I actually still like Target even tho they have done a few things that I didn't like since 2024. However, I also want to avoid using Amazon as much as possible. Right after my misadventure and frustration at another nearby store, I ended up at this Target. It's a large Target with a good sized grocery area, clean including the restrooms, a Starbucks and a pharmacy. The beauty/personal care product area of the store is fairly large. I miss having Ulta here, but oh, well. Even tho this store is fairly busy, they don't have whole aisles of products locked up, unlike a nearby competitor. I found what I wanted and plan on coming back when I have more time. I stopped over in the grocery area, where Francis who may have been working as a Target personal shopper filling someone's list, asked me if I needed help finding something. It's so nice to feel seen in a store. As a senior, I sometimes don't feel that way. As I was going back to the registers, I noticed other employees asking people if they needed help finding things - one even walked a shopper over to the area that had what she needed. I feel like in what seems to be a stressful time in the world and in many of our lives, with increased prices and conflict. I will still choose to go shopping in an actual store if possible, especially a store with good customer service and unlocked nail polish remover. I just wish that Target would again have products that supported the LGBTQ and black communities. Even tho I am a straight old white lady, I still bought some of those products. read more

Do not purchase items for a student from Target as Target will not replace the items or refund you for the items when they arrive completely smashed and broken due to their poor packaging. (All items thrown loose into a 3 foot x 4 foot box) . Students away at college have no transportation, which is the reason for ordering household items online. Photos of the damaged box and items were offered and Target declined. Use another vendor or local store. read more

I was REALLY wanting to read Dungeon Crawler Carl and the library didn't have any available copies. I decided to go to Target because we had a gift card collecting dust. We used to go to Target all the time, but stopped because they rolled back DEI initiatives. This Target is definitely better than the other Targets in the area so would go here if you need to go to . Was able to get the book for 20% off which was nice. They have eliminated a lot of workers I feel like with the automated checkout areas, but that is the way the world is changing. I try to go to a human cashier whenever possible. Human connection helps us be better people and it might save their job. The book is great btw. It's a mix between Ready Player One and Hunger Games. read more

Target - 20% off at Target - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Great Target in Encinitas! Massive parking lot. Bright and clean on the inside. Great selection of products at good pricing as always. Checkout was prompt. Wouldn't hesitate to return when I'm in the area. read more

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This target is usually a pleasant shopping experience due to its organization, lack of crowds, and easy to find parking. Many seem to order ahead here and drive up to pick up. I don't come to this location regularly just because they don't seem to have my usual items in stock consistently, but occasionally they will have the last 'hard to find' or limited item in stock compared to all surrounding targets. read more

Bought a queen size comforter and bedding. The bedding was missing pillow covers and the comforter had soiled stains on it and smelled. Their customer service told us that it wasn't their job to check if returned items were soiled...pathetic read more

Easily the best Target in San Diego. What things were like before everything got locked up. Always clean, staff is friendly, and the location is solid. I do my Target runs by the office now do I don't have to do them at my home Target. Compliment to this Target for keeping it "normal". read more

I went to pick up a car seat that was marked as "ready for pickup," but when I arrived at the store, I was told it hadn't yet been delivered from the warehouse. When I asked when it would arrive, I was simply told to come back later since they receive multiple deliveries. I then asked if I could be notified once it actually arrived, but was told that wasn't possible. So now I'm left with a notification saying my order is ready, but no reliable way to know when it will actually be available--other than repeatedly coming back or calling the store. I did try calling, but was disconnected twice. Overall, this was a very poor experience and extremely inconvenient. read more

It's been a few months since I've left a review for this Target. I feel like no matter the time of day it's always busy, yet easy to find parking. The layout of the store makes it easier to find everything! The staff is friendly and the Starbucks occasionally gives out samples, which is always a plus! read more

This target is clean and has a wide selection in comparison to others in the area. Hard to find any employees in the store...biggest complaint is the RIDICULOUS amount of parking for curbside pickup and there isnt 1 parking spot set aside for a pregnant woman. How many women who are preggo go to target? A lot. How often are even 50% of the curbside pickup spots used?? Probably never. Sorry covid is over, update your parking lot. read more

The drive up pick up department at this location is a mess. I've been given the wrong size clothing, sets where the top and bottom was mismatched. I went in to let them know and they handed me the bag back the items and told me to go look for it myself for the right matching sizes... I'm like what??? That's your job! Management needs to change here. They need to hire more people! Every target I've been to around the areas has been amazing! This one needs some serious changes! read more

Best target ive been to!! Very clean and well lit, shelves were stocked, and they didnt have everything locked up. They also have a whole ulta! Service was good, prices are normal target. It was just so nice to see a target that didnt look ransacked and had some nice products. Wish i didnt live an hour away! read more

I am so disappointed in Target management. My US Navy veteran father purchased $500 in gift cards for his grand and great grand children for Christmas. Upon opening their gifts, they were delighted, but upon trying to use them (at Target) they were unable to. There began an all day adventure trying to find out why. These cards, sold by Target were hacked and the funds drained. When I went to speak to the management about it, they not only told me, it is my problem (politely) but that this happens all the time!? Why would they continue to sell something that puts the consumer at risk? After calling American Express and Vanilla VISA, all operated by InComm, the best they could do is give us the addresses for the fraudulent activity, suggesting we approach the offenders or merchants of offenders. I have written to Target execs and American Express, InComm and Visa, all of whom got their cut of my father's spend. The only loser here is my father, who is our $500. Way to delegate Target. read more

Target - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

So I bought a dinosaur for my grandson and thought it was being shipped to him in Tucson. Well, it came to me here and so in I went to see what Target could do. Well, Monica saved the day! She just took over and in the calmest most professional way... solved the problem. I love Target and it's people like Monica that keep me coming back! A certain 6 year old is very happy today! read more

Target - I'd stay away Saturday's. Masks must be worn but zero concern for distancing. - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

This location is horrible. All associates here lack customer service. No wonder because their managers Sammie and Amir lack service and very rude to customers. I am a red card member. Bought a mattress pad online because I came in store and they didn't have it. The associate shared that since I am a red card member I have 120 days to return it. So i went online to order and it came to my house. I recently bought a new house so going room by room to design. By the time I got to the room. It was 45+ days past the date. However, buying it on the premise that I can return within 120 days. I brought it back to the store to return. Sammie the manager said with mattress topper it's only 14 days return and I was outside of my return window. I shared with her my story she told me to call customer service and if they gave her the override she would approve it. She shared that she's leaving but that Amir the on coming manager would approve it. So I called and after 20 mins wait finally for customer care to approve with a Refernce number. I go up and talk to Amir. Amir didn't honor what Sammie said so I asked him to call Sammie on the phone. Another 20 mins wait and Amir comes back and said that Sammie said there was lost in translation and that I need to call customer service back for him to talk to them. So I do that, waited for 20 mins for customer service to wait to talk to Amir. Been waiting for 30 mins for Amir to come and he still hasn't come and now it's almost 2 hrs wait. This is unacceptable and this is the worst experience at Target. This location is horrible. read more

Target - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

I went in today for a pick up and it looked a bit busy. As I was waiting in line, one of their employees came to help me out. His scanner was not working and he told me "sorry it's not loading" so I told him that it was ok and that he can take his time, I was in no rush. He proceeded to tell me that he can't take his time , and " do you see how long this line is?" in a sharp tone. Honestly I was trying to be nice and not rush him but if someone shit in your coffee this morning, that is not my problem. read more

I love this Target! Especially before Christmas, the atmosphere is so festive, and the people are very nice and helpful. Everything you can imagine is available in the store. Highly recommended, especially during the holidays! read more

Target - Bag with stuff - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

Shoutout to Tatiana working the checkout registers today!!! I was under an incredible amount of stress and crunched for time and she fixed my checkout issue and handled my crazy with a smile on her face. Target is lucky to have you! read more

The pickup service is unreliable. They rarely fulfill orders even within the same day much less less than 6hrs as committed to in the target app. Their staff is unhelpful and no one answers the phone. read more

Target clinic workers are very unprofessional! If you need a last minute non emergency health concern don't rely on this incompetent woman. Very disappointed even though I already know not to expect much from a Kaiser run establishment. read more

this 5-star review is only for the very sweet man who helped me get a stand mixer yesterday after i had gone/called 4 different stores to see if they had one. he even apologized for the wait because of multiple people needing to use the lift in the back but it gave me time to look for some other things i needed. once again, very sweet and i hope he's having a very happy holidays !! read more

I was walking down the candy section where a gentleman name santos was so kind to help he and the candy section was beautiful well organized and the help was amazing this target is the cleanest target I've been too and I been to a few of them Escondido,visits ,even national city 1 also they place has a verity selection of candy and entertainment to pick from and there prices are great and the vibes are great definitely recommend overall great experience read more

This review is well overdue. I've been going to this Target for years, well over two decades. In that time, they've remodeled a couple times and added new services that really make this a one stop shop for most daily needs. Service has always been pretty good. They generally keep the shelves well stocked. I'll excuse the current status of in stock items a phenomenon as every store in the US is dealing with the same thing, effects of Covid-19. On that note, this Target has pretty much everything and anything you need. As a parent, I've gotten science project materials, back to school materials, new school year outfits, snacks and lunch items here. I've gotten work supplies, office supplies things for the house (inside and out). And to top it all off, the store is open early and stays open late! Really no complaints about Target. Keep on Yelp'n! read more

I found a product on the Target Encinitas website that I wanted to purchase. I love Target for the cleanliness of their store. The website gave me the in-store aisle number to locate the product. I walked into the store searching for aisle numbers and couldn't find any type of aisle markers. This made trying to find the product very difficult and I had a hard time looking for an associate to assist me. I'm not sure why the aisle number is published on their website if this information is not posted in the store. Well, I finally located the item in the store, but I wish it could have been easier with marked aisles. It would have saved me time and made my shopping experience better. I still love Target, but I hope they can improve their website and store information to make navigating the store a bit more streamlined. read more

Shopping cart covered with mold. Employee I showed was unbothered and did not care. Total health violation and zero reaction. read more

Target - Mold - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Brilliant, take all the close by parking and allocate to the people that's aren't leaving their cars.... Now those that actually come inside to shop are inconvenienced. Notice, all the spots are empty because these kind of people are on Amazon. In other news, giant retail space soon to be available in Encinitas..... read more

Target - Soon to be open retail space - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

Terrible . Looks like a bomb went off inside . Piles of clothing everywhere . No one cleaning up or organizing. I know we have dummied down but this store is in a very expensive area . Can't go back read more

I needed to take my elderly mother to the electronics department to retun her Consumer Cellular phone that was not working. The techs in that department, Mike, Ernie and especially Brogan were wonderful to us and helped us with replacing mother's phone and activating it for her. They were all very patient, kind and helpful. Brogan was extremely knowledgeable especially in comparison to Consumer Cellular's own customer service representatives and supervisors, who I can't reccommend at all. So thank you Mike, Ernie and Brogan. read more

When you need to use the restroom you can always count on a Target to have an open and somewhat clean restroom. This isn't the only reason to be here I love to check out the toy section to find those Hot Wheels collectables that seem to have different cars from store to store. read more

Target - Shopping time 2021 - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

Lines are absurd since they closed the express lanes. Not enough cashiers to handle the load. I have 7 items only. Had same experience Monday. In both cases, cashiers did not offer bag discount for bringing my own bag. Also, Target Circle Rewards policy has become very stingy. Used to earn rewards on every trip, but have not now for the last three trips. read more

Target - Lines are absurd now. Should reopen express lanes. - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

Oooo they bougie now huh!! They wanna be all fancy fancy with they lil makeover. I see you! But put some damn items on them shelves!!! I go n no nothing I can find! Always out of they stock. Wasting MY time!!! And did you see my pic of they filthy dirty bathroom!! Where are they stokers and cleaners at! And they clothes???? Forget it!!! Looks like clothing from the 1800 period! Do I look like I live on the prairie? NO! Plus, people follow me around all close like they tryna pull something over on me. I don't know if they undercover workers tryna spa on ya homie but they got the wrong one! Not today! read more

Target - See why businesses need my help?!?!? - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

There are 2 lines in guest services. One for returning stuff and another for order pick up. Please train your employees to understand that the order pick up people should not have to stand in the insufferable line of order returns where people haggle over $30 and return used garbage. I waited patiently for an order pick up only to be told to go into the single line which was 4 people deep with junk to return. I left. Two stars because this is not the 1st time this happened. This was a lot more clearly labeled before the remodel. read more

Placed an online order, said it would be ready in two hours. Three hours later I called the store to see what was going on. No one is answering at all at customer service. I came to the store four hours after I placed it and they still hadn't processed my order. I had to go through the steps to request a refund and then pick everything else out off the shelves. Not very organized here at least today! It's fine if you are understaffed, just say you don't have two hour pick up available so folks won't plan around something being ready! read more

Bought a Philips sonicare electric toothbrush today and realized once I got home that the case was previously opened and then taped closed with missing items, I paid 80$ for a used toothbrush. So went all the way back to return it to buy the same type just to find out that box was also taped. Grabbed a different toothbrush along with the one that was taped close and while I was at self check out, I had informed an employee about the problem and that this one was also taped closed. They had opened it to find used bristles with toothpaste on it. If I hadn't brought that to an employee somebody would have bought that just like I did. Absolutely disgusting. I let an employee know and all they did was say sorry and went about their day. Awful customer service awful that I had unknowingly bought a used toothbrush from TARGET. Disgusting they did nothing about it and I hope nobody else has to deal with this. Apparently you have to check for sealed boxes at target in case they sell used products. read more

Perfect place to pick up that new PS5. Got there early, place was squeaky clean inside & out. Nice landscaping in the parking lot with many more trees left to beautify the grounds than you see at SD locations. Doors opened on time, line was short & orderly & we were first to get the console, which was quickly handed over by security personnel upon promptly presenting proof of purchase (alliteration bonus :) My partner kept scanning the premises for strapped 10 year olds on bikes given the console scarcity but I assured him "you're not in east New York anymore" so he chilled out & we were soon on our way home to continue our quarantine gaming extravaganza. read more

Horrible service by young under whelming staff. They can just walk away and help someone else and leave you standing there. When you ask for their manager and they realize they did something wrong. They go in back and cry. The blond lady manager came out with security and asked me to leave and I was banned from the store without hearing my side of experience. This girl Ivy in men's clothing just walks away and disappears when asked about stock. She did it to 2 others while I was waiting. The management is out of control backing such employee behavior when she stated that business was done when Ivy walked away mid conversation to wait on someone else to never return. Target Corporate to treat a loyal customer so disrespectful to back an underwhelming employee is not acceptable. No body makes someone cry. The excuse she was 18 and it was a holiday weekend and I had to leave was degrading. Do Not Shop at Target. Horrible disrespectful service. Shop Walmart, Lululemon and H&M and Zara or Marshalls and Ross instead. The service will be much better. read more

Target is a cool store with some great employees! The only exception is curbside pickup. It's a mess. In my 2 curbside experiences, the curbside pickup area was packed (cuz nobody was getting their orders fulfilled), and we all watched the employee do a slooooow walk back into the store to get a customer's items, then slooooowly walk back to curbside area. Wash rinse repeat. Total wait time: over 30 minutes. But wait there's more. In my first curbside experience, the employee put the wrong items into my trunk. Good thing I got out of my car to check my trunk before driving away. She had already marked her handled device as the order being fulfilled, and she didn't know how to update the order. .... Supervisor (super friendly!) came out and told me that my items were not in the curbside items holding area (they were lost/misplaced), and they had no other inventory in the store, so they'd have to give me a refund. Okay, a refund works for me. But I'd have to come into the store to swipe my Visa card. No thank you, as the purpose of Covid curbside pickup is to *not* go into a super-spreader area, right? (btw this store location is crowded) She told me that she can do the refund without my card, after a 24 hour wait period for the curbside order to fully process. I'd have to phone her tomorrow to get my refund done. Okay will do. The story gets thicker but I'll stop here, cuz you get the gist of it. Executive summary, curbside pickup is a mess. I'm still a loyal Target fan though... Curbside parking ...................... 4 stars Curbside wait time .................... 1 star Employee speed ....................... 1 star Employee friendliness ............... 1 star Supervisor friendliness .............. 5 stars Order accuracy .......................... 1 star Bullseye logos everywhere ........ 4 stars ------------------------------------------------ . TOTAL SCORE ..... 2.4 stars read more

Target - Department Stores Near Me - Encinitas, California

Cashier's are slow, I can't find things I need, price are expensive in comparison with other department stores, self- check out machines not available most the time, not enough employees if you need assistance and it's stressful to shop there! In addition no places to seat in the children's area or at Starbucks area. By the way , coffee was served cold at Starbucks there one time. read more

We went shopping at Target for Halloween related items and snacks, so many cute , useful stuff, we can also get some groceries. I been to this store many times, is well organized and clean, the only thing I will say need a bit more attention will be the women's clothing area, everything else is free of clutter and easy to navigate the isles. Employees are always helpful if you have any questions. Bathrooms are clean and there is a Starbucks store. Plenty of parking and easy to find the store. read more

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My first review is for the Starbucks! Allyson is the BEST barista I have ever had!! She is so personable, listens and gives great recommendations if they are out of something. I love the sugar cookie latte but they were out of it. She said to try the cinnamon dolce latte cause it tastes like a snickerdoodle cookie and it is now my new favorite! She was working alone and talked to me the whole time she was making my drink. What a lovely personality she has. I felt like I was talking to a friend :) read more