A Target deal running through Nov. 14 hands you a $10 bonus Target gift card every time you spend $100 on other retailers' gift cards — and that list includes brands travellers actually use: Disney, Southwest Airlines, Marriott, Uber, DoorDash, Apple, Starbucks and plenty more. It works online with e-gift cards, so you can do the whole thing from your sofa in a few minutes. Exclusions to know: Target's own gift cards and Amex or Visa prepaid cards don't count.
The deal reportedly works more than once, though possibly not for unlimited repeats. The writer tested it with $200 in Disney e-gift cards — used to pay Disney Vacation Club dues — and got both the retailer cards and the $10 bonus cards emailed within minutes of each order.
The real trick is stacking. In one Target Circle account, there was a $10 rewards offer after two eligible $50 purchases, which the gift cards qualified for. That turned $200 of Disney gift cards into $30 back in Target credit and gift cards. A separate Circle offer took 25% off a children's book or toy, dropping a $47.99 boxed book series to $35.99 — then the accumulated Target credits covered almost all of it at checkout. Target surfaces the credits automatically when you pay, so there's little manual work involved.
A few extras worth knowing. If you have a Target credit card, your usual 5% discount applies to these purchases too. Starting the purchase through a cash back portal like Rakuten can layer on further rewards. And if you're annoyed that Target's own gift cards are excluded, keep an eye out: in recent years Target has run a short 10%-off Target gift cards sale for Circle members, so something similar could return.
Why should a traveller care? Because buying third-party gift cards ahead of a trip is essentially free money. Disney gift cards can pay for park tickets, hotels, dining and Cruise Line bookings; Southwest and Marriott cards cover flights and hotel stays you were going to book anyway. If you're planning a Disney or other big-brand holiday in the next few months, converting your spend into $10 bonuses — multiplied if the deal repeats — trims a meaningful chunk off the bill for a few minutes of clicking.
