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" srcset="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-21-at-10-31-24-am.png?w=1024&h=532 1024w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-21-at-10-31-24-am.png?w=150&h=78 150w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-21-at-10-31-24-am.png?w=300&h=156 300w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-21-at-10-31-24-am.png?w=768&h=398 768w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-21-at-10-31-24-am.png 1186w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Target and ThredUP recently ended their pilot that exchanged consumers older clothing for gift cards.</p></div> <p>If you were hoping to exchange your lightly used clothing for Target gift cards though the retailer’s <a href="../../19/target-partners-with-thredup-to-let-you-trade-in-old-clothes-for-gift-cards/index.html" target="_blank">partnership with online consignment store ThredUP</a>, then you’re out of luck: turns out, the test ended weeks ago. <span id="more-10221343"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/thredup-resale-pilot-program-with-target-has-ended/334674161/" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports</a> that while ThredUP continued to showcase its partnership with Target on its website, the pilot program between the companies is no more.</p> <p>On Tuesday, ThredUP updated its website to reflect that the pilot test that involved 11 Target stores in Minneapolis has come to an end.</p> <p>“The Clean Out with ThredUP + Target program has concluded, but you can still order a Clean Out Kit here,” the site states.</p> <p>A spokesperson for Target confirmed that the pilot test concluded at the end of September, despite a flurry of news and social media reports about the program.</p> <p>Customers who still have a ThredUP/Target “clean out bag” have until the end of November to send in their clothes to get a gift card to the retailer.</p> <p>The spokesperson did not elaborate on whether or not the pilot would resume or expand the program in the future.</p> <p>The program applied to consumers’ unwanted, or unneeded “high-quality children’s and women’s clothing, handbags and shoes.”</p> <div id="attachment_10221140" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="10221140" data-permalink="https://consumerist.com/2015/10/19/target-partners-with-thredup-to-let-you-trade-in-old-clothes-for-gift-cards/targetthredgrab/" data-orig-file="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png" data-orig-size="1541,1026" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="targetthredgrab" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png?w=300" data-large-file="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png?w=1024" class="size-large wp-image-10221140" src="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png%3Fw=1024&h=682" alt="Target partnered with online consignment store ThredUP to offer customers gift card for their old outfits. " srcset="../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png?w=1024&h=682 1024w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png?w=150&h=100 150w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png?w=300&h=200 300w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png?w=768&h=511 768w, ../../../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/targetthredgrab.png 1541w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Target partnered with online consignment store ThredUP to offer customers gift card for their old outfits.</p></div> <p>Like ThredUP’s normal service, customers fill a clean out bag with their times and either ship it the consignment store or dropped them off at a participating Target.</p> <p>Once the items arrive at the ThredUP facility, they are sorted to determine what if any fit the site’s clothing needs.</p> <p>“We do not guarantee any minimum payout,” ThredUP’s website states. “Just like any high-end consignment store, our professional buyers carefully evaluate each item and determine its quality and our ability to resell it.”</p> <p>Items deemed to be suitable for the consignment store were to be awarded Target gift cards. Pieces listed on ThredUP for under $60 would be paid for upfront.</p> <p>Clothing and accessories that are unusable will be “recycled responsibly.” Consumers can always ask for their clothing and accessories back, ThredUP says.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/thredup-resale-pilot-program-with-target-has-ended/334674161/" target="_blank" target="_blank">ThredUp resale pilot program with Target has ended</a> [The Minneapolis Star Tribune]</p> <blockquote><p>Want more consumer news? 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