Okay, so this actually happened a while ago, but I had to get the Open Book posts out of the way. So, here you have thoughts from a very frustrating trip to Target…
Dear New Target Checker,
I like to think I’m a pretty patient person. But lady, you were straight up struggling trying to check out my purchases. So much so they had to open a whole other line. Oh, and when punching in the same code didn’t work the first seven times, what made you think it would work the eighth through the tenth times? Did you know that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? Hmmmm.
Frustrated in Aisle 9
———————-
Dear Customer Service Rep,
So, it’s not your fault that New Target Checker forgot to ring up one of my items. But you could have been a little nicer to me. I did, after-all, come back to your store, in the butt freezing cold, to pay for said item. And you weren’t even that nice to me. You could have given me a coupon or something. A free slushy from your food court? Something.
Honest in Colorado
———————-
Target Grocery Manager,
Okay, I don’t expect you to stock every single thing in your produce section. I don’t go looking for kumquats or grapples, or anything like that. But celery? You can’t even have celery? That’s just ridiculous. You people frustrate me to no end.
Pouty in the Produce
———————-
Target Starbucks Barista,
I appreciate the fact that you cater to my Starbucks addiction and my shopping addiction at the same time. And I appreciate the fact that you seem to have a lot of knowledge about your product. But seriously? I don’t need to know that Caramel Apple Cider can’t be heated past 140 degrees or it burns. Or that children’s drinks are heated to 120 degrees. Or most beverages are heated to 150-175 degrees. Really. Don’t care. Just give me my darn hot chocolate and let me go home. I beg of you.
Needing Something Stronger than Hot Chocolate
How could Target do this to you? Hearing this ripped my Target-loving heart out.
Sorry for your loss in MO
you should feel lucky….the target near my house has neither a starbucks or a grocery. however, i have the same frustrations with the checkers. the other night i was getting TWO things. the express line had some real winners who thought 10 items or less didn’t matter for them, so there were two other lanes open. there were a group of HS girl checkers standing around talking (ie NOT working). i’m assuming the manager noticed the two long lines, so one of the girls goes and opens a line on the opposite side of all of the lanes near one of her friends (who was working the other line i was not in). i was not happy with that target experience.
I learned my lesson the hard way about shopping for produce at Target. Stick with real grocery stores for fresh produce.
i love that you pout about produce my friend…were you in a bad mood from transporting around an invalid that day?
celery doesn’t have much nutritional value…do you just like the texture? the crunch? or are you doing the old food coloring science project from back in 3rd grade?
Tammy-I know, I felt betrayed!
Scott-But at least you have no expectations of your Target. My Target betrayed me.
Becky-Lesson learned.
Krissy-No, the invalid I was transporting was the only redeeming part of the trip.
Sarah-It was for chicken salad. You can’t have chicken salad without celery. Nutritional value my foot.