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I stopped going because they lock everything I want to buy behind a window.
I know that's not explicitly related to this article but it pisses me the fuck off because I am literally an eight minute walk to a Target and would go there all the time if they weren't so dead set on making the experience the worst ever.
It's evident that they're pushing people to make online purchases (where they can show you ads and get your info from an app) to pick up in store or have delivered.
They're also pushing customers to use the self check out system. This costs them less money than employing a person. Well, when the self check out machine breaks or people are buying a lot of stuff or when it's a busy holiday or weekend, the line is stupid long and there's no choice other than to walk out of the store (which I have done three times).
Target needs to hire more people and to pay them a fair wage. This will reduce theft due to staff walking the aisles and increase the sense of shopping on a planet that's inhabited by human beings. The place is a shit hole ghost town that feels like a dystopian nightmare.
I mean, this has been an issue for four years. At first, I had assumed that they were intentionally trying to devalue their brand. Now with this DEI thing, I am convinced.
Fuck you, Target.
Also fuck self check outs. They were novel at first but they fucking suck cock. I will not go to a store that doesn't have the option to engage with a human. The last time I gave it a shot, the very first item I scanned was rejected. I put all my shit back in my cart and the one person there to "help" asked what was wrong and I said never again will I ever use self check out. It's a failed system. It threatens people's jobs. It doesn't help you do anything. It doesn't save time.
Sorry. Downvote me. I just really hate today's retail environment.
What we need is a place like Hobby Lobby, that offers a great experience, but unlike Hobby Lobby, isn’t against women’s rights.
And a place that also, unlike Hobby Lobby, uses barcodes on their products (you know, like normal stores do)
What the hell do they put on their products then? “Can I get a price check on a brownish greyish slightly oval wicker basket?” Or whatever they sell there.