Target Circle is the retailer's free loyalty program, and it rotates free product offers every week — sometimes full-size items you can walk out with for zero dollars. The trick is loading the offers before you shop and stacking them with gift-card promotions. Here is how to work it.
How to Claim Free Target Circle Offers
- 1Join Target Circle for free at target.com/circle or in the Target app.
- 2Browse the Circle offers tab each week — free items appear under the deals section and change every Sunday.
- 3Save the offer to your account before you check out; the discount applies automatically at the register or online.
- 4Stack with manufacturer coupons — Target accepts one manufacturer coupon per item on top of a Circle offer, which can make an item free.
- 5Stack with Circle earnings — you earn 1% back on most purchases to redeem later, on top of the free offers.
Tips That Maximize the Freebies
- Check the app on Sunday mornings when new weekly offers drop — free items go fast and sometimes sell out.
- Pair a free Circle offer with a Target gift-card promotion (buy X, get a Y-dollar gift card) to turn a free item into a moneymaker.
- Use the Target RedCard for an extra 5% off, even on free items where you pay only tax.
- Stack a Circle offer, a manufacturer coupon, and a rebate app like Ibotta to push items below zero.
Target Circle is free to join and the offers reset weekly, so checking the app takes a minute and the savings compound over a year.