Target's Lame...
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Target's Lame...
Went to my local Target tonight to pick up South Park Season 8...nothing on the shelf, no new releases for that matter. So, I asked a kid working in the department..."yeah, our truck just showed, we're stocking the new releases right now. If anything, we get most of the new releases by Thursday."
WTF?!?!? It's 8:30 at night on Tuesday, and they have no new discs, and if all goes as planned they'll be stocked by Thursday. What gives?
WTF?!?!? It's 8:30 at night on Tuesday, and they have no new discs, and if all goes as planned they'll be stocked by Thursday. What gives?
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Originally Posted by MartinBlank
WTF?!?!? It's 8:30 at night on Tuesday, and they have no new discs, and if all goes as planned they'll be stocked by Thursday. What gives?
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I've noticed similar stupid shit from the Target here, too. I guess they don't realize the amount of sales they lose to people who walk next door to Circuit City or across the street to Best Buy and get what they want from there since Target takes their sweet fucking time getting the new releases.
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The one next to me has always had new releases out when the store opens on Tuesday. It's pretty rare that I go there to pick something up, though.
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I'm surprised to hear of your experience, I've had several occassions where I hit Target on Tuesday morning to get a new release, and it was either on shelves or the woman was out unloading boxes and made a point to dig it out for me.
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Just because one Target sucks doesn't mean they all do. I know stores that have stock (and sale prices) the day before the advertised starts. I also know ones that are a bit slow on the uptake. But that's also true for CC, Best Buy, Walmart et al. In some of these big boxes the staff is motivated to help. In others, they don't seem very motivated at all.
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I also meant to suggest that if this is a consistent problem where you shop, discuss it with the department (or store) manager. A few diplomatic suggestions might well prompt faster stocking in the future.
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
I hate the fact that Target does not pricematch. Anyone know why that is?
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Its all about individual experiences...Personally for me, I would rather buy at Target than any other store, but of course it all depends on price. And no they dont price match, but hell the other stores dont either half the time.
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Originally Posted by FantasticVSDoom
but hell the other stores dont either half the time.
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
I hate the fact that Target does not pricematch. Anyone know why that is?
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Originally Posted by tonymontana313
I hate the fact that Target does not pricematch. Anyone know why that is?