Target
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
50 Reviews for Target
The shopping experience at this location is a 2. But I am upping it by a star for one primary thing. The higher end items you may be looking for in a special sale are always here. Throughout the summer, this is the only place I have actually seen things like Nintendo Wiis in stock repeatedly. On the other hand, the bulk grocery items and bargain bins quickly look like a tornado swooped in despite the visible staff constantly re-organizing (naughty shoppers).
Go first thing in the morning to get the best selection and experience an organized, well-stocked store. It becomes madness from late morning on. Much of the staff is very friendly and informative as well!
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As one of my good friends says, I don't give a flying fig newton if you hate this Target! I LOVE the damn place. This one, in particular. So, it's filled with screaming kids and moms that don't know how to maneuver a shopping cart. Or, the apathetic red shirt high school employees whose favorite line is, "That's all we have. Whatever is on the self".
Over the years, I've learned that big ginormous places like Target, well, you have to just know what the hell you want and it will be easier for you. I mean, if you are expecting service as if you were shopping at Gump's or Neiman Marcus, then go to those places. Granted, it doesn't have everything or it may run out of stock but it's a good place to get a better idea of how to furnish your home or just snag a bunch of tank tops for dirt cheap to layer with your clothes. The possibilities are endless, really.
I think I'm just stoked because I ALWAYS find what I need. Okay, so I was really close to purchasing a ceramic horse for $10 but that thing looked like it came out of the Ming Dynasty collection (also, I'm the year of the horse in Chinese Astrology). I digress, always. In any case, you'll find parking, Tanforan mall is right there, you can go to the movies, grab a cup of coffee, and eat all in walking distance before or after a Target excursion, yes, yes, at this particular Target.
Am I pleased easily? Yes, I am.
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I adore Target and I try to visit as many of their locations as possible. Target is right up there on my list of favorite stores. They're always adding new brands, involving new designers, and innovating. For example, they just added Jemma Kidd cosmetics. I seriously expect that they will carry tart fro-yo some day soon.
The two-story San Bruno location isn't high on my list of Target locations because the clothing and shoe sections are tiny. The location isn't that small but for some reason it devotes more space than average to frozen food (ice cream, Eggos, frozen meals, milk). Target's strength is its soft goods because of its department store roots, not in its grocery items.
The store is organized and clean. This location has a Starbucks, Pizza Hut and Icees (4 flavors available).
It's Target and it's at the mall, so I'll continue to go here. I do hate the entrance/exit to Tanforan on El Camino. There's such a bottleneck getting in and out - ugh.
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I'm always sorta disappointed with the selection at this Target. I think that the ones in Daly City and Colma are a little better.
For instance, I was looking for BOOKENDS. I know that the one in Daly City has them...well, because that is where I bought my last set. Yet, this one...nope.
I was also looking for the portable PUFFS PLUS WITH VICKS (which is HEAVENLY for allergy sufferers especially with the pollution from the Santa Cruz fires) and nope, they don't have that either.
What is UP WITH THAT?
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I'm a big fan of Target Stores and shop at one or another Target Store close to once a week. Here's the good and bad on this Target. The good: It's huge ( I don't know what's with these people who keep saying that Colma is bigger. Are they not going to the second floor??) and it has a great selection of everything (despite what other yelpers have said), especially food! Their food department is way bigger and has a much more varied selection of items than Colma or Daly City-Serramonte. Also, the Pharmacy staff is terrific! Here's the bad: The clientele is ghetto! But then again, so is Daly City-Serramonte. If you want to have a much more upscale experience at a Target (if that's possible LOL) definitely go with the Colma location!!
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I don't like this Target. It's small, the selection isn't very good, and you have to scale an escalator at some point. They also have that shopping cart escalator, and it scares the hell out of me. It looks like a human meat grinder. Parking is also a pain, especially if you only want to get stuff off the top floor. Even when the parking lot is empty, man, that thing is like a maze. Considering there are two other Target locations only minutes from here, I suggest going there instead.
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I came here for a snack and the counter was dirty, the counterperson was cold and I had to ask where the drinks and condiments are because they are in the starbucks instead of being by the order counter. Two stars for $2 pretzel drink combo...but the pretzel didn't taste all that great even though I was in need of food at the time.
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I've been to many targets in my life. Some in LA, in the OC, Maryland, San Mateo, and now San Bruno... and I must say, I"m still in love. This store is the best. anything you need, they've got it. I remember my friend and i were looking for a stuffed squirrel. the 3 toy stores didn't have it, but target did.
2 story Targets are the bomb. this one at the Tanforan Mall is HUGE. Not 5 stars just because the restrooms were not as clean as I would like them to be, but they used REAL soap. Not that pink-kills-your-skin ish, but Dial!
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We went to this Target last night. There was plenty of parking in the rear of the building and there is a back door there. There was a Target employee named Erik B. there and a security officer. Erik was help full and showed us to the selection we were looking for. It is a big Target but the girl friend said the make up department isn't stocked. The one at Serramonte has a better make up selection. Other then that this spot is good.
So one of my carpool buddies and I were discussing baby this and baby that this morning. As we discussed the merits of the Target baby section I learned that this month she is planning to go off the pill and create the miracle that is life. As a successful miracle maker I gave her some tips on how to facilitate the process to achieve maximum efficiency in her quest.
1. Drink three dirty martini's and finish your partners third when he/she is in the bathroom
2. Show the cab driver your boobs.
3. Repeat - "Don't worry I'm not ovulating and I just got off the pill a month ago so there is no way I can get pregnant" at least five times.
4. Fall down taking off your jeans.
5. Finish with an "uh oh" and then pass out.
Works every time. Four stars for the Target Baby section - five if they start serving dirty martinis.
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Jumpin Jehoshaphat!!! They have these incredibly rad escalators made just for your shopping cart!! AND after you place your cart on the escalator, you jump on the human escalator and you get to race your cart to the top. I totally won by the way... my cart was so much slower than me. HAH! In your face shopping cart! I know you're at home reading this. No I didn't cheat like you said I did in the store. Actually I took two steps backwards just so you could catch up. It's not my fault that your dad was a skate and your mom was a box. Sour grapes my man, sour grapes...
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I LOVE TARGET!! And this one has two floors!! Even more Target goodness! It was kinda crowded though, but there are escalators for the shopping carts! Uber cool! And they have more of a selection of those travel-sized goodies, compared to the Target that I usually go to in Stockton. And while waiting (in a short line), I spotted these new IceBreaker mints (Lemon Iced Tea!), which made my visit even more enjoyable. I LOVE TARGET!
Had to walk through here because I parked in the lot.
More of a torture, really.
However, I was totally caught off guard by watching a woman get on the escalator with her cart, and it chugged along right next to her, on it's on escalator belt.
W O W
That is frickin neat!
The only item I bought here was the Cafe Latte purchased at the Starbucks counter and that took ridiculously long since the barista was chatting to her friend sitting on the other side of the tables about why her V-day was not enjoyable because her boyfriend had his male friends over.
Nice.
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The quality of the store will ultimately come down to their employees and the inventory carried. Parking is fine, and Starbucks is an added bonus. I give them the extra star for the cart escalator alone.
However, two stories can be cumbersome at times. I was shocked that in an entire display of cotton pads there was only one package left. Really? With 12+ hooks you manage to have no time to restock?
I think what peeved me the most was that they closed 30 minutes early on a Friday night. I didn't see any signage, and it was frustrating when they announced it for the first time less than 20 minutes beforehand.
3.5 stars
Extra points for the SHOPPING CART ESCALATOR!!! Wooooo!
Although, people seem to be rather confused when they try to use it. Perhaps a sign in front of it indicating, "You must have an IQ of more than 80 to use this device..."
At any rate, this place is two stories of Target MADNESS!! I still think I like the Colma Target the best, for the sheer fact that things are so much easier to find, and neater. For some reason, the customers who shop here are not so nice - maybe it's something in the water?!
Overall, it is a Target - a big GINORMOUS Target. I have more luck at the Colma store - I think you would too!
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I'm in recovery.
Attending M.R.A. (Messy Rooms Anonymous) sessions regularly to get over being messy. Basically these sessions involve records and a little (insert calming activity) to get me siked up for a weekly apartment clean.
Personal organization has never been one of my top points (though my resume might claim otherwise)
My family has been so acquainted with the old "messy jessy" that it's been a hard journey to make it over to the "clean side". So when I learned my sister was coming to visit this weekend, I figured it was the perfect opportunity to impress. Show her that I've "grown up."
It was time to go all out.
The first step was "sprucing" up the place with some plants.
I already have three plants which thankfully have survived the Jessica touch (trust me many have suffered at my lack of green thumb), but I decided that my bathroom, which rarely gets sun also needed some green. I didn't want any dead plants on my conscience, so I decided plastic plants were the answer.
But this revelation came too late, and at 6:30 last night, I learned that fake plants are not so "in"
So I went to the holy grail of "random shopping: - Target.
Target had to have it. Cause target has everything
Um...
Yeah - not such the case.
I wandered around the store aimlessly looking for plants.
Nothing. Not even fresh ones.
I asked three Target employees if they had plants. No one knew.
Argh.
So I decided to shop around aimlessly for other things that I potentially needed.
First stop
1.) VCR/TV . No one was there to help me, and when I finally found one I liked, they were none on the shelf. I finally got the attention of a sales guy to ask if they had any in stock.
His first question - "so you want one or two?"
Confused I held up my index finger "one please."
After waiting fifteen minutes, with him nowhere in sight, we grabbed the more expensive one, which they did have and left.
2.) My second stop was pure randomness, paper-towels, socks and everything that I could probably find at Walgreens, but had to buy at Target, to make the trip worth it.
3.) I went back to the plants search, only to finally learn they had none. NONE.
Target used to get me. It made me want to own a dining room, a guest room, a patio...a car. It made me want to camp. It made me want to eat. To spend ages in the shower.
But last night Target - you made me just want to go home.
(One big extra star though for carrying Boots cover-up.)
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This review is based on my trip to the San Bruno Target today, but it really applies to all of them.
Dear Target,
Why are you so amazing? How do you make two hours of pushing a red cart around feel like two minutes? Why do you always take at least $100 of my money and yet I feel like I was the one that got the bargain? How are you so smart that you know I do not own a car and will be taking BART home and thus you tape handles to my rolls of toilet paper and paper towels?
You continue to amaze Target, simply continue to amaze....
With Immense Gratitude For Your Existence,
Jason
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This review is not so much Target's fault. It is more about the fact that Target allows itself to exist.
So much stuff in the world.
Glittery colorful cute crap, some of it, I think I want.
I went to Target to get some items for re-organizing my house and of course pick up ten million other things the subliminal messages tell me to get.
I don't know why, but the utter quantity of crap production, even attractive Target crap, is making me overwhelmingly sad these days. Every low price, I know, comes at great cost to some land or people, probably far away from here.
And then there is my pang of desire for inexpensive attractive crap. Ugh, the want. gross. The pain was too great. Perhaps had I not been to Macy's a couple days earlier, the sadness of being in yet another Church of the Consumer, may not have overwhelmed me. I had to resist all urges to put ANYTHING in my cart, and left the store empty handed. I have to reassess, am I really an American?
And then I came home to an email with a link to this.
http://www.storyofstuf...
I was right to walk out without any of that cute colorful crappy goodness. I may not resist every time, but I have to say I feel better than if I was unpacking a bunch of stuff wrapped in plastic and cardboard. Does this stuff hurt anyone else? Or am I an anti-American on the verge of becoming a terrorist. It's got to be one or the other.
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I love Target. Hands down. Now, I'm not a big box store aficionado, and I try to support local, small stores. I live in San Francisco so anything I might need I can find locally, without taking the Winnebago down to my local Wal*Mart. I believe firmly in the nature of mom and pop businesses and a place called "Nancy's" or "The Corner Shop" is more likely to rate a visit than Costco or Mervyn's or Sears or Montgomery Ward.
That being said, I still love Target. There's something hip and stylish about the place. And, contrary to what you might think, not all Target stores are alike. I mean, sure, they all have the red carts and the staff all walk around like Secret Service agents with radios in their ears, but the Novato store is different from the Tanforan Store which is different from the Colma store which is different from the Albany, NY store.
Now, what I enjoy most about target is the low cost of making a mistake. How often have you thought about buying something but the price just seemed a little too high for an impulse buy? Or - how often have you felt like buying something, but had no idea what it was you wanted or needed. Now here's the best part - if you decide you need underwear, and you go to Mervyn's - well, you'll get underwear, and you might get socks or even a shirt but you will NOT, i repeat, NOT get shaving cream or an iPod cover. You will not get a pretzel and you will NOT get a can of Pringle's Sour Cream & Onion potato crisps. (why they're not called chips, I'm not entirely certain)
Target is a browser's delight. Target salves the soul like no other store. And above all, Target makes finding their stores easy - they just put a big goddamn target outside.
I buy all my clothes, potato chips, shaving tackle, iPod accessories there.
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Five star if you shop very early in the morning on a weekday. The store is desolate, so I did not have to slalom through a crowd of professional shoppers.
A super five star for carrying Sponge Bob, Thomas the Train Engine and Bob the Builder, all favorite toys of my little mestiza niece. I shopped for all those toys, plus pajamas and night shirts with their respective logos. My little hapa in Frankfurt is eagerly awaiting for my visit. She will be elated to see all my Target goodies. In exchange for toys, I will receive a warm bear hug. I can't wait!
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Target! Our love affair through all these years have been great but for the first time you have disappointed me. You left a sour taste in my mouth last night... I hate this location in Tanforan Mall.
This Target is much smaller than the Target Greatland on Colma and carry way less items but I found myself here after scouting a couple of stores in the mall last night. All I came for was a wig cap for my Halloween costume. I didn't expect everyone to know what it was but after describing it I would have thought they would be able to help go to the right direction.
After walking aimlessly through the store, I found an employee who was free. I approached her and:
Anne: Hello! I was wondering if you can help me find wig caps?
Target Employee (blankly with a slight grin): I don't know what they are.
Anne: Well, they are caps you put on your head to keep all your hair smoothly in one place so you can put a wig over your head. Where can I find something like that here?
Target Employee (shaking her head and still blank): I'm not sure.
Anne: How about Halloween costumes? Do you sell them?
Target Employee (blank): Ummm... I think so.
Anne: Can you tell me where they are?
Target Employee (blank and shaking her head): Ummm... I don't know where they are.
Anne (smiling fakely): Thanks for your help!
Anne (under her breath walkiing away): Fuckin' useless.
So I asked another Target Employee where the Halloween costumes where who was just 10 feet away from the first Target Employee. Thank goodness she directed me to the costumes section. And guess where it was from the 1st Target Employee? Just about 40 feet away!
What kind of employees do you hire, Target?!
Besides the disappointment in this location's employees, the place was a mess. It's like no one wanted to clean anything or straighten up anything. Items were scattered around the floor. Blah, Target at Tanforan.... BLAH.
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I was expecting much more from this Target because it is a 2 levels... but it was pretty dissappointing... and very messy! They didn't have much to offer but that could be because of the holiday shoppers.
It's close, I have a secret parking spot and they have most of what I need except the garden center, but I don't go there all that often.
I don't mind if people don't like this one as much, it keeps it less crowded - although - Saturdays do get a little ridiculous.
People know how to park in this lot as opposed to Colma, because it's too close to Daly City and no one knows how to park there. I can be a hater - I grew up in Daly City - luckily I figured out how to park - maybe it's from all the city parallel parking that gave me skills, but nonetheless, the only thing I like at Tanforan is Target.
Target is full of random stuff. 2/4 of which is crap. (Yeah, I know it's really "1/2," but I'm dramatic like that, okay?). Still, they have some great home furnishings handmade from assorted countries. Their attempt to be more culturally unique, I suppose.
The moment I realized I was an adult:
*passing toy section*
KidKeane: HOT DAMN! Transformers are back!
AdultKeane: Guh? How much are they?
KidKeane: $15!! Can we buy one, Puh-leeeeaze?!
AdultKeane: I dunno... What would we do with it?
KidKeane: BATTLE COBRA COMMANDER!! And... um.. It would look.. uh.. great... on the colonial desk in the living room?
AdultKeane: No, I think we should save the money for drapes. Put it back.
KidKeane: I HATE YOU.
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TARGET SAVED MY LIFE.
Well, sort of.
This morning I was sent on an errand to find two big coolers with wheels. Simple enough right? NO. Apparently they're OUT OF SEASON. What, people don't go camping in the winter? This simple errand turned into a frantic search for a portable refrigerator on wheels, yes, FRANTIC.
I live in San Jose, and there is an REI in Mountain View. We got our first cooler from here, so I thought they were sure to have them. Nope, nothing, nada. I had the dude check the stores in San Carlos and San Francisco... Nope! All out. Man, WTF.... I go to Osh Hardware across the street, oooh wee, strange people work there, don't let the tv commercials fool you... they aren't as knowledgeable as they lead you to believe. Anyway, Osh, no dice. Ahhh!!!
So I was like, ok fine, I'll just keep driving north (office is in San Francisco) I called Home Depot, those beeyotches hung up on me! I searched for a Big 5 (whoa, yes, they still exist), nope, no stores near the 101 (according to Google, but you know, Google lies sometimes...)
So yeah, I'm getting closer and closer to San Francisco with my trunk EMPTY. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!!! THEY WILL KILL ME IF I SHOW UP WITH NO COOLERS TO HOLD OUR TASTY BEVERAGES!!!
So my brain is visually mapping all the stores that are coming up on the 101 and I'm like OH!. Target in San Bruno, at the new and I don't know about improved Tanforan Center! I called, them, and lo and behold, THEY ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE PHONE. PRAISE EM!!! I ask them if they have coolers with wheels and they immediately said YES! WE DO! I was thrilled. I floored the gas pedal on my wimpy little Civic and took the 380 Exit towards El Camino Real.
OK, so yeah. Getting there. EASY. You exit and make two right turns and you're in the parking lot. The parking lot sucks and is scary as hell (blind spots and speeding cars galore), but oh well, it's all part of the adventure I guess. Leaving this parking garage is something like hell though so make sure you go out the right exit or else you'll be taking an unexpected tour of San Bruno...
So anywho, I find the coolers! And they're HUGE!!! Yes!!! JACKPOT!!! I felt like I won the lottery. I can finally go to work without fear of Ligaya scolding me with her metal ruler (hurt!)
So yes, Target, you get 5 Mega Super Stars for saving my life and for stocking almost anything you would ever need to survive any fashion or natural catastrophe.
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Now that the remodeling is done here, it is a MUCH better shopping experience. And it has a pharmacy, if you're into that sort of thing.
It can be kind of ghetto here (yeah I know, I sound like a snobby white person, I really don't mean to) with tons of people with screaming kids running amok in the toy, food and clothing aisles but as long as you are a defensive cart driver or walker, you should be fine.
I love their huge clothing section, massive scrapbooking aisle, excellent greeting card/gift wrap aisles and electronic/books/DVDs/CDs department.
I often go into this store for two things like shampoo and trash bags and come out with two bags full of stuff and a receipt for $100, how do I do that?!
The cart escalator is awesome. I enjoy watching people try and figure out how to use them.
And come on, this Target is connected to a MALL, how cool is THAT?!
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This particular Target store I would rather go to vs the one in Colma right in front of Sizzler.Target is in the back of this remodeled mall and in my honest opinion I think the parking is great.When I have been here it has never been too crowded.The lines are never to long and I always find what I am looking for.
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Five stars for selling Skinny Cow ice cream
[http://www.skinnycow.c...].
Also, conveniently located in a mall, at a Bart station, and near an automotive center where, chances are, you'll have to wait for your car service.
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This Target is known to be rather dirty, but thankfully, it's being remodeled, so that's being forgiven at the moment..
And this is, like, the only 2-level Target in the peninsula.. You'll have to go across the bay around Emeryville for the next one..
But even if it is connected to the mall, it's probably the least-busy Target around the area in general, mainly thanks to the fact that the mall it's connected to (the shops at tanforan) isn't really busy and popular at the moment..
So it's a nice place to find some bigger selections in a more quite environment..
Small bone to pick here is the cash registers layout:
It used to be that you can purchase on the way out to the mall itself on both levels, but they took that out, and the only means of entering and purchasing at this Target is at the main level..
This means that if you're parked on another level in the parking garage surrounding the Target, you have to wait and board an elevator down to level one (of target) and do the same when going out, and if you are shopping in the mall, you have to go to the other end, purchase, and walk back (rather than the other, older way)..
Like the Serramonte location, this is generally my 'only if they don't have it at the other Target' Target, and I usual visit it whenever I'm at Tanforan..
But unlike the Serramonte location, I'd have to put this 2nd on the list of Targets to check out in order of must check-to-check later..
however, that doesn't matter, since we still go to the serramonte location if we want to check for the same item the other didn't have being that it's closer..
oh yeah:
SHOPPING CART ESCALATORS! WHOO!
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I am never going to this Target EVER! First off, the cahsier was a total door knob. She had no personality and never smiled once. Shen then threw my bags into my cart. When I got home after spending a s...load, I found out that all my time spent picking out this awesome frame was wasted. The item was no where to be found in my bags. I checked the receipt and saw that she had charged me for it but did not put it in my bag. Then down at the bottom of the receipt, I found that she charged me twice for something. What a freakin' mess! I called to ask for my money back but they wanted me to take my butt back to the store for their mistakes. I said HELL NO! The only thing nice was the manager finally agreed to refund my money over the phone. Hello! Duh! Why would I want to go there considering I don't even have any of the items to take back to the store. I'm sticking to my usual TARGETS!
Three words for San Franciscans: San Bruno BART.
Trips to Target were pretty much the only thing keeping me from being car-free -- I was still renting a Zipcar to make that trek to Daly City/Colma every other month or so, thinking there was no easy way to get to a Target sans four wheels and the highway. (Or course, you could BART to Colma and then bike a mile to Target, but that might not be too much fun if you're planning on carrying stuff back.)
Then I learned that this Target is literally attached to the San Bruno BART station, which is a mere 20-minute ride from my apartment. Sure, the Tanforan mall is pretty horrible, but what mall isn't? And if I don't have to drive to get there, I have that much more energy and patience to stomach the suburban ennui.
Thanks to the Tanforan Target, I very well may never drive the 280 again. And I can't say that's something that makes me sad.
i can not possibly describe how much i LOVE TARGET
I LOVE TARGET
my boyfriend gave me a 50 dollar gift card to target
and i knew it was the gateway to heaven hahah
ok maybe not heaven but
TARGET I LOVE TARGET
u can find awesome deals on anything
its like a good bargain hunt for someone like me
and target has got it
they have cheap bras for the ladies that fit AWESOME
cute bags that are AWESOME
shoes they have really nice shoes sometimes
but i never get the chance to splurge on them
cuz i dont need to walk in heels to go to english
but yea they have a neat
1.00- 2.50 section
which has all sorts of handy things
they always change that section so
its always fun to chek that section out too
umm they have a HUGE HUGE HUGE selection of movies
plus they have many price cut deals on some awesome movies
too so its a good splurge
and did i mention i got a $30 dvd player from targett
thats super tiny and cute
and works AWESOMELY
its awesome and u know u cant find deal like that anywhereelse
well .. yea target
is the industrial version of the jack of all trades
good prices
and they have the cutest varietys of cards as well =]
I LOVE Target! Cool designs, cool commercials, great selection of lots of consumer goods. AND Lola gets all her Issac Mizrahi here!
The garden center is pretty cool too, although kinda sparse recently.
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I went here for the first time the other week to buy a pillow and my experience was fine. I didn't notice that it was dirty, the staff was friendly and I was able to find what I needed easily.
Of all the Targets this is my least fave. Maybe because this store is vertically split and I have to hike myself & my ginormous cart through the escalators or wait endlessly for an elevator. Anyway, I try to avoid shopping here whenever I can. Unless I can get away w/ shopping w/ a basket and not picking up bulky items that would require a cart!
I'm giving this 3 stars cuz this was the only Target that carried cheap maternity bras when I needed it at the time. Uh, not gonna shell out mucho bucks for something temporary. So thanks Target for stocking up on the cheap stuff.
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I can't, in good conscience, shop at Target. I know that most people love to shop there, and I don't begrudge them that need. However, I cannot get past the fact that they were a major contributor/donor to the Schwarzenegger (why, people, WHY?!) recall election.
The Target Corporation is one of Schwarzenegger's biggest special interest donors. And with the financial support, Schwarzenegger pushed to fight affordable health care, the Unions, and California's educators. In short, Target gave him money so he could fight ME, a teacher who belongs to a Union, without which health care (and workplace decency and protections EVERY worker in America enjoys) would be a pipe dream.
Target also spent $250,000 to back a referendum that erased a law that would have required many California businesses to provide health care for their workers as well as $100,000 to the California Business Properties Association, another of Schwarzenegger's backers.
Target has donated tens of thousands of dollars to the state Republican and Democratic parties and legislators on both sides of the political aisle. That is common practice in big corporations. But in recent times, Target has paid nearly 80% of their $300,000 political contributions to the Republican Party. Out of the top ten contributors to federal candidates and parties, Target Corporation landed the number four spot. Guess who was number one? RIGHT! WAL-MART. ($730,000. 74% of that went to the Republican Party.)
(Target's spokespersons have claimed that Target is bipartisan and works with both major parties.)
On top of that, Target has also refused to fill prescriptions for emergency contraceptives in a blatant bias against the pro-choice movement. They have stood by their right to dispense moral judgment to their customers, but apparently, not legal prescription medication.
Not to say that they haven't made an effort to upset the other side of the coin. In the 2006 Christmas season, Target angered many religious and conservative groups by refusing to use the word "Christmas" in their advertising. Go figure.
Some argue that Target is a good company. That they donate generously to charities and education...and technically, all of that is true. But if you think Target is not getting kick-backs, tax-breaks and benefiting from good PR from all of that wonderful "giving," I've got a bridge to sell you in Oakland....cheap. (Actually, they spend more money advertising about their "good deeds" than they actually donate.)
http://www.opensecrets...
(Open Secrets is run by The Center for Responsive Politics, which is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.)
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The new toddler play area right inside the mall in front of this Target makes it the only reason to go here. I cut them some slack for being a mess during reconstruction, but it seems inherently more disorganized and crowded than the other Targets (sigh) I've visited.
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This review is for this particular Target store, which just underwent a major renovation (like the rest of that joke of a mall, Tanforan). Even when this place was dingier on the outstide (and inside), it's always been much better to shop at than it's apparently more popular -- but smaller -- Serramonte cousin. This place is just enormous, and offers everything from food to my way-too-favorite Method cleaning products. I'm bummed they got rid of their Garden Spot, but there's so much else here to make up for it. Bonus points for being BART accessible, if you call taking BART out from SF to San Bruno "accessible."
I've always referred to this as the secret Target, because apparently no one's ever really heard about it, making it much easier to deal with. Oh wait.
Buyers beware! I purchased a travel system stroller set here, I began to assemble it home, the car seat was fine, then I check all the parts for the stroller and realized 2 parts were missing after I had installed the car seat in my car.
I have never had a problem with target until now, Check all the parts before you leave the store so you don't have the same nightmare as me.
I came here all set to write a decent review on a Target. And then I saw Kristina R's and now I feel all dirty. I was tempted to knock a star off for that, but I'll decide how to solve my moral dilemma later.
I like the remodel this store got, even if it means I have to look at signage (ugh) to figure out where I need to go. I cannot get out