Australia's Biggest Toy Sale at Target

Today marks the start of Australia's biggest toy sale at Target. Target had been advertising the sale since we came over to Brisbane in June. Target's Toy Sale is after the mini toy sale at Kmart and Big W. As we were unable to get the Ultimate BumbleBee for my brother from the toy sale at Kmart and Big W, we were very firm about getting it this time round. It cost Aust$79.99 after a 33% discount.

Anyway after some decision last night, we decided to execute this plan of ours. I will follow Adrian's car where he will send us to Westfield before he goes off to work. I will then bring Sabrina to Target to get the toys we wanted. As Adrian will leave the house around 7am, we will definitely arrive way before Target opens at 8am. But we had some delay having breakfast and getting Sabrina dressed and I only managed to reach Westfield at around 7.45am. I thought I was very early as Westfield looks really deserted as most of the shops open only around 9am. But hold and behold, there was already a huge crowd outside Target by the time we walked there. People with strollers, kids and trolley were waiting for the shutter to be open.

At exactly 8am, the shutters were opened. People just rushed in or should I say some of them basically ran into the store and started grabbing toys from the various shelves. In the end I carried Sabrina up to get the trolley as people were just rushing into the store either with trolley or prams and I think it's so dangerous as Sabrina is so tiny as compared to the adults who basically only have eyes for the toys and not the people walking around them.

Once I got the trolley, I went straight to get the Tickle Me Cookie Monster. It was going at Aust$29.99. If I do not remember wrongly, it cost around SG$90plus. Then off to grab BumbleBee. With all these items in my trolley, I walked around slowly round the store. As I passed by shoppers, some of their trolleys were already filled with toys and toys, some of them mountain high. I must say when ang mohs shop, they really shop.

Then I was eyeing this Sesame Street Piano since I lay eyes on them on catalogue. Initially I wanted to get it maybe later just before Adrian come to meet us for lunch but after talking to Adrian on the phone, I went to the shelf to get it, all the while trying to arrange the piano, Bumblebee and Cookie MOnster into the trolley with Sabrina sitting in it. Luckily I took the piano around 8plus. by 9plus close to 10plus, I made another round the store and found that the shelves filled with pianos, Tickle Me Elmo and Cookie Monster were totally bare. So I told Adrian that I will definitely not put any of the items that I had in my trolley back to the shelf as there were partically none in stock.

Here are some of our loot today.

The wooden Sesame Street Piano going at Aust$39.99 (Usual price Aust$49.99)

The Ultimate BumbleBee that we got for my brother at Aust$79.99 after a 33% discount. Real huge.

The Tickle Me Cookie Monster going at Aust$29.99(Usual is Aust$59.99) Think this is the one going at SG$90plus

Elmo and Thomas the Train Dinner set for both Sabrina and Baby boy. (To be fair must buy for 2 of them) Each set at Aust$12.95

Something for my little boy. The nursery having a 25% off on nursey items so I happily grab. Hahaha

This drum set is something that Sabrina had been eyeing back in SG. It was going at Aust$14.99 after a 50% discount. We just bought it for her.

Another Elmo toy that Sabrina spotted while I pushed her round the store. It's going at Aust$14.99. Not too expensive for a Sesame Street item.

Updated Aust Time 2.24pm