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[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 34 points 13 hours ago

Thoughts and prayers

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 21 points 13 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 20 points 14 hours ago

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

[–] Osan@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago

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

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 25 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 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 3 points 8 hours ago

We all must make Cherry Chocolate Almond sacrifices.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 42 points 21 hours ago

Boycotts work. The naysayers are wrong once again.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 18 points 19 hours 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 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Edit: replied to wrong thread.

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[–] llama@lemmy.zip 29 points 21 hours 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 10 points 19 hours 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 1 points 12 hours ago

Lots of overlap with Canadian Tire in that respect

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours 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 14 points 18 hours 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 32 points 23 hours ago (1 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.

[–] MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So where did you shift your buying to? Hopefully not Walmart or Amazon, who are far worse. Small businesses are not available options in most of America.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 16 points 18 hours ago
[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Oh no! Anyways...

[–] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours 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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[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 4 points 18 hours 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 23 hours 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.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 84 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 31 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Go nazi, declare bankruptcy

[–] Take_your_zync@eviltoast.org 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I specifically bought tomboyx boxer briefs for women at target to support their lgbt inclusivity before they dropped dei. Now I won't buy anything from them at all. I know target wasn't perfect but I wanted there to be more options available for people that need them and target was offering that with dei. Now, fuck em. They don't support the people that make their business possible.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair to target most business is just talk when it comes to these types of things.

Consumers need to understand that corporate support for any particular initiative begins and ends with how it affects the bottom line.

Disney, Google, even Costco cannot actually care about any of these things. The corporate incentives do not allow for it.

[–] ibelieveinthehousehippo@lemmy.ca 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I know it's not genuine. I still demand the performance though.

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

The performance serves as a barometer for how, idk, accepted a thing is. Having LGBTQ displays made me, an LGBTQ person, feel like Corporations thought we were a market worth wooing. Taking that and DEI away is a kick in the teeth. It feels worse than never having the displays or DEI programs in the first place.

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 200 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 140 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Just goes to show how bending the knee to the bigot brigade doesn't work. Are more of the fat orange traitorous fuck's cult shopping there?

No.

Target did exactly what they wanted- first by hiding their Pride merch last June, and then by eliminating their diversity programs- and the only result is the people who didn't shop at Target still aren't, but the people who did shop there are taking their business elsewhere.

Soon Target's going to have to either try to reverse course to save face with their former clientele, or they're gonna have to double down in an effort to attract more MAGAts to their rotting corporate corpse. And as InBev learned with Dylan Mulvaney, that's not a decision you want to fuck up.

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I called to specifically inform them that I was a decently regular shopper, as someone who avoids many "mega-corps", and that in the wake of their anti-DEI move, I would never buy anything from them ever again.

Granted, I live in a city with many shops of various local varieties, and have other options. I'm aware the same chances aren't available to everyone else.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 4 points 18 hours ago

I send emails to their support team every time I buy something at Costco to remind them. I'm probably blocked by their systems.

But it's about the message.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

Did you call their corporate offices? Because if you just called your local branch, I can assure you that the person you spoke to could not give less of a shit lol

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