Alternative to Target?

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need any household decor OP. I promise, you don’t. Buy your food at your local grocer or Costco. I stock up on cleaning supplies at Walmart when I run low. You don’t need Target or Amazon.

Walmart is just as bad, pp.

Honestly, I haven’t set foot in target in years. There’s no need. They just sell junk.

I’ve only gone into Walmart a few times while traveling and had no other option.

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Anonymous wrote:People, you should not be buying throws, pottery or decorative lamps regularly. Once you buy them, the practically last forever. I can't recall the last time I bought any of these items or any other decorative item.

Are you a Utah mom on TikTok?

Where did people say they are regularly buying throws, pottery or decorative lamps regularly? People are saying they go to Target when they need these things, not that they are buying these things every week or month.

Anyway some of that stuff does not last "practically forever." Especially anything fabric that gets washed regularly will fall apart at some point -- sheets, towels, blankets, etc. Dishes break. If you have kids you have to buy items for their rooms, and you may have to replace certain things more frequently because a kid has grown into a bigger bed size or has aged into homework and needs a desk and desk lamp.

It's not like you outfit your home at age 30 and then never need another housewares item again for the rest of your life. Are you a depression-era grandmother?

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Anonymous wrote:There are not a lot of cuddly and friendly corporations. We’d all do well to rely on them less. Buying secondhand is great. Facebook marketplace is great for decor and furniture. Thrift stores, vintage, etc. - the pieces are more durable and interesting. Target and wayfair are cheap crap.

Whatever you feel about this DEI backlash, btw, it’s absolutely lame that all these companies are bending to politics when they should instead rely on research to drive their policies.

This.

DEI is an obviously good idea that has many flawed implementations. They aren’t trying to fix that.
They are falling in line with Trump erasing the Tuskegee Airmen from military education, and whitewashing slavery and Jim Crow from history.

Look at this mealy mouth statement: “ “And as a retailer that serves millions of consumers every day, we understand the importance of staying in step with the evolving external landscape, now and in the future – all in service of driving Target’s growth and winning together.”l

They are admitting that they believe that the MAGA mandate exists. This isn’t about being annoyed pride flag elves at Christmas. It’s not about execs mad that political activism increasing costs and reducing profits. It’s about surrendering to Trump’s war on America and world. It’s about conceding to “they’re eating the cats out there” and tolerating storming the Capitol to overturn an election.

Target is following the way the wind is blowing on them. Blow harder. If they want to hand over the country to the people staging anti-LGBT-existence protests in the stores, and you don’t like that, then stop paying them to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need any household decor OP. I promise, you don’t. Buy your food at your local grocer or Costco. I stock up on cleaning supplies at Walmart when I run low. You don’t need Target or Amazon.

Walmart is just as bad, pp.

Honestly, I haven’t set foot in target in years. There’s no need. They just sell junk.

I’ve only gone into Walmart a few times while traveling and had no other option.

I haven't really shopped there since they reorganized the store. It's impossible to find things.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need any household decor OP. I promise, you don’t. Buy your food at your local grocer or Costco. I stock up on cleaning supplies at Walmart when I run low. You don’t need Target or Amazon.

What local grocer????

The chain grocery store nearest your house. Take your pick. No need for Target.

Ok but you made it sound like you’re suggesting some mom and pop grocers.

Locally these are called farmer’s markets. The ones on the farm, not the pop ups you see on weekends- though those are fine too but on the farm ones have more stuff like a real store. If you don’t know where the best ones are go to a pop up and ask around, then seek them out and support them. Fruits, veg, pasta, chips, salsa, soda, bakery, bread, toiletries, canned goods, seasonal items, gifts, whatever. They pretty much have anything you need except toilet paper and paper towels. But handmade dish towels for the environmentally conscious you will probably find. They won’t be the mass produced names you’re used to but 95% will be better than that stuff anyways. So what if you have to drive an hour to get there, you spend an hour driving around Costco looking for parking and waiting to checkout. Sure you might pay a little more for speciality items but you’re supporting multiple small local businesses with that premium and your fruits and veg will be cheaper so it evens out. The kids can look at the animals and pick their own fruit and smell fresh air.

But they are farmers…and chances are they support trump. You’re not doing good the way you think you are

Try to keep up. It’s not about starving ignorant deluded individual Trump voters to death. It’s about not funding billionaire’s propaganda campaigns to make America a more hateful amd dishonest place..

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Anonymous wrote:They just jumped on the anti-DEI bandwagon. I am so disappointed. I wonder if the GOP will flock to Target now — or is that unlikely because Target’s prices are still higher and everyone is supposedly concerned about inflation?

Is it Wayfair and IKEA for furniture now? Where should I get household decor?

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/target-rolls-back-major-dei-initiatives.html

Costco is reputable

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DEI is important but it’s not the only criteria for judging these corporations. I try to look closer at their political contributions and it is my understanding that Target leans Democratic in that regard. I always shop Lowes over Hone Depot for that reason too. Any information on which corporations are at least balanced is useful

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need any household decor OP. I promise, you don’t. Buy your food at your local grocer or Costco. I stock up on cleaning supplies at Walmart when I run low. You don’t need Target or Amazon.

What local grocer????

The chain grocery store nearest your house. Take your pick. No need for Target.

Ok but you made it sound like you’re suggesting some mom and pop grocers.

Locally these are called farmer’s markets. The ones on the farm, not the pop ups you see on weekends- though those are fine too but on the farm ones have more stuff like a real store. If you don’t know where the best ones are go to a pop up and ask around, then seek them out and support them. Fruits, veg, pasta, chips, salsa, soda, bakery, bread, toiletries, canned goods, seasonal items, gifts, whatever. They pretty much have anything you need except toilet paper and paper towels. But handmade dish towels for the environmentally conscious you will probably find. They won’t be the mass produced names you’re used to but 95% will be better than that stuff anyways. So what if you have to drive an hour to get there, you spend an hour driving around Costco looking for parking and waiting to checkout. Sure you might pay a little more for speciality items but you’re supporting multiple small local businesses with that premium and your fruits and veg will be cheaper so it evens out. The kids can look at the animals and pick their own fruit and smell fresh air.

But they are farmers…and chances are they support trump. You’re not doing good the way you think you are

Try to keep up. It’s not about starving ignorant deluded individual Trump voters to death. It’s about not funding billionaire’s propaganda campaigns to make America a more hateful amd dishonest place..

But Trump voters put him into office! Without the votes, he doesn't get elected. Or did you miss 4th grade social studies?

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If they had just stopped carrying some lines because they weren’t selling, I never would have noticed. I’m not the market they seek for black and lgbtq items. Never even noticed them. But three days ago they had a webpage that went on about how they value everyone and yesterday that was gone. THAT’S what drove me away. Changing your company values for the worse is either admitting you never valued everyone, or caving to the worst people by going along with them for acceptance or to avoid being harassed. I have a GIANT program with that. So, Target, have you always been a-holes? Or are you just obeying in advance like a “good german”? Either way, bye.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Target fan and agree with you OP.
I don’t know if there is any place similar.

I was so disappointed as well when I heard this. 😞

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Anonymous wrote:If they had just stopped carrying some lines because they weren’t selling, I never would have noticed. I’m not the market they seek for black and lgbtq items. Never even noticed them. But three days ago they had a webpage that went on about how they value everyone and yesterday that was gone. THAT’S what drove me away. Changing your company values for the worse is either admitting you never valued everyone, or caving to the worst people by going along with them for acceptance or to avoid being harassed. I have a GIANT program with that. So, Target, have you always been a-holes? Or are you just obeying in advance like a “good german”? Either way, bye.

Yes, never trust greedy capitalists for social good.

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As far as DEI just not working in the marketplace, Costco would like a word. Over the last 5 years, Costco stock rose nearly 200%, 37% rise in the last year. Their board strongly recommended that shareholders vote to keep the DEI policies that have helped make Costco the success that it is.

Correlation does not equal causation. The stock of Intellinetix went up 256% over the last 5 years. They make document management software solutions. Did they do well because of DEI, or because they had a good product?

And you know who absolutely loves Costco like it’s a religion? Red states. You couldn’t pry Costco from their cold dead hands.

Tell me you've never been to the Fairfax Costco without telling me you've never been to the Fairfax Costco....

You do know that the Fairfax Costco is in southern Fairfax County. It's full of MAGA down there.

This is sarcasm right?
The Fairfax Costco is like 90% Asian grandmas and grandpas. Are they all MAGA?

Yes lol.

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Just sit in your box and like it!

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Anonymous wrote:People, you should not be buying throws, pottery or decorative lamps regularly. Once you buy them, the practically last forever. I can't recall the last time I bought any of these items or any other decorative item.

Are you an Utah mom on TikTok?

Nothing you buy from Target is lasting forever. It’s crap. Which is how they feel you back in.

You know all this is for social media.

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Anonymous wrote:DEI is important but it’s not the only criteria for judging these corporations. I try to look closer at their political contributions and it is my understanding that Target leans Democratic in that regard. I always shop Lowes over Hone Depot for that reason too. Any information on which corporations are at least balanced is useful

You research every company you buy something from?

It’s a purchase not a political declaration. For any sane and rational person.