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Target B&M Mountain Bikes for $19.99 CRAZY!

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Nickel, I paid 24.94 for the Electroshock and 34.94 for the Scorpio.

Iksnizal, the Mgr you spoke to doesn't know what he's talking about. The clearance prices have nothing to do with the amount of stock that's left. They get a list down everyday from their corp office telling them what to mark down. Some of the Mgr's will hold off on marking the items down so they can get more money out of you. Another reason the bike may have been scanning higher at the second store is the markdown people may be behind. One of the Target's near me were 2 weeks behind. I knew some items should have already been 75% off and they were only showing 50% and when I questioned them they told me they were way behind because they had 2 new people doing markdowns.
 
Just picked up two (too greedy?) from a Milwaukee store. I went to another store earlier today where they were still $69.90. The Target employeee confirmed all of your suspicions. Some stores are behind schedule in terms of changing pricing in their systems.
 
I went to Target today to find a bike for a friend of my husbands and lo and behold what did I see but another Pacific Scorpio. I couldn't believe it was there since these were clearanced in Oct. I know the supervisor in that dept and asked him how much trouble I was going to have buying the bike since it scanned not on file (this means the price is out of the system). I told him I knew what the price was since I had bought one before. He said tell the cashier what you paid before and if she has any questions to call him. He also told me he had just pulled the bike out of their storage area and didn't realize it had been clearanced so long ago. IMO, the Scorpio is a nicer bike (for a man) than the Magna's because 1) it's made with Shimano parts, 2)21 speed not 18, 3) color of the bike isn't as blinding as some of the Magna's

btw, if anyone is looking for the Magna's, the Target on Bellflower and Stearns (Los Altos Shopping Center) had 5 of them (both color patterns) on the rack. They are still scanning 49.90 but they should go down this week. They normally mark down the sporting goods on Friday but that particular store is usually a day ahead on their markdowns. DO NOT CALL THE STORE AND ASK THEM TO CHECK THE PRICE!!! Most of the time the employees aren't even aware of which items are on clearance and once you tip them off, you'll never get what your looking for. If you ask them to scan one, make sure they show you the scanner after they do it. I've seen them actually lie and tell someone a higher price then take the item and stash it in the back for themselves. Shades of Office Depot.

 
To all previous posts:

Most people end up selling a $20-$100 bike at a garage sale for $10 no matter what the price they bought it for. That is my point. Sh1t buy 100 of these things, I could care less really!! 😉
 
I was able to stick one of these bikes under one of the scanners they have for price checks at the end of an isle. It came up 69.90. I guess I'll check back on Fri. I think they had 3 left.
 
I bought one of the Magna Electroshocks today at a Target here in the Chicago suburbs for $50 (not as good as $20), but...I needed a bike to tool around the 'hood with my kids. I figured I'd have to spend $20-$30 for a used bike. This bike is 26" and has 18 speeds.

The problem, however, is that I checked the Comsumer Product Safety Commission website and verified that the one I bought is indeed on the recall list. I haven't decided how I am going to pursue this.

According to the CPSC, one should take the bike back to Target for a replacement fork (the defective part) or exchange for a bike of equal value (is this for the $50 I paid or the bike list price?). It also says you can get a replacement fork directly from the manufacturer. It seems this fork has a tendency to split at the weld.

Shouldn't Target have known not to be selling this bike?

-mesboogie
 
Did you check the date that the bike was made? There should be a sticker on the frame near the pedals that has the date the bike was manufactured. The recall doesn't affect all the Magna's even though your particular model may be listed. It only affects that one's that were made between the dates specified.
 
I just checked. The date of manufacture is 1999.9.1 (which I interpret to be September 1, 1999). The recall effects bikes made between July and October 1999.

-mesboogie
 
I scared all my neighbors in the complex!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the way home from target I stopped to get the tires filled up with air..... I checked to see if they were too hard and they seemed ok....

I get the bike home and up to my apt, not thinking about....

While making dinner (about 40 mins later) BOOM!!!! The rear tire explodes!!!!! My neighbor runs over to see if I'm ok............

But I can't hear her because of the ringing in my ears!!!!

OK OK ... I feel silly .... I'm out half the price of the bike now for a new inner tube!!!!
 
This is a funny thread because, as a former bike sales/repairperson, it perfectly typifies the difference between people who care about bikes and people who don't (i.e., most adults), and no, I am not picking on either side. I learned a long time ago not to be a bike snob.

My two primary bikes cost ~$9,000 total at retail (I paid closer to $5,500), but I am hard-pressed to explain to most of my relatives why they are any better than a nice, new Huffy. Yes, they are that much better, and no, most of you would never care!

It is not unlike the difference between a cherry 1.4 gig Athlon system with Promedias and a 22" monitor, and an eMachines from Best Buy. Just try getting Grandma to care . . .
 
I think Tee_Edwards made a great comparison:


<< It is not unlike the difference between a cherry 1.4 gig Athlon system with Promedias and a 22&quot; monitor, and an eMachines from Best Buy. Just try getting Grandma to care . . . >>

but with one major difference. PRICE. Sure a $399 eMachines will work for some, but if that same eMachine is clearanced at 1/5 to 1/7th the $399 price, (like the $100 to $140 bike is), it would only cost around $80, and for $80, EVERYONE would want it!!! Just like the PC, the parts alone are worth way more than what you pay for the whole package.

 
Wow, what a deal. I went to my local Target, found two of the Magna Electroshock bikes left. They didn't have any tag or price on them, so I got a CSR to help me look it up. Boy, I would have paid to see that face again when she saw it for $25.

Better yet, when I went to check out, the UPC was slightly torn. So the checkout lady asked if there was another number. I read off the number from my printout, and she accepted it. Didn't even care that the price was $25.

Cool deal! See, I blew out the bike tire on my other bike the day prior. It'd cost at least $15 to replace the tire and tube. Why buy a new tirewhen you can get a new bike?

It's not like I do anything serious with it, it's just for me getting around at school
 
Cheezer,

Make sure you check the forks on that Electroshock (see the link in my previous post). I went back to the local Target to inquire about the recall. I was told that it was impossible for a recall item to get out the door as their scanner would catch it. When I talked to the manager about this, he seemed indignant. He stated that Huffy came in and changed all the forks on the suspect bikes. I asked him how I would know for sure. After insisting, he gave me a copy of the recall notice they had with a picture of the good and bad forks.

Surprise, surprise!! The forks on my bike hadn't been changed. The bike is back at Target awaiting replacement forks.

Still a good deal though!


 
Was anyone in the DFW area able to land a few of these bikes? I spent all day yesterday calling and going to various Targets to find some with no success... The Super Target closest to me did a thorough search and even brought out a printout of the various stores inventory and some stores showed $49.99 while others showed $24.xx. When I asked about the price difference between the stores, the manager confirmed what was posted earlier in this thread about lower volume stores having the lower price, and they base it also on how many are left in stock.

I would like to score 3 of the girls 26&quot; and one scorpio if anyone near me has any please PM me.

Ultanium
 
mesboogie, sorry about your difficulty, but it's good you showed other forum members here how to stick their guns and get satisfaction and avoid future troubles. congrats
 
MesBoogie:

I looked at the model number of my bike, and found out it is one of the ones listed on the recall. However, the date of manufacture doesn't match the ones listed in the recall. Mines says 2000.10.3, which to me seems to indicate it was made Oct 2000. But according to the recall, it affects bikes made from Jul99-Oct99.

So, how can I be sure? And where exactly do I find a sticker saying when the fork was manufacturered? (I didn't see one on my fork)
 
I'm pretty certain your bike is okay. The best way to be sure is to visit the local Target where you purchased the bike and ask (demand) to see the recall information. My local Target had this information posted on the wall at the service desk. I obtained a copy (which showed both good and bad forks) and compared it to my bike. I took the bike back and the forks are being replaced within the week. A bit of a hassle--but worth it I suppose.
 
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