target in AZ wouldn’t price match. I called my Walmart and they said they don’t accept store coupons. I thought they did.
Here in Grand Prairie, TX…got two of them for .49 each at the Target off of Camp Wisdom and 360. Manager Micah rocks! Awesome deal folks, awesome deal!
Got mine today in Little Rock, Arkansas. No problems!
Got 3 today in Ottumwa, Iowa with a printed copy of the ad from online. She said we should have the actual printed ad from the paper, but I explained that I live in a small town where we don’t get the toys r us ads. She then price matched and let me use the coupons. 3 of the leapfrog alphabets for $1.47 total, plus 8 packs of wipes for free. Also got the Nivea lotion/lip balm deal where I bought 3 lipbalms and one lotion, and only had to pay for one lip balm — the rest for free. Register also generated a catalina for $5 off a $75 purchase.
I’m in Cincinnati, Ohio, but the Target here would not price match because they said they only do it on “whole week” ads, not 2-day ads. I called after I got home and they said they’d just got that message today! (I had tried to ask for where the exclusion was in their policy)- She said it isn’t considered “current” since they don’t get any prior notice of the sale like they do the weeklong. Still, not “current”?? FRUSTRATING!!
Worked for me today in New Braunfels, Tx.. no problems at all!
I’m in Northern California and this did not work for me! I was also told that they would not price match door busters, two day sales, etc. I was able to get Monsters Inc. and Up @ $8.98 for both because Up was $19.99 and Monsters Inc. ws $16.99. But another Target had Monsters Inc. priced at $26.99. So Targets in the same town have different prices on things. I took my receipt to another Target store and they would not price match my receipt or a price from a different Target store. That is so stupid and I think I’m going to complain on a survey or e-mail to corporate. They should price match their own stores. I’m so frustrated at these ignorant Target workers.
Worked for me!
I’m in Fontana California and was able to get the Alphabet Pal for $.53! No hassles or problems. I went to customer service and they price matched with the ad (from Friday’s paper) and then took my coupon. It was the last one on the shelf though, so sorry to anyone coming after me! Thanks to Lisa B. for the free board book tip. It took all of five minutes to request it online and now that’s in the mail as well. Wa-hoo!
I was able to get a few no problem at all. Great for my son, and awesome for church preschool, and other donations. So excited!!! I almost didn’t go this morning after all the negative feedback I was reading this morning, but decided to give it a whirl “just-in-case”. Yeah! Thanks for the heads up!
Got mine last night in Toledo, with no problems, .52 cents with tax
but they only had a couple in the store.
Target in AZ would not let me price match. They pulled out their price match policy that did not match the price match policy I printed on line right before I left. Will not pricematch 2 day or doorbusters.
Just wanted to let everyone know that after calling 4 different Target stores…I finally decided to give Wal-Mart a chance. Just so everyone knows…Walmart WILL price match door busters and WILL take Target coupons!
Kent, WA would not price match Doorbusters. (after I went DUMPSTER DIVING because I threw that ad away!) I found one in a damaged box on clearance for $14, so it came to $4. Not nearly as good as .49! Thanks for the great tips!