Only good thing I have to say about this Target is is it's pretty much the only store in the area that will generally have whatever you need. That said, the bar is not that high for this area. Also, this is probably one of the worst Targets I've ever been to across several states. I think the one Metairie Louisiana is the only one I've been to that's worse! The employees are nice generally, although some of them don't need to be working there. Especially when I need help in the health and beauty section. Some of these generation Z kids think that they are getting paid to just stand there and not do anything and look at me like I'm a bother when they should be walking the customer to the item. That's what I always had to do when I worked in retail.
The selection for clothes and shoes and what not it's really not that great. Target used to have really good clothing buyers 20 years ago but I guess that's no longer the case. Furthermore, even though employees are usually diligently stocking the shelves, they always seem to be out of everything. It was one day I came and there was no lactose free milk to speak of. it was in the morning also, not like in the evening when a lot of stuff is out. That is unacceptable. It's a standard grocery item that should never be out of stock. To add insult to injury, the mousy little girl working that department acted like I was being a huge bother merely by asking her for help, but instead of going to the back and checking like a good employees do, the brat just looked in her little computer and said that there were supposed to be 33 on the floor but oh they're not here so too bad. She doesn't need to be working there. So unprofessional.
The thing that made me angry enough to write this review is that at the self check out I was asked to show my ID for an item that is NOT legally age restricted. I know what the laws are about these different products and ingredients that trigger that sort of thing. When you are purchasing cold medicine, there are two ingredients that warrant the checking of an ID. One of those is DXM or dextromethorphan, the active ingredient in cough syrup. The other one is pseudoephedrine. Only those two ingredients are age restricted. Absolutely nothing else. However, some slime ball coded a Vicks throat spray product as age restricted when it contains all NEITHER of those ingredients. The active ingredients in the product are menthol and benzocaine, and neither of those ingredients are age restricted in the state where I live or any other state in which I have lived. Thankfully I had a copy of my ID on my phone because I had only brought my debit card inside with me. And the thing is, the only employees who ever seem to last around there are the robotic ones that are terrible at interacting and communicating. Like most retail stores, the less personality and the more incompetent they are, the longer they remain employed there. This has got to be intentional because I know that corporations would rather have robot like humans working for them than people who actually have a light on upstairs. How do I know this? I used to be a sales lead for a limited brands. At least if I was at certain grocery stores I would have been able to argue with them and point out this error, but I know that arguing with these robot humans is no more effective than yelling at a computer when it rejects your correctly formatted formatting.
I only shop here because I have to sometimes, but I strongly recommend just taking your business to a grocery store or Amazon. I hate recommending Amazon but that's how awful all the stores are in my area.
but seriously, whatever incompetent numbskull coated the Vicks throat spray as an age restricted items... Wake up and get a clue. Mental and benzo cane are not age restricted in the state of Missouri. You should be ashamed of yourself.
edit: I had to add that the bathrooms are consistently disgusting. There is always paper all over the floor, urine on the seats, and a lot of times there is unflushed feces and blood and hair everywhere. Disgusting. I might as well go in a hole in the ground. read more