Posted on 08/30/2009 6:15:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I’d love shopping at Target, as I believe it’s the better store. The only thing that makes me not like it much is it’s full of liberals(almost as bad as a chain book store), and they don’t sell firearms.
And what sucks - what really sucks - is that that at the warehouse that alot of us are hard core Republicans, conservatives, libertarians, or just plain don’t like Obama, and then the company won’t stand up to them when by all rights they should.
Have you checked this out for truth?...etc..
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If not mistaken individual stores just refer you to Corporate HQ where the ‘donations’ etc are handled.
Target, Walmart etal are to big to really ‘tick off’ a large group of potential customers and it probably is a lot cheaper to have one big donation rather than a bunch of mid sized ones from individual stores.
I know the big chain stores make you get permission to place Poppy Stands etc on Memorial and Veterans Day Week ends. Most of the time you have to go to Corporate for that also. Probably because it takes the ‘heat’ off the local manager when it comes to which group should be ‘allowed’ to solicit in front of the store.
No, shop at Walmart! My son has worked there for 3 years and it is helping put him through college! Lol.
Seriously though, I shop almost consistently at WM. I wear mostly black tshirts/tanks to work (shows oil less) and I’ve bought them from every discount store around here over the years, to see where the best ones are. I can buy one for $5 or $6 at WM and still be wearing it 2-3 years later. And they look good. The few I’ve bought at Target usually cost at least $12 and they shrink when they’re washed, every time. I don’t have money to buy a T I can only wear once.
My daughter pointed out the Archer Farms chips to my husband. They both have to avoid MSG and that brand contains none.:-) My husband loves them.
I shop at WalMart whenever I can and I am neither poor, nor white and I am certainly not a trash.
Are you just in a bad mood tonight, or is this what you really beleve?
Shop local “Mom & Pop” stores when possible first.
Pretty ridiculous statement.
No make that very ridiculous statement
What do you do when there are no local mom-and-pop stores around you, ones that carry what you need (basic Ts, Levi jeans, sheets, towels, aspirin and cough syrup)? I love to support locally owned, small business people. But around here, we have Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, Macy’s. We have Rite Aid and Walgreens. We have small local grocers that specialize in good cuts of meat or fresh produce. I rarely have the time to go to a half dozen stores to get what we need for the week. And there isn’t one locally owned clothing store around here anymore. Everything is a big chain. I miss the little stores.
Believe it or not, there’s still a K-Mart open about 5 blocks from my house.
I shop there about once a week for stuff like batteries, paper towels, Windex, etc. A lot of people looked down their noses at K-Mart bu I thought “What’s the difference between buying toilet paper at K-Mart vs Target?” There really is none.
Today, I was driving by and saw a bunch of “Store Closing” signs posted on the store. Looks like I’m gonna have to decide between Wal-Mart and Target from now on...
I don’t have that much of a preference between the two, but one thing I have noticed in the last month is that retailers have noticed trends in buying and have responded aggressively, and it says a lot about the economy. What is on sale now is not a small discount on a more expensive model or brand, but pretty deep discounts on “survival” items, like cans of corn, pasta, toilet paper, including the generic brands.
Not in my area.
The Walmart here is a sort of horrific multi-national concoction of third world clientele at an indoor Mideast street bazaar buying Chinese junk by the ton.
Unless I'm hunting for ammo (which Target doesn't carry) I avoid visiting there if at all possible.
I will NEVER fo to Target because they will not allow the Salvation Army bellringers in front of their stores at Christmas time.
I will NEVER go to Target .....
Target is owned by the Dayton family. The Dayton’s are one of the biggest powers in the Minnesota DFL and in the Democratic party. They are also some of the biggest contributors to moonbat leftist causes and organizations.
Remember Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN)? He introduced legislation in the senate to create a “Department of Peace” (Dennis Kucinich introduced it in the House). He is an heir to the Dayton family fortune.
I will not shop there, sorry. I don’t care if your kids work there, folks.
My personal preferance is to buy local, so that’s what I do. I’m not thrilled with Walmart’s business practices, so I avoid the place. But I don’t encourage anyone else to avoid Walmart. That’s a decision each consumer has to make for themselves.
I used to love Wally World, but they’ve ticked me off now with all their environmental propaganda and their support of nationalized health care.
Also, is there anything at Walmart that doesn’t come from either China or Mexico?
I always preferred Target.
Good prices and better quality.
Same here. That "I'm going to get mugged" factor is greatly lower in Target than Wal-Mart.
This absolutely KILLS the Left who despise Walmart for their anti union stance. The plain fact is no matter what people say about never stepping foot in a Walmart, about how “dirty” the stores are, how unhelpful or non existent the help is (I have found NONE of this to be true to any greater extent then any other store who is advertised as a discounter), people still shop there and will continue to do so.
In the end, all things being equal a Widget made by ABC Corp and sold for $10.00 at Sears or Target and $73.95 at Walmart will see it’s best sales where the price is lowest. Not sometimes, not most times but every time.
Honestly, I can’t answer you question, but you know what you can do. Oh and a little tidbit... all the rumors about Target being French, being gay, etc. were started by WalMart.
Target is an American based company and has been for decades.
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