I still go to "Super Target" instead of #Walmart or the nearest supermarket. Or I go to the cross-town supermarket and stop by the Target in that area.
But I'm not happy with them. If someone opened a clean and well-stocked store within walking distance with the quality products I want, I would switch in a heartbeat.
They (and others) do the same with #yogurt. Except with #yoghurt, there is a tendency to have it the time you decide to try a particular brand and flavor of the product, and then never have it again.
We talked a lot about #Microsoft's purchase of Activision-Blizzard and other game studios and about price comparisons between #Walmart, #Target, and #Amazon.
If an item is available at all three places, I generally prefer to buy it in person at Target, even if it costs more than either Walmart or Amazon.
When I’m in my #SoCal hometown, I usually walk to do my shopping, so I don’t want to have to visit multiple stores to get what I need. #Target has been the place where almost everything I want is present in one place, with the brands and sizes I want.
(The past year was an exception, as I had to go to 4-5 stores to find everything on the list ... and even then I was usually still missing something.)
I’ve been buying “Mrs Dash” brand salt-free seasonings at #Target for years. Recently, the store has few Mrs Dash seasonings, and plenty of their generic replacement brand. No, I don’t want to buy your “lowest bidder” seasonings.
Neither do I want generic olive oil (that has probably never been near an olive tree).
Nor do I want to spend fifteen minutes trying to get from one side of the store to the other side because the in-aisle merchandise displays impede motion.
Just as an example, #Target used to be known for its wide, clutter-free aisles. #Walmart, on the other hand, is known for causing storewide traffic congestion by filling most of the aisle with displays and shelves, preventing customers from getting past slower-moving customers.
I’m planning to write a physical letter to them describing what I find wrong and urging them to turn back from the path that chases away previously-loyal customers and eventually leads to bankruptcy.
A friend used to ask his nephew to help me choose gifts for my grandson. In return, if I bought my grandson the gift the nephew picked, I also bought one for the nephew. It worked well, since they’re around the same age. But now the friend doesn’t live near the nephew, so I can’t always deliver the perfect gift anymore.
Afterward, I went to the store to buy #yogurt and fizzy water (San Pelligrino) for me and juice, #coffee, and fizzy water for my mom. And to replace my hamper, which was falling apart. I was in four different stores, three of which had very long lines. The final store was #Target, and even though it seemed to have plenty of customers, the lines were fairly short.
Two stores had cashiers with their noses exposed. I’d just use a different line if the option was there, but it is getting to be one or two lines open, even if people are queued almost to the back of the store.
One store sounded their alert to bring more cashiers to the front, but by that time, the line really did stretch nearly to the back of the store.
Just as I arrived at #Target, I received a text message: The kids are having meltdowns. We're just going to go straight to Mama_A's sister's house and try to meet later.