10% off in-store at Target today and tomorrow; Target makes good on the security breach.

By now you've heard about the Black Friday in-store security breach at Target.  Here's what I got in my email in-box from Target president, Gregg Steinhafel:

Dear Target Guest,

As you have likely heard by now, Target experienced unauthorized access to payment card data from U.S.Target stores. We take this crime seriously. It was a crime against Target, our team members and most importantly you - our valued guest.

We understand that a situation like this creates stress and anxiety about the safety of your payment card data at Target. Our brand has been built on a 50-year foundation of trust with our guests, and we want to assure you that the cause of this issue has been addressed and you can shop with confidence at Target.

We want you to know a few important things: The unauthorized access took place in U.S. Target stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013. Canadian stores and target.com were not affected. Even if you shopped at Target during this time frame, it doesn’t mean you are a victim of fraud. In fact, in other similar situations, there are typically low levels of actual fraud. There is no indication that PIN numbers have been compromised on affected bank issued PIN debit cards or Target debit cards. Someone cannot visit an ATM with a fraudulent debit card and withdraw cash. You will not be responsible for fraudulent charges – either your bank or Target have that responsibility. We’re working as fast as we can to get you the information you need. Our guests are always the first priority. For extra assurance, we will offer free credit monitoring services for everyone impacted. We’ll be in touch with you soon on how and where to access the service.

Please read the full notice below. And over the coming days and weeks we will be relying oncorporate.target.com and our various social channels to answer questions and keep you up to date.

Thank you for your patience, understanding and loyalty to Target!

Well, whether you were affected by this or not, Target is making good. Target is offering 10% off all storewide purchases, 12/21/13 through 12/22/13, excluding all gift cards, entertainment cards, airtime cards, prepaid cards, iTunes cards, Apple, Bose, all video games, Playstation 4 consoles, Xbox One consoles, Target Mobile, prescriptions, optical, clinic, and alcohol purchases. Offer cannot be combined with other storewide or category/department coupons.

I'm upset that the security glitch happened, especially since I did use my RedCard at Target during the affected time (fortunately, my account was not breached), but I think this is a wonderful and generous gesture on the part of Target to earn back the goodwill of their consumers.

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