Beating the Target Gift Card system

Hey guys,

I am home with all 3 kiddos today, one of which is sick (stomach bug....yuck).  I have oiled him up and he is sleeping peacefully.  So, while the twins and 3 year old are asleep, I thought I would share how I beat the 4 gift card per order Target policy.

We received a lot of gift cards from friends and family for the arrival of the twins.  We already had a lot of what we needed, but there are some things that you don't need unless you have twins (or 2 kids close in age).  Enter....the double stroller.

I have been saving all of our gift cards to hopefully not have to pay anything for the stroller.  I have been stalking Target online (because I have the most money in Target gift cards) and saw that the stroller I want is on sale!!! Woohoo!  I was super excited, added it to my cart, got all of my gift cards, and sat down to order when I saw you can only use 4 gift cards per order!! WHAT!!!  I was so bummed.  Of course, the stroller I want isn't carried in stores so that wasn't an option either.  I was about to order the old school way (over the phone) when I decided to try something....eGiftcards. You can email an electronic gift card.  It takes some time and a little rearranging, but it can work.  I had 9 gift cards and needed to get it down to 4.

Target also has to make it a little more difficult because you can't enter the amount you want; you have to use the preselected amounts.

So here's what I did:
-two $50 gift cards combined to make one $100 egiftcard
-two $40 and one $20 combined to make one $100 egiftcard
-$50 and $25 combined to make one $75 egiftcard
I still have a $5 and $15 gift card ($20 egiftcard is not an option)

After I got the first 2 egiftcards, I went back to target.com and combined them to make one $200 egiftcard.  

So, after I get all of my egiftcards, I will have one $200, one $75, a $15, and a $5.  When it is all said and done, I will only have to pay $2.32!!! Woohoo!!!