Target gift card transforms into tiny R/C shopping cart
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 8:28am
Target, we're impressed. You take one of the most profitable items in your store, and turn it into a cute, super-fun remote-controlled car. The remote looks like a piece of cheese, and when you detach it (and a little Target shopping cart with a mouse inside) from the gift card, it lets you wirelessly move the tiny vehicle backward and forward.
It's no wonder Target can afford to do this — stores make billions on the fact that a large percentage of gift cards are never redeemed. The Remote Controlled Gift Card is available in amounts between $25 and $1000. At least you get some value out of this one if you don't redeem it.