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The Clearance Cheat Sheet: Clearance Tag Quick Card (Free)

Free clearance tag cheat card: which price codes are real and which are myths

Free. Does a Target price ending in 4 mean no more markdowns? A Target spokesperson, quoted by Snopes, said it’s no indication either way. This one-page card sorts clearance-tag claims into sourced vs. myth or disputed for Target, Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe’s, with a source per line.

What’s on the card:

  • Target: where the % off sits on the sticker, the usual markdown steps, and the “ends in 4” myth (a Target spokesperson, quoted by Snopes, said it’s no indication either way).
  • Walmart: yellow and red tags, digital shelf labels, and why the cents-ending “code” is disputed.
  • Home Depot: what a penny price means, and what store-level tracking found about cents endings.
  • Lowe’s: read the tag’s wording; the cents codes contradict each other.
  • Every store: scan it in the store’s app or a price checker before you buy. The register price wins.

One PDF plus a matching phone-sized PNG.

Not a deal feed and not a promise of results. Practices vary by store; codes not guaranteed.

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Not affiliated with or endorsed by Target, Walmart, The Home Depot or Lowe’s. General information, not advice.

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