I'm headed to Target to buy stuff

[DainBramaged]

And not buy stuff sold by Walmart, or by members of their board, stuff I need, some food at great prices, prescriptions, maybe a DVD. ALL because Target supports MY community and the arts AND pays a living wage.

And I don't give a fuck about people who shop at Walmart. Let them melt in the sun like their stores.

[Swamp Rat]

1. LOL!

:rofl:

http://www.walmart-blows.com

[90-percent]

2. Target

I think they would have their nasty stuff, what with being a corporation and all, but they seem nicer than average corporate enterprises. Maybe it's because they're a French corporation?

Their TV commercials are among the most exciting I've seen on TV. Very creative and edgy.

-90% Jimmy

[sandnsea]

4. Target is a Minnesota corporation

Tar. Get. No jay. Or were you joking?

[90-percent]

9. My mistake

I really thought they were French. Opps.

Thanks for the facts.

-90% Jimmy

[sandnsea]

3. Check the labels at Target

Their stuff comes from the exact same places as Walmart stuff. Walmart supports the community. Entry level retail workers no longer have the kind of wages and benefits they did ten years ago. So don't break your arm patting yourself on the back, you're not that much better than a Walmart shopper.

[Shakespeare]

5. I'm with ya.

:thumbsup:

[AX10]

6. Target's goods are of a higher quality.

But they are still made by the same people who make the goods for Walmart in China.

[Liberal Gramma]

7. Do you have a Costco nearby?

My first choice, for several reasons you cited (they pay a living wage, they support the community, they provide benefits for their employees, AND the price is right) but also, they are supporters of the Democratic party. Both Target and Wal-Mart support the Repugs.

[gateley]

10. I didn't know that about Costco -- thanks!

EDIT to add: I belonged to Costco in Seattle and loved it. Incredible bakery, by the way. The only problem was their prices were so enticing, you'd go in for toilet paper and wind up buying a rowboat or something.

[patrice]

18. Thanks for the info. I'll look for a Costco close by.

I live 5 minutes from my job and don't go out much anymore, nor to church, so I need something:
Close
Organic as much as possible
With aggressive push for American made goods.

Local greens grocers, artisans, and crafters are all of the way downtown near the river. They'd be best, but they're too far away and too many people are STILL - STUPIDLY - fighting mass transit proposals around here.

[DainBramaged]

24. YES, I go when I get my bonus every three months

Living alone makes it difficult to buy huge quantities of anything. By the time I use them up, they usually go stale. Target's prices on dry goods and frozen foods are the best around, so unless I'm buying veggies or fruit or meats (turkey, fish, etc) I go to target, and shop at the local Foodtown in my town.

[patrice]

8. And buddy, that Sun IS coming. nt

[Pisces]

11. I will never shop at Walmart after the story of the braid damaged woman

[cboy4]

12. Food at great prices?

Ummmm, maybe they have some stale cookies on sale.

But their food is way overpriced. Way.

[npincus]

13. not true...

we buy our coffee there- at least $2 less than at the supermarket (Starbucks ground coffee). Also, yogurt, and asorted odds and ends (eggs, milk, frozen veggies, catfood). The prices are lower than the supermarket.

[cboy4]

14. Wow. I had no idea...maybe cuz I don't drink coffee or

eat assorted odds and ends. lol

[npincus]

19. snark away, friend! This gal's on a budget

gotta save wherever I can.

[cboy4]

22. In the West, we have a store called WINCO....it's a 24 hour

bag it yourself place that stomps all over Target's prices.

My only point is I don't consider Target's food prices a great deal.

Perhaps it just depends on where one lives.

But I wasn't mocking your budget situation.

[Shakespeare]

15. Yep. And their Archer Farms brand is GREAT.

And the lowest prices on dairy and frozen stuff, too.

[npincus]

20. their cheddar jalapeno twists are GREAT!

My friend is Swiss and was amazed to find that they sell her favorite Swiss chocolate (bars) by 'Frey"... she hadn't seen them sold anywhere else.

[Cha]

16. Hey Dainbramaged..I

thought you were a hilary supporter..what changed your mind?

[Rosemary2205]

17. Point of fact

Proctor and Gamble products sold at Target, or any other retail outlet, are probably made and packaged in the US or Canada. EVERY SINGLE P&G product sold at Walmart is made in China. The formulation and package sizes of the products are different in order to meet Walmart's price point.

Rubbermaid does a similar thing. They have factories, mostly in China, dedicated specifically for their products sold at Walmart with quality and size being dictated by Walmart's rules and price point. A Rubbermaid garbage can sold at Walmart is of a lower quality than a Rubbermaid garbage can sold anywhere else.

My uncle is a hot shot with P&G that deals exclusively with Walmart. A close friend from HS that I still correspond with works for Rubbermaid's Key Account division and works exclusively with Walmart. It's my understanding that this is true for MOST products sold at Walmart.

[Buzz Clik]

21. Would you mind checking to see if they carry box kites? Can't find one elsewhere.

[DainBramaged]

23. OK I'm back

Cat litter, pasta on sale, Oreo cookies for $2.24 a bag, wet cat and dog food, cereal (great prices every day) Listerine, weiners ($1.23 for jumbo Oscar Meyer meat weiners), dog chewies. bread on sale, breakfast bars on sale, 5 bags of Easter candy for .19 cents a bag and I spent $36.00 total not including my prescriptions and filled a box I brought in and two of my cloth bags.


Target, blows WalMart the fuck away, everyday.

[LowerManhattanite]

25. Was there on Friday...

...bought three houseplants to replace the ones the wife uh...what's a nice word for killed?

“Mal-cared” for to brighten the house for spring cleaning.

Got some replacement printer cartridges, the requisite monster brick of 12 rolls of paper towels, coffee, juice boxes a couple of Rubbermaid™ storage bins (to put away some of the stuff we're packing away for Spring Cleaning), and some funky cap-sleeved T-shirts for the style-conscious daughter.

Lots of folks there representative of the Dem “base”. Black, Latino, White working class—didn't notice “lattes” being drunk per sé. Unless flavored coffee from the hot dog place near the store entrance counts. :)