Bad shopping experience at Target

Has anyone ever had a good shopping experience at that Target?

If at all possible, just don't go to Target on a Saturday. They're always overwhelmed and overcrowded -- the lines are long, the staff is even more irritable than usual, and the store's a crowded mess. You probably won't avoid annoyances completely by going on a weekday, but weekends are just the worst possible times to go, especially if you're going to be dealing with coupons or anything that requires the slightest bit more attention than usual from the staff.

raw wrote: Ah, that's nothing. Try the Key Food on 7th Avenue where they'll overcharge you 20 cents on everything and then make you wait in the customer service line for half an hour to get your money back. One trip to Key Food and you'll want to slit your wrists.

I haven't had that problem at the Key Food on Nostrand, but that kind of thing REALLY makes me angry. On the plus side, I had a pleasant experience in Rite Aid over the weekend. They had certain candies tagged 2 for $1, so I had the kids pick from only those ones. They took forever, which was surprising since there was only like four kinds to choose from. At the register the candies rang up $.89 each, and I complained. The manager was right there and pointed out that the 2 for $1 tags had small print on them denoting which candies they were good for, which actually WEREN'T the candies they were in front of. I felt stupid for not reading them, and a bit perturbed at their carelessness of putting the tags in the wrong places. She immediately followed that up with a comment that it wasn't my fault and reached over the register with her key and had the cashier give them to me for $.50 each. Cool. Customer service.

darla wrote: UPDATE

So I called the Target Corporate 800 # today and told them about my experience. The customer service rep said this will be addressed through Corporate and the Store Managers.

Although I know the horrible service at this Target location will not change, I'm hoping this makes a dent. Or at the very least, the Target at Atlantic Terminal will know that people are watching and will express displeasure at rude service.

BrooklynPotter, I'm going to boycott this store location but will give the one at Flatbush Junction a try when it opens up.

I'd love to hear if corporate actually follows up. Keep us updated!

Carnivore wrote: Has anyone ever had a good shopping experience at that Target?

Not me, that's for sure. One time when I first moved to the city I made the n00b mistake of going to Macy's a week or so before Christmas to do a little shopping. It was a nightmare. Everybody was rude and angry, merchandise was strewn all over the place, they were out of a bunch of different things and it took forever to get out of there. After a few visits, I realized that's what it's like every single day at that Target. I don't go if I can help it.

Carnivore wrote: Has anyone ever had a good shopping experience at that Target?

I had one yesterday - I knew exactly what I wanted, I only needed a couple of items and I checked out by the digital cameras upstairs. I was in and out in about 12 minutes.

The lines are dreadful at the check-outs on the bottom floor, and the place usually does look disheveled, but it's gotta be tough to keep on top of a place that sees so many shoppers any given day... It's a double-whammy at that location - they have a ton of traffic because of the location/population density AND the space restrictions forced them to make compromises on their typical floor layout, causing even more severe bottlenecks.

caaahyoko wrote: [quote=WhyFi][quote=Carnivore]Has anyone ever had a good shopping experience at that Target?

I had one yesterday - I knew exactly what I wanted, I only needed a couple of items and I checked out by the digital cameras upstairs. I was in and out in about 12 minutes.

You can check out up there without buying something from the camera counter?? 8)
Yup, I bought something from sporting goods...

i'm the last of the boycott hold-outs.