Target is a piece of crap store they suck. Their return policy sucks and their employee are all @$$ holes, and just like Walmart they sell cheap Chinese junk. It is my hope that they file Chapter 11 and GOB which would make me happy.
Well, it's not really fair to say all Target employees are "a-holes" as you say. I am a Target employee, and I would certainly hope I'm not such a person.
sorry I did not mean to be harsh but the management and other associates here in my neck of the woods are.
Target is porbley the only decent discount store around first off they dont sell cheep junk they actley sell decent stuff and they dont make there stores soooooo huge liek wal mart and they woudlent teardown a whole mall to make there one store and i wouldent go around saying that u hate teh people who work there idk maby u had a bad expericen with your target but i looove target and there not going anywere anytime soon
I dont like target, they try too hard to be upity and hip.
.....to red.....and no price tags on some shelves.....:)
QuoteOriginally posted by dmx10101
I dont like target, they try too hard to be upity and hip.
i think target dose a good job at being hip and it remindes me alot of caldor
I work for Target- and like anything there is good and bad. The main thing is that they are a bit pricier than Wal-Mart and even what Ames and Hills used to charge. They are more geared to middle class and lower middle class shopper. They are cleaner, they have alot of interesting products you don't see everywhere and they make some of the really fashionable (okay uppity) affordable enought. Don't get me wrong, everything has its bad points but they are such a nice alternative to Wal-Mart that I can overlook all the red and trying so hard to be so hip. I still think they are the last decent discounters out there to shop and work at. IMHO:mrpink:
Target stores tend to be clean, brightly lit and well, I feel safer. Wal-Mart...well, they are skanky, dirty, dingy, products are often damaged on the shelf and 3 out of 4 people are not speaking English. Don't see that in Target or even K mart for that matter.
i see alot of people like target
I like them, but when you see something REALLY good, and come back a week later, it's gone. And I don't think people bought it. Nothing ever stays the same at Target.:rolleyes:
After going a few more times with my wife I am really changing my outlook about Target. Their merchandise is better quality than Walmart and I also will eat my words and say that the associates are helpful and seem to be happy that they work there. I just hope that they are not under paid like Walmart. I would actually go to Target and/or kmart to get what I need. I am sorry if I have offended anyone who works for Target for my earlier comments!
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
I just hope that they are not under paid like Walmart. I would actually go to Target and/or kmart to get what I need. I am sorry if I have offended anyone who works for Target for my earlier comments!
It's so easy to slime Wal-Mart. I know someone who just got hired at Wal-Mart and received almost $2 above the state minimum and she has no prior retail experience (not to mention she's going back to school in a month!). That's almost extraordinary for a minimum wage position who assures quarterly evaluations and ability to achieve increases with each one. What I find unusual is that Target repeatedly slips under the radar for its business practices while Wal-Mart, albeit the #1 retailer in the U.S. (and for that they will be targeted and watched closely), is constantly attacked but is probably one of the best retailers you can work for.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
I just hope that they are not under paid like Walmart. I would actually go to Target and/or kmart to get what I need. I am sorry if I have offended anyone who works for Target for my earlier comments!
It's so easy to slime Wal-Mart. I know someone who just got hired at Wal-Mart and received almost $2 above the state minimum and she has no prior retail experience (not to mention she's going back to school in a month!). That's almost extraordinary for a minimum wage position who assures quarterly evaluations and ability to achieve increases with each one. What I find unusual is that Target repeatedly slips under the radar for its business practices while Wal-Mart, albeit the #1 retailer in the U.S. (and for that they will be targeted and watched closely), is constantly attacked but is probably one of the best retailers you can work for.
It's funny that you mentioned the amount people are getting paid off the street to work. At my store, they are getting a ridiculous amount starting, with no retail experience. For some of us Veterans who have been there for 7, 13, 17+ years, it's hard to ignore that fact. I guess it is an inclination to try and get applicants, but the help quality seems to diminish as time goes on.
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre2
I just hope that they are not under paid like Walmart. I would actually go to Target and/or kmart to get what I need. I am sorry if I have offended anyone who works for Target for my earlier comments!
It's so easy to slime Wal-Mart. I know someone who just got hired at Wal-Mart and received almost $2 above the state minimum and she has no prior retail experience (not to mention she's going back to school in a month!). That's almost extraordinary for a minimum wage position who assures quarterly evaluations and ability to achieve increases with each one. What I find unusual is that Target repeatedly slips under the radar for its business practices while Wal-Mart, albeit the #1 retailer in the U.S. (and for that they will be targeted and watched closely), is constantly attacked but is probably one of the best retailers you can work for.
Unless Wal-Marts changed that much since 2005 I have to disagree. working there for 8 months wasn't a good experience at all. They started me out at only $6.70 hr. They would take advantage of you- schedule you whenever for no rhyme or reason and they might decide to cut your hours out of the blue. They would work you as hard as humanly possible and have no symphany for you situations, as I got yelled at over the phone by the manager because I had a car accident when I was out of state and told them I couldn't come to work for a few days. They told me I better find a train or plane or something to get there because I need to be at work. Even though the store has like 500 employees. And they take you for a ride for raises. When they hire you they say for your 90 days you can either get a .40 or .55 increase, the .55 being for doing excellent work. Well I did everything I could to get that .55 raise and even my dept. manager said I was the best worker they had seen. Management still only gave me the .40. And I was talking with employees and I never found a single person that got the .55. They just tell you that so they'll get more work out of you to try and get it. When working in electronics we were so short handed most of the time I was forced to take out and load large tvs in peoples small cars by myself. Including putting a 32" tube tv into a geo metro, the tv was over 120 pounds, it was raining, and I had to take it out of the box while the old person tells me not to mess up their car. Did Wal-mart give me any thanks for things like that...no. And that kind of stuff happened often. Wal-marts benefits are bad. Discount is only 10% and its Not good on food, sale or clearance merchandise, and they screwed me over with my insurance. They never told me when I was able to enroll in it and when I thought came the time for me to enroll they said oh no your time has already passed to enroll, you have to wait for open enrollment (which was like 6 months away). I bought into their stock as they tried very hard to get you to buy into it when you start with them. Needless to say I ended up losing money with my stock because it went down so much. I could go all day about Wal-mart being a shoddy employer, as I have first hand experience.
If you guys think Walmart is so good and Target is flying under the radar then you need to click on the enclosed link and watch the documentary.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3836296181471292925
I don't have anything against Target but it just doesn't click with me. I did get the best feather duster ever there though :yup:
QuoteOriginally posted by farmingtonvalleymall
I don't have anything against Target but it just doesn't click with me. I did get the best feather duster ever there though :yup:
I also have nothing against Target (or as the upper middle class call it "Tarzhay"), they have a lot of good merchandise. I bought my SpongeBob SquarePants lamp there. For a discount store, they are a bit on the pricey side, BUT, they have lots of stuff that you can't find at Walmart*, Kmart, ShopKo, Meijer, or Kohl's. They are one of the better retailers out there. The only other thing that bothers me about Target is that the chicken strips I ordered at the snack bar were just TOO hot!:hurt:
i dont think ive ever had a probelm with target before unlike kmart and wal mart but target knows how to get my attaion i also love how there stores are layed out its always clean not messy least the ones around me and they dont do that whole wearhouse look to them like wal mart does
Target is overrated. They are really not any better than Wal-Mart when it comes to corporate affairs. People just think they're better because of their ''hip'' atmosphere.
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Target is overrated. They are really not any better than Wal-Mart when it comes to corporate affairs. People just think they're better because of their ''hip'' atmosphere.
yet they know how to keep there stores clean and nice wal mart is just trashy looking no mater were i go also target has better quality then wal mart that's why i would rather shop there they also know how to advertise unlike wal mart i mean ive seen some commercials they have about how u can save money by buying there food instead of getting fast food now the funny thing is they say that yet they have no problem with having subways and MC Donald's in there stores
Just because their stores are clean doesn't make them a better company. Target also has a ton of stuff made in China, just like Wal-Mart. And by the way, Target has Starbucks in their stores, and those are extremely unhealthy. Both have good stores, but corporate wise they're not all that different.
starbucks is great so is target but ild go to walmart and kmart before target
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Just because their stores are clean doesn't make them a better company. Target also has a ton of stuff made in China, just like Wal-Mart. And by the way, Target has in their stores, and those are extremely unhealthy. Both have good stores, but corporate wise they're not all that different.
well when it comes down to it both company's are not that great but when it comes to quality target has that wal mart doesn't also Starbucks although it may not be that healthy its wayy better then getting McDonalds and lets face it target has nicer stores wal mart doesn't i feel really trashy when i walk into a wal mart i mean idd rather go to a Kmart then a wal mart that's how trashy i think it is
I still miss the discounters of the past, however we should consider targets past too. They started in the early 60's and slowly expanded and upgraded their stores, just like all our sadly missed department stores.
Except..... Obviously they are doing something right as their still here with presents coast to coast and competing with big box Walmart.
After watching the Penn & Teller: BS episode about Wal-Mart on YouTube, I learned that Wal-Mart is doing more good than people think, and honestly, they don't deserve all of the hate they get. I am sorry for arguing, I think that neither are bad companies, and both have good quality in their stores. I understand most people don't agree though.
Target is fake, a ripoff store. They sell ripoff merchandise. They do have some interesting store designs. But who needs Target when we have Sears, Kmart, etc?
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who needs Target when we have Sears, Kmart, etc?
Shouldn't it be the other way around? Target was ranked #6 on the top U.S. retailer list in 2008, Sears at #8. Didn't even see Kmart on there -- who really needs Kmart should be the question. As Kmart has closed stores in just the last decade, Target has rapidly expanded.
Target lures customers with unique designs/designers, store layouts and ideas... are you really impressed with both Sears and Kmart's embarrassing business models? Sears with its 40-60% off everything in the store and Kmart's mismatched, dated decor and crowded, messy shelves. Both can't even find a single idea to stick with much less be successful! Don't get me wrong, shopping Kmart is pure nostalgia, but it's old, tired and smelly -- that doesn't get you ahead only keeps you down.
I don't work for Target, but admittedly, I enjoy spending retail dollars there than even Walmart. They've unleashed one of the most invigorating retail models that centers around value and quality that even Walmart has been threatened by and has always been a fun experience shopping there. At Kmart, not just one but all the ones around here, I feel like the store's going to be closing up next month. And Sears? There's a retailer whose really fallen from grace.
I usually don't jump into these "bashing" posts, mainly because a lot of complaints are baseless but why exactly do you dislike Target?
One thing I can't stand about Target, now after I read about it online, is that they refused to donate to a Vietnam War Veterans memorial in 2003, and they also refused to let the Salvation Army collect donations at their stores. Yes, Target may have nice stores and nice merchandise, but that is just being greedy right there. Why can't Target spare a little bit of cash, out of the billions they have, to commemorate the Vietnam War, one of the most brutal wars in our nation's history? The veterans deserve respect for all they did for this great country, and a rich corporation like Target should have donated.
They don't donate to anyone and they don't let anyone stand outside their store to collect money for anything.
That's not entirely true.
Read on: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/target.asp
Target donates privately but it has become a widely known policy of theirs not to allow solicitors or collectors of any kind to stand outside their stores. Enter "Target donate" in Google for more.
Now I think the Salvation Army is a wonderful organization but do people really need to hassled at the mall, grocery store of all and any kind around Christmas?! It's tiring to be ambushed or guilt-tripped into donating and then feeling like we're being judged for not doing so. Those who want to donate will and those that don't won't. There's nothing more that annoys me than people who donate because they're worried about what others think if they don't give a few quarters to the guy freezing his butt off in front of Stop & Shop ringing a bell.
I suppose if you find the practice of banning bell ringers repugnant, don't give Target your retail dollars.
On the other hand Walmart gives craploads of money plus allows ringers but because they're the #1 retailer whose seen some ugly practices reared over the years, they've become the ire of many who believe the company is just evil.
You can't win...
Alright, I get your gist on their donations to veterans. After all, that was simply based off something I read online. I'm glad to know that they do indeed care about veterans and are willing to give money for their cause. As for the situation with the Salvation Army, perhaps they could simply allow a box for donations at the register instead of having a bell-ringer, which would solve the problems you mentioned, such as ''people being worried what others think if they don't donate''. Although personally, I don't feel ''pressured'' at all to donate to the Salvation Army when they have the bell-ringers, I just do it because I believe in their cause to help people around the world.
The commercials lately have been really bad.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The commercials lately have been really bad.
...Not to mention that they ripped off the old 1970s/1980s ShopKo slogan, "Say hello to a good buy" in one of their commercials. It's weird that a discount store chain from Minnesota would rip off a slogan from a discount store chain from Wisconsin.
What I hate about Target is that they got rid of the Target Brand and replaced it by Up&Up. I hate that new brand name and the logo with arrow. It looks awful in the store with aisles full of arrows of various colors.
Quote from: Zayre88 on August 01, 2010, 07:31:02 AM
What I hate about Target is that they got rid of the Target Brand and replaced it by Up&Up. I hate that new brand name and the logo with arrow. It looks awful in the store with aisles full of arrows of various colors.
I guess the new brand must not be "on the up and up" for you.
Quote from: zonemad96 on September 26, 2010, 05:16:22 PM
I love target theirs only one tiny problem something I can buy at walmart for 10 dollars cost 12-15 at target which blows because i much rather shop at target but its way to more pricey at target other than that i have no problem with target and i love their food cafe their food is great sometimes i go in their just for the food
Yes Target is slightly higher priced on almost everything. Like 8-pack mini chocolate bars is $1.00 at Walmart but will be at $1.04 at Target. They should try to match it!
Sometimes Target has something on sale that will be lower than at Walmart. That makes me mad because I will tend to buy that at Walmart for price but then go to Target and what do you know, it's on sale!
I don't have much experience with Target, there has never been a location near me. However, I have briefly been inside of one and I find the store quite attractive.
If I want to buy a brand new book I'll buy it at Target or Walmart because they sell books cheaper than other retailers that sell books. Target in Southington (where I live) does not have Lisa Gardner's new book Fear Nothing. Neither do the 3 Walmart's near me. Lisa Gardner has a link on her website to buy the book on TARGET.COM, WALMART.COM, and other online retailers, but when I'm shelling out good money for a brand new book I prefer to skim through the book before deciding whether or not to buy it.
Why does everything they sell have to be just slightly more expensive than walmart? Those 10 cents here and their start to really add up when your purchasing a whole cart of products. I have even seen products that are more than $2-5 more expensive at target, that's just a ripoff period.
Their store in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania might be a contender for Worst Store Location EVER!
All of the prevailing traffic heads east off of PA 51 along Lebanon Church Road towards Century III Mall
and surrounding shopping centers (Century Square, Southland Shopping Center, Sam's Club, Super
Walmart, etc.)
For inexplicable reasons Target chose to locate on the westbound side of the road, along a divided highway.
And it is tucked-back atop a hillside where eastbound traffic can't even really see the store unless you
are really looking hard for the sign.
I rarely shop there, because whenever the thought occurs to me to go in there, I have already passed
it, and have no desire to cross the divided highway just to make one stop.
And traffic that normally heads west on this road towards Pittsburgh is coming up from rather depressed
former steel towns in the Monongahela Valley.
I am fairly certain whomever selected that site got fired soon afterwards. There are plenty of better,
vacant locations surrounding Century III.
Quote from: Marc B on February 08, 2014, 09:29:28 AM
If I want to buy a brand new book I'll buy it at Target or Walmart because they sell books cheaper than other retailers that sell books. Target in Southington (where I live) does not have Lisa Gardner's new book Fear Nothing. Neither do the 3 Walmart's near me. Lisa Gardner has a link on her website to buy the book on TARGET.COM, WALMART.COM, and other online retailers, but when I'm shelling out good money for a brand new book I prefer to skim through the book before deciding whether or not to buy it.
Target finally got the book in last week. I bought it when I went to the Meriden, CT store. I read a few chapters and didn't like. Returned it for store credit on Friday.
To add to the comparisons already made between Wal-Mart and Target...both are cookie-cutter stores. With so many store renovations going on recently, there are only a couple of possible store layouts/designs.
This struck me when I noticed that the Target I visited in Albuquerque, New Mexico was almost identical to my local store outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. It makes shopping bland and repetitive. If that's what Target corporate was going for, then they've hit it right on the bulls-eye.
Quote from: Ameskid on June 25, 2015, 09:07:24 PM
To add to the comparisons already made between Wal-Mart and Target...both are cookie-cutter stores. With so many store renovations going on recently, there are only a couple of possible store layouts/designs.
This struck me when I noticed that the Target I visited in Albuquerque, New Mexico was almost identical to my local store outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. It makes shopping bland and repetitive. If that's what Target corporate was going for, then they've hit it right on the bulls-eye.
Did it look anything like my local store in Taylor, Michigan?
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Quote from: Hudsons81 on June 26, 2015, 10:26:58 AM
Quote from: Ameskid on June 25, 2015, 09:07:24 PM
To add to the comparisons already made between Wal-Mart and Target...both are cookie-cutter stores. With so many store renovations going on recently, there are only a couple of possible store layouts/designs.
This struck me when I noticed that the Target I visited in Albuquerque, New Mexico was almost identical to my local store outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. It makes shopping bland and repetitive. If that's what Target corporate was going for, then they've hit it right on the bulls-eye.
Did it look anything like my local store in Taylor, Michigan?
That seems to be a different layout that I have not seen before. Not sure I've been to one that includes the cafe - my local store has a Starbucks and snack stand (not the snack bar found in many pre-renovation Targets), featuring Pizza Hut products and miscellaneous snacks.
Was that store anything before a Target? The layout looks rather unusual, especially around the checkouts.
Quote from: Ameskid on June 27, 2015, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: Hudsons81 on June 26, 2015, 10:26:58 AM
Quote from: Ameskid on June 25, 2015, 09:07:24 PM
To add to the comparisons already made between Wal-Mart and Target...both are cookie-cutter stores. With so many store renovations going on recently, there are only a couple of possible store layouts/designs.
This struck me when I noticed that the Target I visited in Albuquerque, New Mexico was almost identical to my local store outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. It makes shopping bland and repetitive. If that's what Target corporate was going for, then they've hit it right on the bulls-eye.
Did it look anything like my local store in Taylor, Michigan?
That seems to be a different layout that I have not seen before. Not sure I've been to one that includes the cafe - my local store has a Starbucks and snack stand (not the snack bar found in many pre-renovation Targets), featuring Pizza Hut products and miscellaneous snacks.
Was that store anything before a Target? The layout looks rather unusual, especially around the checkouts.
Nope. This store was built from scratch as a Target.
>:( >:( >:( >:(
I loathe Target and vow to never set foot inside their stores ever again because of what happened to Graham Gentles. He was an autistic man who worked for the company as a store associate. Well, his bosses didn't like the way he was acting around employees, he was a bit too friendly with them, something he couldn't help given his disability, so they framed him for robbing the store to get him off payroll and if that wasn't enough, they handcuffed Gentles and paraded him around the store as if he were a criminal. Hours later, after he had returned home, Gentles was in such emotional distress over what transpired that he committed suicide and his mother will never get her son back, all because the bigwigs at top were ignorant as to how to treat disabled people. They made no effort to help him, and could have at least gotten him a job coach to monitor him while on duty. They also have made no attempt to help his mother. I never did find out if she ever won her lawsuit against the company, but just from hearing the story has turned me off of Target forever. I am autistic and a big advocate for my community, so this story touched a nerve, I hope they go out of business someday, it would be much deserved karma.
Autistic or not an associate who is willing to be friendly and help his or her customers is what customer service is about. We had a kid at the Ace Hardware that I worked at who was autistic and all the customers asked for him by name when it came to paint mixing and anything associated with paint. He never had an unsatisfied customer and was a real positive piece of the puzzle on our team. It's a shame that Target did this. >:(
This is perhaps a local issue that does not represent anything Target stands for...
I'd be very angry if this happened to me.
I have Asperger's Syndrome.