Let me preface this review by saying that whatever you think of me shopping at Target is your opinion. In spite of all the DEI controversy regarding this establishment (and others), I simply choose to shop at whatever is closest to me. That being said, if you know me personally, you know what kind of person I am, and that's all I have to say about it. Carrying on... Merced Target just might be the smallest Target store I have been to. Just looking at it from the outside, it looked small. I had a pick up order, but I also had to run in and get a few more things during my short stay here. I made my in-store purchase first, then proceeded to the pick-up counter for my online order. There was a girl behind the counter, and she was busy sticking the mini fridge with drinks. I made noise a few times to alert her that I was standing there. She ignored me and went about continuing to stock the little refrigerator. I wondered how tf long she would let me stand there, so I didn't say anything. There was another employee next to her on the guest service side. She didn't say anything, either. I was never acknowledged. My friend had just finished paying for her things and walked over. I whispered to her that I'd been waiting a while. She did the "Excuse me, we're here to pick up?" and the girl finally said, "I'll be right with you." Smh. It's whatever. I got my things, but that's not the best customer service I've had. I still wonder how much longer I would have waited had my friend kept quiet. Apparently the Target in Atwater (next city over) is the place to be. I may end up there if I have to do another pick up. If I'm in a punch and end up here again, I'll have to see how quick they are with their drive-up service. read more

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I have been using drive up service & I am so happy & satisfied with it! The workers are all so efficient, professional & hardworking. Thank you! I get all my items in good hands - highly recommended:) read more

Sorry to say, but I rather go out of my way to Atwater where it's less crowded and the staff is a bit more helpful. I've read some of the reviews and I know it's true because it's happened to me as well the waiting in the customer service line and all kind of staff walking by not acknowledging you, the rude / annoyed mangers, the messiness, and the waiting for more than 20min in the pickup drive up. It's true, I agree with all these people too . 5 + years ago it was a great target and it just keeps going down hill. It's disappointing honestly. read more

What a big disappointment and difference a few years ago.Went into store asked for something and guy sent me on a wild goose chase and asked another worker and she stated don't speak English and asked she said the Mann did not either,.What a joke read more

I visited the Target in Merced Sunday September 14, 2025, I didn't know I had left my phone there. God bless the employee or customer who turned it in at the customer service desk. Thank you for your integrity and for doing what's right. read more

This TARGET store puts hyper-defensive snowflake karens at curbside. Instead of serving the customer they will call security, fabricate lies and go into a total brat meltdown so they won't have to do their simple job of putting your online pickup order in your car. Here's a tip TARGET employees: if you're having a bad day don't displace your anger onto customers, that will drive them away permanently. And here's a tip for TARGET: put your moody employees working in back-of-house areas instead of in direct contact with customers. read more

I like this place but last week I ran into a metal sign that was on the side of the aisle and injured my right ankle. A friend of mine suggested that I speak with a manager so they can file what happened. I did not think I should but now its been a week later and its getting a lot worse. read more

Target - It looks a lot worse now! - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

Terrible customer service only one lane open no self check out open ten people in line cmon

What has happened to this Target location? I feel that it used to be a gem and now it is absolutely filthy and so disorganized. I use a lot of target drive-up because I have 3 kids and my goodness, why does it take over 20min for them to bring out the order? Even when they aren't busy...seems a little absurd. I also find it highly unprofessional when there are people in line trying to return or pickup their order & NO ONE even acknowledges the people in line. Employees are walking around left and right yet no one helps or even says anything. Is it that hard to say "let me see if I can find someone to help you". I hope they can get it together soon. read more

I just went to target because I was actually looking for a Starbucks. The store was clean, the staff was energetic and friendly. The staff all has on masks. There's signs for Covid for social distancing, lots of areas with hand sanitizer. Very clean and safe, I will go back here again if I'm in need of anything target carries. read more

Target - Entrance easily accessible - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

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Good selection, a lot of employees, lines are not long, and super local!!! Everything seems to always be in order and employees are not rude. Also they have great variety in everything!! read more

Target - Have carts made for coffee - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

Waiting for curbside for 35 mins now. Not including the 15 before when I clicked I was on my way. The 2 girls outside "working" were chitchatting it up quite a bit instead of actually doing something. read more

Everything was great I was shopping around always trying to get the best deals made sure everything was applied on my target rewards app and when I checked my receipt none of my manufactures cupons were were applied. I went back to speak to a customer service rep and the first person who helped me was really trying to help me out. Then he ended up calling the manager who had helped me before... this lady is not qualified to handle any customer service she has a terrible attitude and is never trying to help anyone out. She told me she's honest one of the cupons but that if have to always check on the app if the cupon applied to the item... I know it's only .50 that the manufacturer was discounting but why should they not honor it? Al though everything would be on if her attitude was better. Last time she helped me out she acted as if I was bothering her. She should NOT be taking care of people. Not a problem solver she's a problem creator. Because it's not my fault the system isn't reading the cupons they provide us with! read more

Target - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

Positives: I like that this one has 2 entrance points. Good restrooms, not crowded even on Sundays. Parking lot is easy to find parking. Negatives: none! read more

Wow! The best time to shop at Target? Weekday mornings before heading to work. There were six cashiers waiting to usher customers to their check outs when I first walked in. Yay! They were still there a few minutes later when I was ready to check out. I knew right where I was headed for what I wanted, thanks to the online app that I'd looked at before I went to the store. read more

Target - The entrance - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

What has happened to this Target location? Dirty, disorderly, disorganized, low inventory always and that's just the Beauty section! This store used to be a gem in Merced but no more. It has been going on for months. I realize COVID 2 years ago was a reason for many of the concerns I mention but now it is just an excuse. I feel bad for the line worker employees--they do their best. This is a management issue and all the way up to corporate. They cannot possibly with a straight face justify this store and it's complete disgrace to the Target brand. Wake up Merced Target management and Target corporate....you look really bad! read more

Store Manger is a joke. Disorganized as can be rude and useless employees. And if you gonna blame someone for something make sure you facts are straight. Store manager is working with 1 shipt shopper and kicking others out of the store for no reason. Never anything in stock. Driveup is 20 30 mins at minimum.Restrooms are disgusting. Good luck finding a decent cart. And the best is watching the employees watch people walk out the back door with hundred in product and not eve bat an eye.I will was there is one older gentleman employee who is great at what he does but the rest read more

The lady at the self check out is rude. I was pick up my 2 box baby diapers,a pack of 8 paper towels, and 24 roll toilet paper inside the shopping car. I buy some chips and soda for my kids and she said that i'm not supposed to go to that line. But don't you know that I already pay some of my stuff! The items that I need to pay are 13 items only. She need to be nice for customer! If you see my shopping car have a lot of things doesn't mean that I need to pay all! I just pick up those! I already paying for it! read more

This target is horrible they told me to come back in a hour and they would have my item ready I came back and they still had to go to the back and grab my item. This target is full of lazy people. Save you time coming here if you need a larger item In the back. read more

Meghan at the self checkout was great!! I went in to buy some marshmallows and the ones I picked were stocked in the wrong place. So the price was off and she took care of it and honored the price. It's the little things like that in customer service that make people come back. I bought plenty of stuff 2 days earlier to make up for that tiny loss. Keep up the good work read more

I was visiting my daughter and we stopped in to buy a gift and i was really impressed with how friendly the staff is. The customer service was great. read more

Target Merced, with the Covid I have not been able to find a lot of my low-calorie meals but I went to target and they had a lot of things I've been looking for. My daughter and I walked in and was greeted by a very nice man named Jonah . Jonah was very nice and funny made us laugh. Thanks Jonah for having an outstanding personality we really enjoyed a friendly face with everything going on in the the world today. Haley and Debbie read more

Depending on what you're buying, Target can be an excellent place to find some good deals. You will always save more money by shopping with their market pantry brand, but if you prefer name brand products like many people do, pay attention to all sales ads and coupons and you can end up purchasing many items for less than a traditional grocery store or from Amazon. I would've given this location four stars but where other locations have a Starbucks and a food court inside; this location only has a coffee shop. read more

For drive up the staff who handled my products thought providing a leaked and chemical covered product was on par with Target standards. I ended throwing it all away. read more

I LOVE this store! Great selection, helpful employees and yes it has it's bad days just like people but overall a great place to shop!

It's not a Super Target but I give them 5 stars for 5 good reasons: 1) Great customer service. Their check-out lines move fast and all employees are always courteous and helpful. 2) As a parent of having 4 kids in 5 years, The inventory is very reliable in their home, grocery and baby/kids sections. 3) They have great red tag sales / sections. 4) The store is consistently clean throughout: the shopping aisles, floors, bathrooms, organization of shelves and even their shopping carts. (They had many filthy shopping carts over a year ago but recently they got newer ones to replace most of them.) 5) Returns / Exchanges are easy-peazy. I confidently recommend this Target. The Starbucks inside here is a completely different story. read more

Target - Starbucks inside - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

This is the DIRTIEST target I have ever been to. There was trash and fallen merchandise all over the ground. I'd give zero stars if I could of. It looks like a lack of management or management that just dont care. Felt like I was shopping in a thrift store lol read more

Strange, craptacular, and chaotic are my thoughts about this location. I don't think anyone from headquarters has ever visited. A lot of stores in town seem broken. Someone really needs to re-think what is happening. If they didn't have Target's store brand products, I wouldn't shop here at all. read more

I was out running errands with my family and our first stop was Target. While there I remembered that I could get my grocery shopping done while there and was pretty excited to be saving myself a trip to the grocery store. The dry goods that they have are.phenominal. Any cereal I could dream up and just all together pantry goods galore but as for the cold grocery items I was SHOCKED. They are called Super P stores, meaning that they have produce. This word means fruits and vegetables. When I finally got to the produce section I was immediatly disappointed to see that the ONLY produce they had was bananas and and a handful.of bags of apples. Not ONE vegatable. There are bags of salad to make any bag of salad lover in heaven but forget about veggies. They had a few packages of chicken but at higher prices than the local grocery store. The cheese selection was decent but again at prices higher than the grocery store. I am sure they are not looking to have the best prices as much as being convienent but for real groceries make the extra trip to the grocery store. read more

When there's nothing to do, go to Target! They have everything I need and although prices may be higher than Walmart, I'd pay a few cents more for the convenience and decency. Bags are also now 10cents. read more

I recently moved to Merced CA and went to the TARGET store on R street, and what a SHOCK!! Compared to the Bay Area TARGET store the Merced TARGET is a HUGE let down. The store is junky, dirty floors, clothes and products are all mismanaged. I was truly shocked to find this store in such a mess. I enjoy TARGET products and the reasonable prices, but probably won't go to the store, will do online shopping. I did enjoy going to TARGET at my Bay Area (San Ramon, CA) store. But will not visit the Merced store. read more

I just wanted to simply say this store is awesome everyone is always happy and greeting you without it being forced I really appreciate how they are with us customers. I found myself here wanting to simply thank Angel M on cashier today he was extremely friendly and super kind and patient with me . This kind of service needs to be recognized thank you so much for all your amazing help today . Helped me get my red card today as well what a wonderful employee . read more

I was at target today the day before valentines 2023. I just needed to get a few items and I had to wait over 1 hour in line. This is ridiculous I shouldn't have to wait that long just to check out. Target is understaffed and needs some help to keep it's loyal customers. read more

Much needed upgrades with more reliable workers. Went in to return 1 pack of diapers and waited over an hour!

Shame on you Target Merced for "accidentally putting out the Star Wars toys today that aren't suppose to go out until next Saturday!!! Do you think a 3 year old understands that you put them out too early and had it taken away at the check out lane!!! Your apology is...show up at 12:01 Friday night and you can get a coupon to get a discount!!! Shame, shame, shame on you!!! Grandma Bear!!! read more

Food court is often a mess. Food is often expired. And it is too much of a pain trying to use cartwheel and the target app. Going to Walmart instead - why pay extra to go to target when my experience is not good anymore?? read more

Target - Think it's 50% off right?! No, it isn't. Get out your magnifying glasses, it's BOGO 50% off. - Department Stores Near Me - Merced, California

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They always seem to be out of something I need. Recently I went to look for Zulka Morena sugar, Target is the cheapest place to get it, but they didn't have any and there was no price label for it on the shelves, which led me to believe they discontinued carrying it. I later looked up on the Target website and Atwater has it in stock, so why not Merced? The next cheapest equivalent was Good & Gather (generic Target brand) which is about 3 times the price of Zulka. This is the fourth time already that I haven't been able to find a certain product here and had to go elsewhere to find it. Take your business to Atwater instead, they're much better and always have what I need. Merced Target is so trashy and disorganized, they're a disappointment to all other Target stores. read more

Love the curbside pick up it's awesome and they are always on it such sweet and friendly workers too

I frequent Target up and down California and it truly is one of my absolute favorite places to shop ... HOWEVER the Merced location which is my local Target is by far the worst!!! The customer service has completely gone by the wayside since Covid and the rise in mobile pickup shopping! The teammates here are running (literally) around with their carts carelessly like crazy people trying to fulfill their orders. They do not say excuse me nor do they greet you or ask if you need assistance! It's out of control! The check stands are always closed to a minimum of maybe 2 cashiers and they encourage you to use the self checkout which wouldn't be a problem if they worked but they are ALWAYS out of order! I'm going to have to drive over to Atwater going forward because today was the last straw after almost being taken out by one of their crazy cart runners! Footnote: today the restrooms were disgusting and there were not seat covers available in any of the stalls. read more

A typical target. They do tend to run out of stuff. The check out line is always long. But when you finally get through the line the staff are usually pretty helpful. Wish they have a self service check out line. The food court though is a miss. i would avoid it. read more