I just went to my Target today. First I ran over to the videogame section, but they were all out of Colosseum bonus disks even though they had the preorder forms for $5.
Then I ran over to the food gallery and asked if they had any Pokemon cards with their promotion since they had a big sign and those Kids' WB create-a-card order forms. The man at the counter said they had the cards, and then I forked over my money and he told me he couldn't find them. So then I said I would come back in a half hour after my mom was done shopping, and he said he would have them found by then.
When I came back, I had lost my mom in the store but luckily had a few bucks from the headphones she wanted me to return, so I bought a diet coke and the man handed over to me 4 cards. I then told him thank you, and he said the extras were for waiting. So then my mom comes up and starts telling me how she has been looking all over for me and has been waiting in the car and that she already finished the shopping. I then told her I got lost, yada yada, and then I gave her 4 EX Dragon packs to buy, and she tells me to go wait by the car while she goes to buy them. I get out to the car, rip open the promo cards, and I was lucky enough to get all 4 instead of 4 of one. Then I notice that each card came with a coupon that allows you to get one of those 4 card holder frames for free (with the purchase of 3 Pokemon EX items). By this time, my mom was walking out of the store and into the parking lot, so I ran back to her and told her about the coupon, and she gave me the packs and the receipt. I then ran in to the customer service return thingy, and told the nice lady that I didn't use this coupon when my mom bought the boosters.
She then looked at the receipt and the coupon and broke down in laughter. I asked her why she was laughing, and she said "I can't believe kids still like that stupid Pokemon cr**" I then looked at her with a horrified face (because she cussed right in front of me), and then she told me with a very mean tone "Go get the frame and bring it back here withing the next 2 minutes." Not trying to be rude, I ran over, grabbed one of the frames, and came back, and she said "That'll be $4." Then I told her the coupon said you get it for free, and she said she didn't care what the coupon said and that the expiration date was past. Then I told her it is not past since the promotion only started a few days ago and she said "Oh, and how do you know that little boy? Do you have your own Pokem
an website?" Then I asked what did she mean I had my own Pokem
on website, and she said "Well if you knew it started only a few days ago, you must have reported it." Thinking that I was on Candid Camera, I told her I did have my own Pokemon website, and I'd appreciate it if she would read through the receipt (you idiot) and see that I get it for free. She then called another customer service guy and told him that I was telling her what to do and that I shouldn't be coming up to her with the coupon. Then I lost my temper (luckily I was the only one in line) and told her "Excuse me miss, I come her almost every other day and I know how Target works. Please hand over the frame and my booster packs in the bag so I can go or I will go get Mr. Burns and have him settle all this." After I said "Mr. Burns" since he was the store manager, the guy behind her told her that she was wrong and to give me the frame for free. Then, she made a grunt, threw it into the bag, and pushed it forcefully towards the counter at me. Then I told her "Thank you" with a smile on my face and then went up to Mr. Burns' office and reported her. He said that she was new on the job and that he would talk to her, and then I left.
In other words, go to the food court first, get your cards, get 3 EX packs, get the frame, buy your boosters and explain the coupon to the cashier, and then you can be on your merry way.
