FILE – The Target Corp. flagship store in Edina, Minnesota, US, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Photographer: Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Target’s car seat trade-in event is back this month, allowing families to get 20% off for a new car seat, stroller and more baby home gear.
The event begins Sunday, Sept. 15 and runs through Sept. 28, 2024.
Here’s how the program works:
Target car seat trade-in
Bring your old car seat or base to your local Target and drop it in the designated box inside the store between Sept. 15-28.
Then, scan the QR code available on the box to add the reward to your Target Circle Bonus. The reward is a 20% off Target Circle Bonus for eligible items. More on that below.
The bonus will be in your wallet in the Target app.
The reward can be used twice on qualifying purchases.
What type of car seats can be traded?
Target says it will accept and recycle all types of car seats, including: infant car seats, convertible car seats, car seat bases, harness or booster car seats, as well as car seats that are expired or damaged.
What can the bonus be used for?
The 20% off Target Circle Bonus from the car seat trade-in program can be applied towards a new car seat, booster seat, car seat base, travel system, stroller or select baby gear.
Select baby home gear includes playards, high chairs, swings, rockers, bouncers, walkers, entertainers and jumpers.
The bonus can be redeemed twice through Oct. 12, 2024 and can be combined with other offers.
What does Target do with the car seats?
Target first introduced the trade-in program in 2016, and says since then, over 3 million car seats have been recycled, which equals to about 45 million pounds of material.
Materials from the old car seats are recycled by Target’s partners to create new products such as pallets, plastic buckets and construction materials such as steel beams and carpet padding.
