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[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Definitely nothing to do with them being generally more expensive and people being concerned about money

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 44 minutes ago

Porque no los dos. There were a lot of people shopping there on autopilot. That whole Target run thing was real, you walk in get your prescription need to wait around for 30 minutes go through housewares realize you needed some chips, buy some stuff to make for dinner, now you're walking out of there with a $300 receipt.

They're going to have a hard time re-engaging those people.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 27 points 17 hours ago

Once you take away the veneer of civility, Target is just an overpriced Walmart.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 40 points 20 hours ago

Thoughts and prayers

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 30 points 19 hours ago

I just want to take tbis moment to thank Target for their thoughtful removal of DEI policies. You see I've wanted to move for a really long time and my wife always had a requirement that anywhere we moved to would have a target nearby. It complicated the process. But now, I don't have to adhere to that requirement anymore, because we don't buy anything from them anymore. It's great. So thanks Target for showing my wife you were a lousy bunch of scum sucking greedy pigs. I've known for years, but it's nice to have proof.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 22 points 20 hours ago

Fuck Target anyway. They've always been a shit company. They just hide it.

[–] Osan@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Boycotting and striking work we should be organising more of them world wide.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Targeted points work. Often the left tries to do general strikes or boycott everyone. Thats hard. What's not super hard is agreeing it's a dick move to eat at chicfila or boycotting target when they roll back dei.

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean. I never shopped at a Target. So I’m doing my part.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They're the only store around here that had a certain flavor(cherry chocolate almond) of kind ice cream bar, but I haven't been back in a long time anyway, nor do I intend to.

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 4 points 14 hours ago

We all must make Cherry Chocolate Almond sacrifices.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 day ago

Boycotts work. The naysayers are wrong once again.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dam well when the feel like making money again they can stop implying they want all their non white and straight customers to be erased.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Edit: replied to wrong thread.

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[–] llama@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

15 years ago Target specialized in creating a shopping experience where the consumer could discover trendy, fun, useful items that they couldn't find in other similar retailers. Today it's all the same merchandise you could find anywhere and there's no value proposition to shop at Target.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah yes, Target.

When you think you are too good to go to Wal-Mart, and want to pay 2x-4x the price of price for the same exact stuff.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

Lots of overlap with Canadian Tire in that respect

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

And just like every retailer, they've vertically integrated their supply chain so that they can shove their bullshit brands at you

[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Target flip flopped in the stupidest way possible. It's like their top guys don't read any reports or that they already removed their diversity and thus anyone that could tell them who exactly shops their before they announced this. lmao 😂 and they can't backtrack it!

[–] flamekhan@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We used to spend a good amount of money at Target and now we won't go anywhere near it. It was great for gift shopping and seasonal stuff but we've figured out better options with retailers that don't have gross values.

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[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Oh no! Anyways...

[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Haven't been in a target since they bent the knee, and won't till they fully reinstate Diversity Equity and Inclusion policies.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 87 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Go nazi, declare bankruptcy

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 day ago

I've only ever lived once place where there was a Target conveniently close, but it was in a shopping center that was an absolute nightmare to get into and out of. I would still order from them online here and there, mostly clothes. But the last few times I've ordered clothes online from Target, it's been absolute crap quality. My last order actually qualified as false advertising. I ordered a button up shirt. It turned out to be velcro, with only one or two buttons at the very top. And the shirt was so short, it exposed the bottom of my belly button. Prior to that, I ordered a pack of underwear that stunk so bad of chemicals, it made me nauseous.

So, regardless of all the other crap going on with Target, I'd already stopped shopping there.

[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a MN native… fuck Target! I tried until they laid off a bunch of people I know who didn’t wanna work in the DEAD downtown MPLS scene when given the new “rule” … savage!

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

Same here. It sucks since Target was/is better than Wal Mart and the Daytons legacy still had them doing a lot of philanthropic donations. But yeah I haven't shopped at Target in probably 4-5 months now.

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