Target

[XISMZERO]

Earlier this week, the girlfriend and I visited Target in Bethel (or Danbury) where they recently built a brand new Target. Since my birthday is coming up, I told her I wanted a Target hand basket since I love the store so much and she coerced me to take one! I don't know if I should feel ashamed or what but we had fun at the store that day! Here it is on my bed...

[store215]

That Maine target is nice, I guess this is the new look for them. More department store-like than big box.

And  XISMZERO, I don't think it was appropriate to take that basket. I can understand (and would likely do the same) if it was around an abandoned store, but Target will eventually have to pay to replace it, and they are surprisingly expensive. Just my opinion.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by MBZ321
That Maine target is nice, I guess this is the new look for them. More department store-like than big box.

And  XISMZERO, I don't think it was appropriate to take that basket. I can understand (and would likely do the same) if it was around an abandoned store, but Target will eventually have to pay to replace it, and they are surprisingly expensive. Just my opinion.

well i dont see anything rong wit it we wanna take old signs carts ect from Caldr Bradlees ames ect thats bacley the same thing people reused he carts

[store215]

Originally posted by Caldor1999

well i dont see anything rong wit it we wanna take old signs carts ect from Caldr Bradlees ames ect thats bacley the same thing people reused he carts

Totally different. Old signs and carts lying around an empty store is different. If there is an Ames cart floating outside an empty Ames store, obviously it is now considered as "litter" (especially since the liquidation company never took hold of it), same thing with a sign. It isn't going to be missed on an empty store.

If a cart obviously belongs to a store (like an ames cart with the name scribbled out in the parking lot of "big lots", it shouldn't be taken either. Usually if you talk to a manager or someone and offer them 30 bucks and explain your story they'll give it to you)

But do you think it is okay to go into an operating Target/Kmart/Walmart and drag out a clothes rack, a mannequin, or a box of hangers? Hey, how about a TV or some cookware while you're at it? I think not.

Preservation of the past is one thing, stealing is another.

Sorry for my long rant, but I just don't want to see anyone getting into trouble.

[BillyGr]

This is the Target in the Berkshire Mall in Lanesboro (MA) - it replaces the former Hills/Ames building at the end of the mall.

Target maintained a mall entrance (sort of) - they have a small doorway that you can use to get into the store from the mall, but there are no checkouts there - you have to checkout then walk back through the store to go back into the mall.  Hills and Ames always had checkouts at both the mall and exterior entrances.  In addition, the outside entrance to Target is at the far end of the building, whereas the former entrance was much closer to the mall entrance.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by BillyGr
This is the Target in the Berkshire Mall in Lanesboro (MA) - it replaces the former Hills/Ames building at the end of the mall.

Target maintained a mall entrance (sort of) - they have a small doorway that you can use to get into the store from the mall, but there are no checkouts there - you have to checkout then walk back through the store to go back into the mall.  Hills and Ames always had checkouts at both the mall and exterior entrances.  In addition, the outside entrance to Target is at the far end of the building, whereas the former entrance was much closer to the mall entrance.

here is more of the target in berkshire mall. I went there last wbeek and there is an entrance to the mall. The indoor entrance only has the target logo, I w*ould have photographed that, but I feared a merchant would have called mall security since photographing that would be taking pictures inside.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by BillyGr
This is the Target in the Berkshire Mall in Lanesboro (MA) - it replaces the former Hills/Ames building at the end of the mall.

Target maintained a mall entrance (sort of) - they have a small doorway that you can use to get into the store from the mall, but there are no checkouts there - you have to checkout then walk back through the store to go back into the mall.  Hills and Ames always had checkouts at both the mall and exterior entrances.  In addition, the outside entrance to Target is at the far end of the building, whereas the former entrance was much closer to the mall entrance.

here is more of the target in berkshire mall. I went there last wbeek and there is an entrance to the mall. The indoor entrance only has the target logo, I w*ould have photographed that, but I feared a merchant would have called mall security since photographing that would be taking pictures inside.

here ist he back of the target in berkshire mall

[d_fife]

here is the new target in keene. notice how different it looks. it opened 3 weeks ago and is in the monadnock marketplace

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the new target in keene. notice how different it looks. it opened 3 weeks ago and is in the monadnock marketplace

more of the target in keene

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the new target in keene. notice how different it looks. it opened 3 weeks ago and is in the monadnock marketplace

more of the target in keene

that target in keene is just unique!

[BillyGr]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is more of the target in berkshire mall. I went there last wbeek and there is an entrance to the mall. The indoor entrance only has the target logo, I w*ould have photographed that, but I feared a merchant would have called mall security since photographing that would be taking pictures inside.

Yes, there is an entrance to the mall - what I meant by the sort of in parenthesis is that it is much more inconvenient, having to check out then walk back across the store to the mall, rather than having registers right there (as the previous stores, Hills, then Ames did).  The only other Target I know of in a mall (Kingston) solved this by building the outside entrance in the corner connected to the mall - thus the two entrances meet in the area where you pick up a cart just outside the registers.

Using your picture of the Berkshire store, you can see the mall entry on the left side - the Hills/Ames exterior doors would have been between the lower, lighter brown portion of the building that sticks out on the left and the light pole in the middle of the picture - much closer to the mall entrance.

The Keene store is different (especially the tower with the sign) - but part of the design also goes back to an older style with the arch over the entrance doors.

[XISMZERO]

I just saw the new Target in Keene myself. It's good to know there's a Target down the road to stick it right to Wal-Mart. Since my girlfriend goes to college in Rindge, it's only 25 minutes away and a nice alternative than the two Wal-Marts in the area. I know I'll be directing my money towards Target now instead of venturing 45 minutes to get the nearest one in Nashua! I also noticed the neon half-target symbols which remind me of good old Caldor and their rainbows.

[ameskmart1]

Park Ridge, Illinois

[ameskmart1]

Mount Laurel, New Jersey

[d_fife]

this target is in halfmoon / clifton park ny

[d_fife]

this target is in schenectady / niskayuna ny

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
this target is in schenectady / niskayuna ny

more target in schenectady. notice the logo on the building side. I don't see that at most targets. this target is 6.5 miles from the colonie one in a usual target big box center with lowe's, bed bath beyond, barnes and noble, old navy, price chopper, famous footwear, taco bell, ruby tuesday.

[d_fife]

here is the target in latham new york right off northway. It is the newest target around albany opened 1-2 years ago and is 4.5 miles from the one in colonie,.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the target in latham new york right off northway. It is the newest target around albany opened 1-2 years ago and is 4.5 miles from the one in colonie,.

notice the color of the pharmacy lettering for the latham one.

[d_fife]

here is the target in new hartford / utica that opened in fall 2002 in teh former bradlees.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the target in new hartford / utica that opened in fall 2002 in teh former bradlees.

more target in utica.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the target in new hartford / utica that opened in fall 2002 in teh former bradlees.

more target in utica.

more target in utica

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the target in new hartford / utica that opened in fall 2002 in teh former bradlees.

more target in utica.

more target in utica

more target in utica

[d_fife]

this target is in clay ny

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
this target is in clay ny

more target in clay

[d_fife]

here is the target in fayetteville ny

[d_fife]

here is the target in ithaca in the pyramid mall that opened in 2002.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the target in ithaca in the pyramid mall that opened in 2002.

more target in ithaca.

[d_fife]

here is the target in elmira (Horseheads or big flats) ny under cosntruction that opens in july.

[d_fife]

here is the target sign in latham ny