Alternative to Target?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised Target hasn’t issued a public statement. Of all the organizations that have announced a rollback, they’ve reviewed the most backlash - their social media comments are a mess, they’ve been kicked out of the Minneapolis Pride festival, public buy-ins at Costco.

It's a company of fake, cheesy cowards.

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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

Get over yourself. All DEI departments are going away.

Yes thankfully. I always believed in merit based. As for Target, it's capitalism.

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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

I'd still rather support a farmer anyway. And Costco buys from local growers, at least where I live.

Everyone should support farmers for obvious reasons, lol. If they support Trump that's ok too, seems like he's doing what Biden failed to do with the border.

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Anonymous wrote:Well after 20 years of spending way too much at Target, our family is certainly going to cut way back. We've already ended our Amazon usage and I have deleted accounts on problematic social media platforms. Definitely a lifestyle shift happening for our family. Perfect is the enemy of good - we will vote with our dollars wherever possible.

Same!

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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

I'd still rather support a farmer anyway. And Costco buys from local growers, at least where I live.

Everyone should support farmers for obvious reasons, lol. If they support Trump that's ok too, seems like he's doing what Biden failed to do with the border.

What? Farmers rely on migrant workers. This is the opposite of what farmers want. Know any farmers?

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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

I'd still rather support a farmer anyway. And Costco buys from local growers, at least where I live.

Everyone should support farmers for obvious reasons, lol. If they support Trump that's ok too, seems like he's doing what Biden failed to do with the border.

What? Farmers rely on migrant workers. This is the opposite of what farmers want. Know any farmers?

I support anyone who wants to make an honest living illegally but I can’t imagine making another fellow American woman my enemy over this issue 😑

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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

Get over yourself. All DEI departments are going away.

Not true, and we can choose to shop at humane and inclusive places- Costco, IKEA are the new go-to stores!

Costco ain't close to being Target.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DEI means giving advantages based on race. I actually don't have a personal problem with that and think it is justified, but there are also obvious legal issues with it.

No, it doesn't. That's what Fox News will have you to believe, but that's not what DEI is. @@

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Have you ever met a manager who would willingly shoot themselves in the foot by hiring someone who is incompetent because of DEI policies? Absolutely not. DEI means raising awareness to reduce prejudice and provide traditionally/historically overlooked applicants with equal opportunities.
It doesn’t not mean hiring someone who is without merit. It does not mean hiring someone incompetent because of DEI. Your business would collapse if that’s the case.

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If my local Target didn’t have women, black people, Hispanic people, and gay people working in their stores, they would have like two employees. What are they thinking? So dumb.