This is a top-notch Target store located in the mall in Escondido, CA. Whenever we are in the area for the Del Mar Fair (aka the San Diego County Fair), or to see our friends in Fallbrook, or to see our friends in Ramon, we frequent this spot. It's a three-story store with entrances to the mall. And the cool escalators that let you take your cart up or down levels with a cart-moving lane on each side of each escalator. There are also elevators but that's less exciting. Check the signs to see which level you're going to need for the products you're looking for. The most recent stop we just bought three smaller Lego sets. My wife built one of them on our way to a brunch date. On the ground level there is a Starbucks open for snacks and drinks. This store has self-checkout, too, so checking out and paying for your stuff is a breeze. There are regular registers with friendly employees to help you out otherwise. Can't go wrong. Great deals and quick service. Check this Target out when you're in Escondido. read more

It was super busy and the lines were pretty long but the staff was still chipper and helpful and the store was very clean and we'll stocked. It is good to see the malls picking up and filled again and I believe Target being there as an anchor store really helps. Three floors of merchandise and fun in this Target (plus an in store Starbucks to fuel as you shop). Nice Target and location for sure. read more

Got to love these guys making it happen when times are tough! Grabbing a snack rather than getting an over priced meal during a break! Fast easy and conveniently priced! Best store that ever stepped into this mall location:) read more

Target - Maybe this will be my 2nd the best store in this mall - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

Conveniently located at the mall is probably the biggest perk to this target otherwise it's just like most other targets you can go to. 3 levels and things are mostly organized, a lot of the time I find I can't find what I'm looking for with ease. I thought the convenience of multiple entrances and registers would make this better but 90% of the time the 2nd floor registers are always vacant. Most of the time I stop in here while I'm already at the mall running errands, but hoping maybe with the holidays those 2nd floor registers will have a cashier available to help: read more

I love this Target (once you get used to the layout)! If I need eggs and milk, holiday supplies and gifts or something for the patio, this is the quick go to place. It's quick in and quick out. I have never run into a long check out line. And I have met super nice employees, they alwys point me in the right direction and sometimes walk me to the thing I need. Are eggs less expensive elsewhere, probly but this is close, quick and has great staff and I can get electronics or a last minute birthday gift too. I won't tell you my secret parking spot, cuz, it's secret, and I don't want to ruin your fun in finding a good spot that's all yours :) read more

The prices are very high compared to the competitors- Amazon, Walmart etc. I shopped here as I have a gift card. Target even stopped price matching. I don't understand why Target store prices on some items are even higher than their own website. The new CEO wants to improve customer experience but start with competitive pricing then the rest is easy to move on. Even with 5% discount with Red card, you still pay more on regular items. read more

I love this Target, it's super convenient to shop here after a mall run. Grocery prices are reasonable. Mobil Order pickup & parking pickup spots are very convenient. The staff is pretty friendly & helpful. read more

Lines are crazy for holiday shopping. Waite din line to check out. Get up the cashier and a supervisor walks up and says "Sorry, we're closing this register. You need to get in another line." What terrible customer service. Target has really fallen off. It was the one thing that separated them from Walmart. Guess I'll just go there now. read more

A Target store with three floors - very unusual! It takes a little bit to learn to navigate the store, but what you find is a store that is cleaner and better organized than many of the other Targets' I have shopped in multiple states. It also seems that this store has a larger assortment than others. Parking can be a pain as the parking lot is just weird, with one-way lanes on a slight decline toward the store, but all is good if you don't mind the walk in a mall parking lot. read more

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This is the Target located at Westfield North County. I went to a different target earlier and needed to make a return. I decided to try a different location to see if the availability of sizes were different here. This Target is 3 stories! It connects directly to the mall if you want to do more shopping afterward. I got lucky at this location they had more items in my size and more color options. I even scored some items on clearance. The guest services cashier was super friendly and nice. I had two small items to exchange for a full basket. She was very patient. This is a great location. It's huge and has a lot more selection. read more

Accessibility: there are accessible/handicap parking across from the entrance of the building as well as pick up for online orders...you have to download the Target app for this, type in your parking spot number, then someone will bring your items out to you. The parking lot to the front doors are all flat ground so need for a ramp there, then the doors are motion-activated and will open for you. Inside, this Target is two or three floors so they have both elevators and escalators. It is brightly lit inside and they have restrooms on the bottom floor, possibly all floors. Experience: this Target is a little smaller in selections than the other Target in Escondido but sometimes this one has stuff the other doesn't. This place has clothing, homegoods, skin care items, fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen items, canned items, holiday things and more. read more

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Always dirty, messy etc Never have anything in stock, they always say to order online. Over all horrible target read more

They have three levels here at the store. Not impressed with the customer service at this store. I wish they were helpful. read more

Target - Purchase of the day - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

I love Target but because this location is three levels it can be a little confusing. Seeing how it part of the mall parking is great. The employees are all right and of course so are the prices. I'm usually in and out pretty quick because if not I'll over shop. read more

I'm from Las Vegas via Los Angeles and New York. I've been in countless Target stores throughout my adult life, but never have I seen a multiple-level store like this Target in the Westfield Shopping Center, Escondido, California. This store is huge, well-stocked, has amiable staff and is extremely clean. Anyone living and shopping in this Target is quite lucky. If we had anything like this in Las Vegas, I might consider ending my relationship with Walmart; Nah, just kidding. I would, however, do more non-food shopping at a Target store like this. All you Escondido"ites" are quite lucky to have such a large and beautiful store like this in your backyard. Is Escondidoite an actual word? RECOMMENDED: Highly SERVICE: Good to excellent PRICE: $$ COVID: Practices pandemic regulations. PARKING: Convenient REASON/INTENT: General shopping read more

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Like most targets you can pretty much get all you need under one roof for average to good pricing. Store is well laid out, organized and clean read more

I am a frequent customer and today I have a really bad disgusting experience with the cashier name Mindy. She should be fired the way she talked and looked at me, the way she did. Disgraceful and Shameful behavior! read more

I'm your typical avid target shopper, but This target is a lot cleaner than any other stores I've shopped at. Only thing That stood out to me was a cashier named joanie (spell check) she was the sweetest lady and knows how to hold a conversation! 10/10 recommend just because of her! read more

First time I've been in a Target with three floors. Nice because they have escalators and also attached is an escalator for shopping carts! Nice convenience for shoppers. My one concern is we couldn't locate any employee! And the reason why? I guess there isn't an employee uniform. Who knows. But decent Target that also had fresh vegetables and fruit! Fantastic because I needed bananas and cherry tomatoes! read more

Target - The three floors and what they offer. - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

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My favorite Escondido Target. While the family prefers the larger store off auto parkway I enjoy this location more. It's a cleaner place and less crowded on weekends. - Better clearance selection and quantity. - Nice to be attached to the Westfield mall. Though you do have to hold off shopping at Target until the end of your visit. - Parking is a real pain around Christmas.. read more

Target - They sell new items and flavors like Suja Kombucha. - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

I love Target, but the drive up service has become unpredictable. Previously the drive up was a very convenient service and the person delivering the items to your car were always smiling. The last two times I've had grumpy workers who do the bare minimum. It's too bad that they don't know how to smile but given the circumstances of our current state where there is a lack of interest of people wanting to go to work, the companies are scrapping the bottom of the barrel. i'm sure it's a temporary setback and I don't blame target... I blame the pandemic and the lack of eager workers. read more

Target - escondido south - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

This Target sometimes has the best hidden gems items and products you might not find elsewhere, but when you're not looking, this place would have it right in front of your eyes. I remember going to 5-6 different Targets from Southeast to Southwest of San Diego and found nothing, then made a call to this one they said Yes, then I had to rush myself there due to hours closure, at least they were nice to always had it on hold for me either at electronic or guest services. To be honest, the place located around a shopping mall, noone would even look for it, because they were too busy shopping. You will have the whole store for yourself without fighting someone for a specific item. Plus the place is pretty big, you got 3 levels of shopping to go thru if you want to spend time here. So enough with the good stories, lately I had been experiencing some unpleasant stuffs here, so I made the call regarding an item like usual, then they would hold it under my name at customer service desk, I came to pick it up and not ready to pay yet as I wanted to go back upstair and check out more stuffs, it was nice that they let me take the item with me then return it when I'm ready to pay, in that case I found another toy and spend more money, everyone's happy right? Well, I was in a hurry that day heading back to an event at 7 pm, it's already 5:30 PM and I am ready to checkout. I thought it would be faster if I go back to finalize it at guests service, the same girl who handed me the item earlier, she seems nice and knew what she doing, and I was wrong I guess. If I knew then What I knew now, I would have gone to self checkouts. Anyway long story short, I used the Target app as I had some offers and gift cards so I can save right? The total after everything came out to $94.79. I gave her $100 cash and told her I wanted to pay $90 in cash and $4.79 on my card. She didn't pay attention and without telling me that she took $100 bill but didn't subtract that off my total, making me swiping the card and got charged for the full amount, I asked her why, and she said she was too busy checking for counterfeit bill, ok but you forgot to tell me that. And she didn't know how to reverse the charge either, so she had to radio her supervisor to come, then I had to spend time explain to the guy on the maths the way I wanted it to work, then they were having problems adding my savings and gift cards back, it was just too frustrating and I was in a hurry, I wish next time they could handle the situation better, nothing to against them, but maybe they need to do some retraining for their employees, because I want to shop here again read more

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When you need something quick at a reasonable price, make this place your target. His store had everything and anything you need in one spot. There are escalators and elevators. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I love that the AC is always on full blast. I tend to buy cards or presents here as toys are so cheap! It's great to have another place to visit aside from Nordstroms. Just wish this spot had a place to eat aside from Starbucks. read more

I'm downgrade the store based on the terrible customer service I received at the starbucks there. I like this Target, but I'll never go to this starbucks again. Barely a greeting. I ordered a kids hot chocolate, a cake pop, one chocolate brownie, and a half decaf coffee. As I'm ordering, she yells over her shoulder to the barista, 'do we have any decaf'?...and she was totally sidetracked. I paid and walked away. As I'm waiting for the coffee, my kids' hot chocolate comes up, I'm handed the baked goods, my friend's drink was made (and they got her name wrong)...and I'm still waiting for my decaf. I understand it will take longer because who orders a decaf besides me at 10am...and I'm still waiting. Finally, I asked the barista for it and she says..'that will take a minute, it's a pour-over'...(whatever that means). Finally, it comes up and I doubt it was half caffeine. I'm really sensitive to caffeine and I'm totally racing now. Plus, I looked at my recipe afterwards and I was never charged for it. I sort of feeling guilty having asked the barista for one BUT it just goes to show that the cashier was totally distracted by asking if they had any decaf coffee. I believe the employees are Target employees and not Starbucks employees. Won't purchase from this location again. read more

Lots of rules at this store. It's probably a sign of the times. I bought 10 plastic shoe boxes and the poor clerk had to pull them apart one-by-one to scan them. She had a bit of arthritis and it was difficult for her. She said she "had" to do it that way instead of scanning 1 box 10 times. Also, I didn't wait properly and she couldn't take my gift card because I scanned my credit card already. Which used to be the way it is done here. She said she was still scraping off the code? I don't know. They store did t have so many things and I don't blame them for that. Everyone was very nice and the store was clean as can be. read more

I purchased gift cards for my friends and paid 250 Dollars at the counter.after activating them. But later my friends told me that the card had no balance. At the counter they cheated and gave me fraud card. I will never visit this place again. read more

Ok so I called this target this yesterday around noon. I was calling to look for a specific toy that was on clearance in my area at about 7 different target locations. Additionally it was on clearance at another 15-20 locations ranging from Oregon to Florida. So when I called the location and spoke to the employee who put the two toy items on hold for me, I was reassured that guest services would honor the clearance price and price match the other Target locations. Fast forward to 7 hours later when my sister went to Target to pick them up. She was told by the "front end manager" Elgine that they would not be price matching the items. I even provided a copy of a receipt that a friend send me to show I wasn't crazy or making it up. Well then Elgine starts to explain every reason why they won't price match and goes into how online is different so they can't price match blah blah blah. I explained to Elgine that I've worked retail for years and that this was very poor customer service--being told two different things and then him not honoring the price match. In the end he was just making excuses and not really justifying why besides he wasn't going to do it and I had no other option than to pay full price. I asked for his manager and for the store manager but because the store manager is out on vacation I won't be able to contact her. And then his manager was out so I couldn't talk to him. Additionally they have no direct contact besides just calling the store to talk to the person directly. This all just sounded really bad as far as customer service and communication goes. So I will be following up with the matter and escalating to the store manager and corporate. I get online and in store can be different inventory but I was requesting a price match from a different Target store location. And after being told by multiple Target employees that if I could locate the item the location could price match, as well as by the employee who placed the items on hold, well I'm really frustrated. Thanks for wasting my time and my sisters time. Thanks for reminding me of why I should also stop purchasing from Target. read more

My 3 years old son and I stopped by this store first time. My first impression was good as the store is clean, we enjoyed the empty rows early in the morning. We went to the toys isle and oh my a super rude employee told my son who's 3 years old not to step on the shelf reaching for the toy, she was so angry that it surprised me. My son is less than 30 lbs and he's obviously stepped on the shelf for 3 seconds to get the toys. Btw, she had her mask way down with her nose out, I don't know why did she even wear a mask. read more

Target - An employee with mask not covering her nose. - A woman in a red vest and mask is browsing toys on store shelves, holding a toy in her hand and examining the selection. - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

A single slow cashier for the whole store. No self checkout. I'm honestly surprised. Came in for 1 item and didn't want to wait for a person in front of me with a hundred items to checkout. I won't be returning read more

I really like the Target Good & Gather Sparkling waters. They're so great but EVERY SINGLE case I've bought at least half of the cans have the bottom busted out. You can't set it down because it will spill everywhere. The mech/stock crew must be throwing these boxes around or something. read more

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Got a delivery from the drive up. The online ordering went smoothly. I followed the directions but did not realize there were dedicated parking spaces for pick up. I'm new to this Covid stuff but getting better. I sat in front of the store in my car while trying to get the associates (2) attention by waving. neither the dude getting carts and the gal with my bag would look in my direction. This went on for a few minutes until I saw the dedicated spaces about 50 yards away. It would have been nice to have been acknowledged and directed where to go. Felt kinda dumb which makes me think twice about we experiencing it all over again by buying something else from this mega box store. Just saying... read more

I find this location cannot be very clean and I shop there every week and I have yet to be approached by any sales person to offer help. It feels like it's a management issue in the Starbucks doesn't seem to have good management oversight either nor cleanliness read more

Parking is CRAZY! An old lady had the audacity to honk at us while we were loading the car and buckling in my daughter in her car seat. The passenger door was open so she couldn't pull in next to us. I gave her death glare. The store itself is ok, kinda small. The Starbucks has one beleaguered young lady working so we gave up and left, even though I was dying for a latte. No reason to go back there! read more

Went to look for photo printing paper. Found the area where it was. Sat down on ground because my back was hurting and it was on the very bottom self. I got up with the two packages I wanted to price match hopefully. Placed back so I could think about it. Walk out of the aisle and here comes security. Walks right down the same aisle I was just in. Pretend to fix something, I walked on the next aisle security comes down that aisle and pretends to fix something. I have work at a target before I know what it's like to have security go after someone who think they're stealing. Not so subtle! I refuse to go back to the store!! read more

At first I thought it was weird to have a Target open up at the NCF, but it actually is a clever idea. It gives a second option besides the "W Valley Pkwy Target" when in Southern Esco which is convenient as well as an opportunity to hit up other stores at the mall if needed. This Target is located near center-east side of the mall! The parking in front is plentiful, but can be packed because it is in the front of the mall. There are 3 different entrances: The front outside, and then the first and second floor from inside the mall. Cashiers are located on the first and second floor. There's an escalator here for the three level Target and the product selection here is great. I came by today seeking a curling wand and I left with that item plus plenty more (hair products: "CHI" & "Toni and Guy", and a ton of makeup..variety of brands). I was assisted by *Brandi* from the beauty concierge and she was knowledgeable and gave wonderful service. Her colleague even grabbed me a basket which was sweet. Brandi made the experience easy as she was helpful answering all of my questions and she gave great testimonial advice of the products she showed me. -Starbucks inside! -Great service :) -Products to meet all your needs -Clean and modern.~ Come to this *TARGET* for all your necessities from groceries to electronics and clothing and more! read more

This review is based on the grocery section at this location only. The management of the grocery department is lacking. Items like milk, or sour cream are often still on the shelves days after their "best by" dates, and they are often out of stock on the same item for months at a time. Drastic improvement can be made to the attention to detail in this section. This aside, the team members are ALWAYS friendly and if I ever pass an employee, I am greeted and asked if they can be of assistance each time. read more

It's Sunday 8/23/2020 before I begin I fully understand we are in the middle of a global pandemic. But that does NOT give anyone a pass to mistreat a customer or make anyone feel any less than anyone else. I went in to pick up some protein and lemons stood in Litzy's lane WHILE HER LIGHT WAS ON mind you.. and she was checking out a friend of hers. I figured it's her friend because she starts giggling as soon as she approaches the counter and she calls for an associate over .. Sydney to help her use her RED card. In the middle of that action Litzys SEES me standing in her lane well before she decided to turn her light off lol. Then she looks at me and says "I'm closed but you can go to another lane." I'm like what? Lol. I asked her.. "you know I was standing in line before you turned your light off right?" She's says yes she knows but.. "I'm doing something important so someone else can help you." Smh at that point I just walked away. Its the PRINCIPLE that counts Litzys darling not Your ego dear. Get it together Escondido. The end. read more

Target - Poor customer service. - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

This is one of those crazy multi-level Targets like Mission Valley or Irvine Spectrum. This is 3 floors, and you almost have to memorize where everything is in the store. Food 1st floor, clothing 2nd, toys & electronics 3rd. The parking can be a huge problem, especially on weekends. There are 2 main checkout areas, bottom level faces out to the parking lot, and the 2nd level faces the inside of the mall. There is no longer a staircase outside in the mall, so plan accordingly. It is a great option for shopping early or late hours outside the normal mall open times. This store opening hasn't made the Valley Parkway Target any less busy, so it must be a new crop of customers shopping here. Went to get a frozen turkey, and there were of course none available on the sales floor. I waylaid a passing employee, and she was nice enough to spend 10 min finding me one. Make sure that you sign up for Cartwheel, Target's customizable coupon app. I saved an extra 10% off the turkey, plus used a $5 giftcard and got 5% off for using Target Redcard. They also offer text coupons. read more

My wife and I came on Wednesday, 1/9/2019 to this location , we were going to buy a fisher price kick & play piano gym and other kids items arround 16:45hrs , we had "the manager" Elfin "helping us" on the cash register, then when my wife asked about a different price that was posted on Target online on the piano gym and showed Elfin "the manager", he told us we needed to go downstairs to another department to match price, I rejected to go downstairs so I told my wife we should leave and decided we didn't want to purchase it anymore because Target doesn't honor its prices; we started walking out and Elfin "the manager" told us he actually don't have to honor any price Target shows on internet mentioning his general manager gets upset with him if he does it. I ask Elfin "the manager" to speak with a manager, he answered "I am The Manager" so I asked for the general manager, he said with an attitude "He left already". I recommend this General manager to train his managers more appropriately on customer service and to Target to honor it's prices, my humble opinion. No more of my business to this stores because they don't value us as customers. read more

Target - Department Stores Near Me - Escondido, California

Here it is. I have now been shopping at this Target for over a year. I feel torn about scoring it. On the one hand, I LOVE how big it is and how I ALWAYS find killer deals on the clearance racks. I means some seriously great deals. But. of course, I also spend a bunch of money on not so good deals, too... I have a little shopping problem. BUT, what I HATE about this Target is that because they are located in a mall, they have higher than usual rent and therefore, they pass that cost on to the customers in higher prices than at other Targets. Now I get that Targets of different regions have different prices sometimes and they take markdowns at different times, so something might be 70% off in San Bernardino, but only 30% off at this store, but they actually up their REGULAR prices. Here is an example. A Toy PIXAR car may by $3.78 at the Target ONE MILE AWAY on Auto Center Dr and here it will be $4.23. I know we're talking pennies here, but EVERYTHING at this store is like this and it's annoying. It makes me want to buy it there, then return it at the cheap Target and re-buy it. Just to make a point. /rant. Otherwise, I really like this Target even though it's weird that they don't have a normal snack bar. I shop here at least once a month. read more