How to Distinguish Between Target Store & Manufacturer’s Coupons on Target.com

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If you shop at Target often and print coupons from Target.com on a regular basis, you’ve probably noticed that Target.com offers store coupons and manufacturer coupons online.  The tricky part about their online coupons is that it’s hard to tell which coupons are Target store coupons or manufacturer coupons until AFTER you’ve printed them.

Since I receive quite a few emails from you wondering how to distinguish between the two types of coupons, I was happy to discover that there actually is a way to figure out which ones are which!  Check out the details below…

*Head on over here and right-click on any Coupon image

*Click on the “View Image” text and a new tab or window will open up with the image in your browser (I’m working on a Macbook, so if you’re using a PC you may need to click on the “Properties” text).

*Look at the html coding at the top of your browser and you’ll see a long string of text for the image.  Look closely at the link and you’ll notice that if a coupon is a Target store coupon, it will say “files.cncdn.com/partners/target/…” with the word target in the text.

*If the coupon is a manufacturer’s coupon, it will look like one of the above pictures and have either the word “manufact” in the HTML OR you may also see the particular manufacturer name in the link instead, like “files.cncdn.co/partners/norelco/….” as seen above.

Hopefully this will help those of you who have been wondering how to tell a difference between the 2 types of coupons! 🙂

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  1. Ashley57

    You are awesome! Thanks so much!

  2. Candi

    Thank you so much for the information on the target coupon that helps a lot.

  3. Lisa Mcdonald

    I wish you could store this somewhere on your blog so we can go back and review or when I send others to your site they can find it in the future…..thanks collin I have been with you since 2008

    • Jennifer

      You could sign in to your “hip list” and then click on the little clip board on the top right hand side of each post. It bookmarks the article for you – you can find your bookmarked articles at the bottom of the page by clicking on the orange bar.

    • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

      Great idea, Lisa! I will start adding this to the bottom of the Target Weekly deals as a reminder! 😀

      • Kristina

        For those still not seeing this on a pc. Make sure your clicking the picture of the product. If you click in the coupon but not on the actual picture it will show a short url saying target everytime.

        • dreamzncolor

          I had this issue as well. If you click on properties instead, you can see it that way. Happy Couponing!

  4. robyn

    thank you so much , Ink isnt cheap so when i print one of them its like arhg!

  5. Leigh

    that’s great! Thanks so much for saving my printer some ink.

  6. Mary

    This is exactly what I was wondering about yesterday. Thanks!

  7. DanieLLe

    AWEsome, are you Colin Master Yoda 😀 I actually emailed you a few weeks back, about this very question ..and, I had a 3+ hour convo last night to my sister Toni back home in Michigan, about this too ..WeeeHOO! Thanks for this great info, sure helps!

    LLLLLLOOOOVVVEEE YYOOOOUUUUUU!!

  8. ms

    LOL that pic made me laugh so much 😀 thanks for the post 😛

  9. Heather

    OMG THANK YOU!!!!

  10. Coupz

    WOW..Thanks so much!! That is very helpful. And I love the picture 🙂

  11. misty

    OMG Love that pic lololol

  12. Katie

    Awesome, I was JUST wondering this yesterday when I went to print coupons off Target’s site.

  13. Barb

    genious!

  14. Jaclyn

    THANK YOU COLLIN! Now it will $ave me even more money in ink & frustrations! This is GREAT! 😉

  15. Amanda

    I’ve always read them like this…no longer accurate?

    “with purchase of…” is a Target coupon.
    “when you buy…” is a MF coupon.

    • Tammi

      I’ve found this to be true too! Anything that doesn’t start with a ‘when you buy’ has always printed as a Target coupon for me.

      • Joy

        Yes, I learned this a couple of months ago. Also, when it doesn’t say “when you buy” or “with purchase of” it’s usually a Target coupon (i.e., “$1 Godiva chocolate item” that is currently on there).

        • Joy

          off topic here …but Joy @ ..12:34pm funny we posted to the same OP.. was wondering..I am blonde..did you choose a blonde little gravatar? I didn’t choose anything..mine just turns up brunette.. hmmm.. mabye keep it brunette then..otherwise we will confuse ourselves..I looked at your post and thought to myself ‘ self..did I just contradict myself, but saying oh I knew this, but then posted, I didn’t know this..’..haha.. funny.. This is Joy 12:29pm below..

    • Joy

      Great to know this as well Amanda and Collin to know to check properties.. I sometimes print out and see it’s manuf. thinking..”ah shucks, I have a manuf. one already..I want a Target one”.. haha.. thnx ladies..

    • shanshan

      Yes. Simply look for “When” you buy = Manufacture coupons. Anything else are Target coupons.

  16. babs7881

    also, usually the target coupon has the modifier of “with purchase” or none at all, while the manufacturer’s coupons usually use “when you purchase/buy”

  17. Amy

    My 4 year old daughter thought the photo in the post was soooo funny. Made for a good laugh together.

  18. animity@yahoo.com

    I was just wondering this last week. Thanks!

  19. Teh

    not working for PC at all. 🙁

    • Janet

      I am on a PC and have no problem. Right click on coupon and then select “Properties”. Then a box with info will pull up and where it says “Address (URL)” is where the info you need is.

    • Evonne

      It didnt work for me the way its described either. Try this…right click the image and select “open image in new tab.” A new browser window will open up with the html and that will tell you if it is a Target coupon or manufacturer. Hope that helps!

      • K

        Thank you for posting this! Now I can see it! None of the other ways worked for me.

      • Jill

        When I right click on the image I am not given the option “open image in new tab” and when I click on properties it only says http:coupons.target.com. Does anyone know another way to find out? I’m using IE 9 does that make a difference? Thanks for any help you can give me!

        • johnathans_jiggle

          hey jill it sounds like they are using google chrome.

  20. jess

    Thank you! I’ve been wondering that for a LONG time!

  21. Rachel

    Love the picture of the lady!

  22. Laura

    You just made my day! Thank you!

  23. Bridget

    That’s is so helpful! Thanks. I always wondered if there was a way to distinguish before I chose to print.

  24. Amanda

    Thank you! I had been wondering this for a long time!!!

  25. Kristy

    This is great; thanks so much!

  26. Sarah Mannon

    Great!! THANKS SOOO MUCH!! 😀

  27. Shaheena

    I know this isn’t entirely related, but I was wondering. Is there any catch to the Target debit card? Seems like a no brainer to use it for 5% off purchases & free shipping, but I’m wondering if it’s too good to be true. They don’t run a credit report, and it’s tied into your bank account. Am I missing something?

    • mel

      nope. no catch! I use it all the time, LOVE the extra 5%! The only downfall is sometimes it can take up to a week for the debit to come out of my checking acct. Drives the hubby batty LOL when he’s trying to balance and the Target charge is still “pending”

  28. Lori Stevens

    Fantastic discovery! You definitely go above & beyond to help people. Thanks for all you do!

  29. Carla

    Maybe I’m computer illiterate but how can you do this with a Mac? You can’t right click…?

    • Edie

      I haven’t used a mac in awhile, but I believe pressing the control key and clicking in unison has the same function as right click. 🙂

  30. LeighAnn

    That’s awesome! Thank you. Will save a few trees I’m sure! And ink!

  31. meg

    Some times, view image is not an option @ such times , right click and go to properties and you can see what collin refers.:)
    HTH for those who cannot find view image option …

  32. Lisa

    Awesome! Now the challenge is actually remembering to do that each time before printing a coupon. 🙂

  33. mel

    If you use Google Chrome, when you right-click, you need to choose “inspect element” and when the new page opens up, you may need to scroll down a bit until you see the html part high-lighed in blue. From there you can see if its a Target coupon vs manuf coupon.

  34. Maezy

    Hey anyone know if this trick or similar will let us know if Kroger [and affiliate] ecoupons are store or manufacturer’s ?? tia 😉

  35. Krista

    thank you! I have always wondered that! ( :

  36. sarah

    Thank u!!!!!!

  37. Michelle

    Thank you so much!!!

  38. luz

    I am right clicking on the picture and nothing happens. I am at work. will try it at home

  39. Marcia

    Thank you for taking the time to do this and do it so well. It was easy to understand with the graphics you included.

  40. Mrs. Schmid

    Great post! Thanks so much for the info!!!

  41. Christina

    Ah quite brill! Thanks so much!

  42. Erin

    Maybe it’s just me but… I’m not sure if it’s worth the effort to look that far. I know Target’s website has been really SLOW to load for me since they changed it a few months ago. Even on different computers it seems to take forever. I think I’d rather just take my chances printing them then have to wait for the html coding to show up! Anybody else have that problem?

  43. Janet

    Wow, that helps alot!!! Thanks Collin 🙂

  44. Rhonda

    Ever since Target updated their website, I have not been able to print any coupons on our Mac computers. It states that we need to update our Java. My computer is brand new. We go to update Java and we have the latest version. Any body else with a Mac having this issue?

  45. dreamzncolor

    That’s a fantastic tip! Thanks!!!

  46. Amanda

    You are the bomb.com

  47. Laura Brandt

    THANKS COLLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  48. sandy

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!! This will save me so… much paper. Sometimes I have the mfg coupon and would like to match it with target coupon and would have to have blind faith hoping it was a target coupon. I love this sight!!!! You work so…. hard to find us all the answers. Thanks again for all your hard work!!!

  49. francoise

    Thanks for taking the time to clarify this, Collin. Complete with screen shots, to boot! As usual, you go above and beyond. I don’t know if it’s possible to get tired of hearing it, but YOU’RE AWESOME!

  50. Carol

    Thank you! This has been a source of frustration for me for ages. I really appreciate this information! My printer is like a thirsty alcoholic. This will save me so much in ink and $$$$!

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