oh target, how i love thee. if i were in town all the time instead of away at school, i would probably be there 5/7 days of the week. when i'm home from break, that's totally the case =] what's not to love with this target? seriously, most of the other targets in the bay area give you the "you WILL get shot entering or leaving this store" vibe, but noooooot this one! friendly security boys that smile and nod at you when you walk in, team members who more often than not acknowledge your presence, wide and clean aisles, well-stocked shelves, starbucks, food avenue, express lanes (wooo! for the get in, get out, get on with your life type of people), pharmacy, and FOOD! frozen AND dry! aMAZing. and allllll of that for a lower price =] yeah yeah yeah stop complaining about the new layout. you probably gave it a low rating bc you're not used to it yet and you're a bitter old wo/man. WO/MAN UP. no offense, but really. beware of the new target return policies though. they suck major. overall, 5 stars for target bridgepointe! read more

I love Target! Everything I could possibly need. Diapers, groceries, and I can even get my baseball card fix. Yeah, they're retail packs, but I'm like a six pack a day smoker sometimes. Anyways, I don't care what their political alliances are, and the aisles and shelves aren't nearly as unorganized and messy as Walmart. Since the remodel the grocery section has been a welcome addition. Stuff is hecka cheap here. Eggos can go for $3+ at Albertsons. They're $1.57 here. Lactaid milk is much cheaper too if you consume it regularly. No produce, but I'm more picky about that stuff. When I'm bored, or need to work off my Armadillo Willy's that's where you'll find me. read more

I purchased an iPad mini at this location but changed my mind and decided to return the item back at this store. At first, the guy that was helping me didn't even know if Apple products were returnable, therefore he had to call the Electronics Dept and find out. If you were working in the Returns desk, shouldn't you know what is returnable and what isn't? After a few minutes of waiting, a tall masculine women came out and basically said they don't give out refunds on Apple products because of a contract they have with Apple. I find that hard to believe considering the fact that I have returned Apple products before at other Target locations with no problem. She advised that she could only give me store credit and NO ONE has ever gotten a refund for an Apple product. Well she needs to get some training because I went to Redwood CIty Target store and not only did they take back the iPad, but they gave me a full refund on my RedCard. San Mateo Customer Service needs some better training. The store itself is wonderful...however the customer service is horrible when you have to deal with returns or exchanges! They need to learn from the other stores and be more knowledgeable about their policies instead of trying to rush out of the store to go on their break. read more

I walked into this target and all the employees were lined up in red shirts at the door. One woman was telling them ' he could have picked any place in the world and he picked our store so we need to make him feel very welcome' The whole team stood around waiting and waiting. . Who could it be? Then I herd her say ' he is only 4 years old. A few seconds later in walked a little 4 year old boy with a make a wish shirt on. He wished to go to a Target store, that was his wish!!!! So sweet and sad. I never take my children or husband for granted. But I do take my health and freedom for granted. It never in 1 million years would have occurred to me that simply getting out of bed and going to Target was a privilege. Now it does. Thank you make a wish. I just made a donation. read more

This store is very confusing after the remodel, specifically clothing (mens, womens, children) and toy sections....I gave up. Thank goodness they didnt do much to the food section... read more

dear target, since you have added your new produce area, my aisles are all turned upside down. i will now have to reacquaint myself with where all my favorite things are. but it's ok, i still love you. ps. target pharmacy i love you too. read more

Ok a target is a target, but any chain can have slight nuances that set it apart from the rest. This target is always kept clean and organized and is usually well stocked with all products. They have a nice seasonal section and pretty good grocery section; they don't always carry all the items in the cartwheel app, so that's 4 stars. The cashiers are generally very amiable; however, try to avoid the customer service. The customer service lines are always long and very slow.. I wouldn't recommend coming to this location with a customer service issue if another location is an option for you. read more

Originally I gave this a 3 star rating, but decided to change it because I was so moved by the staff. Review: Please allow me to explain why I've given them 3 stars: Who would have thought... In San Mateo... Got my cart stolen from me while i was shopping today. Fortunately all i lost were some shopping bags and my backpack (with nothing important inside). What i was more upset about was that someone would do this and that i had to waste time to shop all over again. To the douche that would do such a thing: SCREW YOU. But the staff and security were really helpful and understanding. I don't remember the name of the person that helped me the most (i think she was managing the check-out counters, filipino, and her boss was Grace). She was really kind, and she deserves an A+ for customer service. Everyone else was really nice too. So 3 stars bc now i feel like san mateo is gotham city. Watch out when you go there, don't leave your cart for a second. Still, the amazing staff were incredibly kind and deserve 5 stars. read more

This store has a serious inventory management problems for foods and beverages. The shelves are frequently void of fresh staples like milk, eggs, chicken, etc., especially if they are on sale. I have submitted complaints to target management before and nothing changes. It doesn't even seem to matter which day of the week I shop on. Shopping for food at Target is a waste of my precious time. read more

For the past month or so, this Target has been completely lacking. The beauty section has been barren, the food has been to minimal, and we've given up on shopping here anymore. We thought maybe it would be just one week after Christmas where they would be a little short on stock, but this is ridiculous. read more

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I hate this Target. I dread coming here on the weekend. Full of screaming children. After a near miss in the parking lot I am usually disappointed to find that several items on my list are sold out or at least have not been restocked. And have you ever tried asking someone who works here to help you find something? Don't bother. Your time is better spent looking for it yourself. Too bad I have no idea where a better Target is. Because I am too lazy to do a field survey of Targets in the Bay Area I'm sure I will be back next weekend looking for the disposable toilet scrubbers. read more

I love this store. They have a great group of people working at this location. They are very knowledgeable about their store and never hesitate to help. My most favorite thing about them is when you ask for a location of an item, their team members take the time to walk you to it. If they don't know where its located the wakie it, find the location, walk you right to it. I love shopping there. read more

Basic Target with prices higher than Target.com sometimes. The parking lot is crazy too. Gets the job done, barely.

Where to begin, Target is my Go- To place, I am literally there every Monday for my weekly groceries and personal items, sometimes I manage to go 2X a week! I religiously go to Target, Trader Joe's and Costco for all my needs. While I hate waiting in long lines Target has almost everything I need and is inexpensive which makes it even better! My reason for this review is its employees, I work Full time and have to juggle volunteering and my child's enrichment classes and stocking up our fridge and bathrooms and personal items, bottom line I am always in a hurry and usually pretty tired. Being greeted by energetic and helpful employees makes my shopping experience easier and reminds me to breath and be happy. I want to give props to some of the employees that stand out to me every week that I am there and take a moment to say hi to me or ask my son how his day has been regardless of how busy they are and even when they have not so happy customers yelling at them. - Fadi who works in the grocery section is always so helpful and always has a smile on his face, I always see him stocking groceries. - Ana is always so calm, collective and super sweet I usually always see her on register 14 ( I think it's 14). She usually asks how my day is going and is genuinely a really nice person. - I had to return something but my son also wanted to purchase a watch. As he was taking his time counting his money from his wallet (mind you he's in second grade) Krysta in returns area was so patient and explained to him how the register worked. He was so excited when we went home that day because he learned something new. She didn't have to go out of her way to do that but she did. There are really humble, helpful and lovely people that work here these are just some of the employees that I always run into and stand out to me because of their work ethic and personalities. I hope their supervisors read this comment to know that employees are appreciated by their customers! read more

i am not a big fan of these big box stores. they are huge, and gawd awful ugly! This location just got expanded so it is even bigger and uglier than before. However, once you get over all that this place does serve a purpose and does it well. it has just about everything you need to buy in one location. it's clean, and the staff there is very helpful. i just went there for the first time after the remodel and i was completely lost. i was asked at least a dozen times by somebody in a red shirt if i was finding what i was looking for. the prices are good, and the merchandise neatly presented, and it is one block from my work. i can't help but like this place. read more

I come across as a nice person when I offer to drive friends to SFO, but of course I have an ulterior motive in doing so: hitting up Target after the drop-off. The San Mateo Target is in a state of constant renovation, which isn't optimal from either the parking or the shopping standpoint. But I weather these inconveniences on a regular-enough basis because Target is the only place I know to get the Hanes wife beaters (I mean, "boyfriend tanks") and v-neck Beefy Ts I love. read more

I love the store but not so much the café/pizza, Why is it they run out of pizzas? This is the third time I come in, they run out of pizzas, is it just laziness or are they really out????? read more

Target is great! They have EVERYTHING there! I always go in for 1 thing and come out w/ a billion more stuff!!! The prices aren't too bad, actually they are cheap! The service is ok too, sometimes the employees are a little bit.... well never mind overall Target is great. read more

tar-jjjjayyyy for the fancy. clean and always stocked with everything in the sunday paper. always fun to look around. never come on sunday tho cause its so crowded. weeknights are best for peaceful browsing. big parking lot and its on the very end of bridgepointe so good location. read more

It's Saturday at 9 p.m. There are two registers open. The self-checkouts are closed. Each of the two lines has at least 7 people in it. There is no Express line. I have three items. Am I really going to stand around and wait for this? Get real Target. Safeway has figured this out, why can't you? read more

A very large target that has everything I can imagine...HAHAHA. I love this place. One thing about it is that the lines are never really long here. Its like any target, but the people are just nicer and less ghetto. read more

I like this target. It's near the main freeway off 280. I come here when visiting the bf because it's convenient. The people that work here are very helpful. Although there is a lot of businesses around here, this is never really too crowded. Also helps that i love target! :) read more

This is just a review for the cell phone area. Walter was really helpful with getting me a new phone and moving me from one provider to another. He was patient, and not pushy at all. This was in strong contrast to the Verizon store nearby, which I actually entered with the intention of buying a phone, but left without one because of their tactics and policies that I found dishonest. Also, Target's prices ended up being over $100 cheaper than those at the Verizon store for the same phones! read more

Nice Target, seems newer, aisles were well organized, stocked, and clean. Pretty decent grocery selection.

My favorite target! I can never leave empty handed. Everything is always organized and mostly always clean. I know it's a retail kinda store but I find it weird if people greet me. The only problem is if I do have a question I have a hard time finding someone to ask. read more

THANK YOU TARGET! I shop here for many things, but I find the best bargains on clothing and I want to thank Target for providing a great, stylish collection. read more

9:00pm called to ask if they had a Mac Book Charger, (my son lost his) the girl transferred me to electronics, no one answered. She came back on and said she would get the electronics guy, he was with another customer. She was now in the Electronic department, on the phone she helped me find one and put it on hold. Nice helpful service! read more

Nothing is ever in stock and it always smells like egg farts in here. Also, people in the Peninsula are terrible drivers. They installed new traffic lights that left-turners are supposed to yield at, but no... PEOPLE JUST GO FOR IT AND ALMOST KILL YOU. YIELD, stupids. Put the stop signs back. People seemed to actually heed those. read more

I just so happened to be around this area, visiting my family. I was staying for 5 days or so but I needed basic needs to get me through the 5 days. So I visit this target. In my couple days at this Target, I found the workers very helpful and very welcoming. First, the security guard, Miguel I believe was one of their names and one other security guy, were not intimidating presence that you sometimes get out of store security personnels. They were very nice and gracious and welcomed me to the store immediately. I couldn't find anything, didn't know the store format or anything, so I ask one of numerous people working on salesfloor. They were friendly and led me to the correct places. I noticed a lot of teens, but they seemed to know what they were doing at their job. And at my time there, the store was clean. They have a lot of people at the cash registers. You see so much that they're standing around waiting for customers, so there's basically no wait time here. This Target is one of the best I've been to. read more

My husband bought me a PS3 for my 51st birthday from this store. I was unable to open it for 4 days as we live in the SC mountains and the wind storm took out our power. When I finally opened my PS3, I noticed the box looked a little scratched, but didnt think anything about it. I tried to hook it up, but the power button only stayed green for a few seconds and powered off. I called my 21 year old son who prompltly drove over to the house to assist me with my set up as I felt I was electronically challenged at that point. The first thing my son noticed was the scratches on the unit and stickers missing and partially scratched off. He asked if we purchased it "used". No, its brand new from Target! We quickly realized that someone had put a damaged, used PS3 in place of the new one that should have been in the box. He then attempted to power up with light going from green to yellow to red which apparently means the internal drive is damaged. We were shocked and upset that we had been sold a used damged box as new from what we felt was a reputable store. My husband promptly returned the box to Target with receipt and Target refused to exchange because the serial number on receipt doesn't match the box. They made us feel as it we were criminals trying to get one over on Target. They advised they have steps in place to ensure that someone cannot change out a bad for good box. Of course, that cannot be true as it happened to us. We talked to the manager and were told no exchange was to be given and were given an 800 number to call. We worked our way up the Customer Service chain to a manager and again were denied an exchange. We later read that this is a common occurrance at Target stores. It is in fact the employees of Target that are removing the new Ps3s and inserting damaged ones to make money on the side. We are so hurt, humiliated and feel helpless at this point as we are the victims, not the criminals and we are at a loss as to how to get a working PS3. We are older folks with two kids in college and several grandkids and we cannot afford another $300+ for another box. Please don't shop here and ask others to avoid shopping here as I would HATE to see such a horrid thing happen to anyone else. read more

It's a Target. Nothing fancy. It's nice. It's clean. Not too crowded. Decent parking. Good selection of fresh fruits and veggies.

TARGET RULES BECAUSE IT HAS CHEAPER PRICES THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. Necessities I no longer purchase anywehre else BUT Target: 1. Airborne (about 2 bucks cheaper than wallgreens) 2. Carmex (I think it was just 99c) 3. Shampoo, Conditioner, etc. Well, I've been coming to this target ever since they tore down Fashion Island. Recently, Target has undergone a whole new total makeover... everywhere. Check out their new shopping baskets. Do they feel more comfy? (my cool boyfriend Terence K. pointed this out, and i'm probably going to steal his thunder). Look at the basket when you visit. Pick it up. The baskets are peanut shaped. They're not a regular rectangle, because when you walk and carry stuff, the basket... always hits your legs. think about it. When you carry your old basket, doesnt it also sway? Pick up these new baskets, and see that it won't sway. The handlebars lock in place until you put your basket down. The handles will automatically fall back into place, so you can put your items in. Supposedly the new Target layout is supposed to be.. unconfusing. If you noticed, when you walk into the target store, the aisles are placed vertically, EXCEPT for a few in the middle, which are placed horizontally. The philosophy of the store layout is supposedly... when you go to one aisle, theres always something right next to it that you might need. So, target basically wants you to start in one section of the store,and youll find yourself on the other side..like magic! Well, I think the aisle in the middle is to keep shoppers from making the quick escape to go to the checkout registers. It will make you walk even further, and give you a possibility of purchasing something else. Tricky, scheming, but true... and the layout is quite confusing. We have to go all the way around the store just to get to the toys...because TK is a big fan. ;) So I purchased shampoo & conditioner...and an "add-on" at Rite Aid earlier today. Well, i stopped by longs first to see if they had any hair products I wanted. I left in a second because they had a poor selection. so At rite aid...Geez, I swear I bought that brand before,a nd thought it would be around $5 a bottle. Instead, it was between $8-9 dollars a bottle. What the heck! Whatever, I needed shampoo, I had like a drop left. So, guess what. We went to target on a whim, decided to check out the price for the shampoo here... (i'm trying to get the best bang for my buck right now, i'm not the richest student anymore. crap for that) and.... My prediction for $5 a bottle was unbelievable. voila, there laid all the bottles, right there in front of me. $8 for double the size. DOUBLE. The downside was that whoever did the stocking, stocked the shelves with like... ALL "step 3, leave in conditioner " and lacked "step 1 shampoo" and "step 2 conditioner". I was pretty disappointed there wasn't enough of the larger size, but I suppose it is also the company's fault. The bottles look almost identical. All I can say, is that Target and Walmart rule the world, (literally), and the small drug stores aren't so hot anymore. Support Target and its cheaper prices! read more

As far as Targets go, this is by far the best one I've been to in the entire Bay area. Clean, bright, spacious, organized; employees are polite and helpful, and everything is easy to find. Not to mention actually in stock. Compared to the gross-ass ghetto Target at Tanforan, the difference is night & day. read more

Finally writing a review about my favorite Target. It's open and spacious. Stocked, organized, & clean. Never crowded like Tanforan. Ugghh I hate Tanforan Target. Also they have a Starbucks.. very convenient for me! read more

When I'm not stuffing my face during lunch, I love going here to kill time (when and/or if I *have* it!). I can wander around aimlessly and still manage to find something to 'use' around the house / office or find something cute for my chub-chub! ; ) read more

This Target is in a convenient location within the Bridgepointe Shopping Center (also home to Ulta, Marshalls, and a Starbucks). Its pros include a large space, great selection of items, fast pharmacy pickup, and frequent sales. Its main con is the parking situation; the adjacent lot can get very crowded and can be challenging to enter and exit. read more

Just wanted to say we came across some difficulties with a eGift card. After some wrangling, (with the issuing card company) we finally got the problem solved. With that said, this wouldn't be possible without the help and patience of "Juan" in the customer service department. I have dealt with "Juan" before on other occasions, but this time; he has taken customer service to a higher level. His professionalism today warranted me to give him recognition on Yelp. read more

I won't go back to this store ever again. I was looking for dog food in the dog aisle in Target today(I borrowed the cart from my mom), and there's an associate working on that aisle, I said excuse me coz I just want to let him know that I am behind him, While looking he asked me a question if my dog is a service dog, as I am, I honestly told him no, and he told me that I can't bring him again, and as I am, i just laughed and told him OKAY. And my mom told me that someone ask her the same thing(She has buddy on the cart), my mom has a cane and the security guard said it's fine. Like hello! I know you have policies and rules (as I worked in retail before) but I always told my customers in a nicer way!!!! I felt like it's a crime to bring your best friend/pet. That made my day worst!! Honestly people!!! read more

This target used to be great. They have now reorganized the store and clearly add a premium price for the new layout. The layout is fine, but nothing spectacular. The prices, however, are horribly high. Last year at this time I bought a plant to pot and it cost $3. This year the exact same product cost $5. Similarly, I bought a pack of crayons "twistables" for $3 at Walmart, and the same pack at this Target was $8. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't expect Target's prices to be comparable with Walmart, but a 266% markup over Walmart is a bit ridiculous. I certainly won't be shopping here as much as I used to. read more

just another target. nothing special, the staffs never asked me if i needed help on anything. they just walked right pass me ... when i actually needed help. oh well read more