Wal-Mart or Target

[wayne foundation 07]

After being at both yesterday one right after another, it made me really notice how much nicer the Target store was. I know Wal-Mart will always be bigger and carry more stuff, but Target was just so much cleaner , more organized it seems and had more than enough registers open to handle the people checking out. Better yet they had the Batman legos I was looking for.

[MIB41]

Oh Target by ten miles. Walmart is always cluttered; never has enough people in checkout lanes; seems to never be cleaned; and many of the employees are as strange looking as the customers in the store. It feels like a glorified K-Mart on steroids. Target is clean and organized; Keeps checkout lanes moving at a good pace; Always keeps store themed nicely according to season; and has some of the nicest employees in the retail business. The only thing you have to watch with Target on the merchandise is the sales. When they start marking stuff down, it usually gets an additional mark down each week until it's gone. So stuff moves fast because, unlike Walmart, Target doesn't let stuff languish on shelves.

[shazam7208]

I agree...Target is always much nicer than any Walmart. I always go to Target and only go to Walmart if I have too.

[Nostalgiabuff]

agree with everything said. Target is nicer, cleaner and I don't see as many weirdo's walking around in there or working there

[Mikey]

My Target has a lunchcounter

Is that standard with Targets ?

[wayne foundation 07]

My Target has a lunchcounter

Is that standard with Targets ?

Most of the ones I see have atleast a Starbucks some with a Pizza Hut also

[Brown Bear]

Target opened for the first time in Atlantic Canada a few years back and announced this week they're closing shop.

To me, they had Zellers products at The Bay prices and fell flat on their face around here.

I say, Wal-Mart all the way.

[drquest]

Target by far. I would rather go to Kmart than Walmart.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Target for sure. Maybe it's because all the Targets near here are around nicer communities, but you don't get that segment of "HOLY CRAP" people at Target usually, both in the store and behind the counter! The staff is generally more helpful, and seems to be well-trained. I can't say that about most Wal-Marts these days. I agree Target stores are more organized and cleaner in general.

My only gripe about Target is when they go nuts with price hikes on things, like the Star Wars figures others posted here. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Target clears out merchandise like no other chain. When they put stuff on clearance, they want it GONE!!! If you are in the store at the right time, you can really catch some great deals.

Last night, the whole family was coming back from a Harlem Globetrotters game, and we swung into our town Wal-Mart for milk at about 10:30. We decided to make a quick run for our weekly groceries. We felt like we were running some kind of horror movie gauntlet, because the zombified stocking crew refused to move out of our way, and practically mowed us over several times! The old man with the push broom ran into our cart 3 times and never acknowledged we were even there!

So yeah, I'll take Target!!!

Chris

[jimsmegos]

Target is the Taj Mahal of retail these days. Our closest is 30 minutes away so we succumb to the convenience of the Walmart which is only 2 miles away. But with gas prices finally getting back to respectable levels I see that commute no longer being such an issue.

I do appreciate their cleanliness, exclusive products, seasonal merchandise and overall vibe. The Walmart is most certainly the polar opposite. If this was the Mirror, Mirror universe Walmart would definitely be the one with the mustache and goatee.

[PNGwynne]

Target by far. I would rather go to Kmart than Walmart.

You and I are on the same page, brother.

[Mikey]

I like K-Mart because they carry bigger fatguy clothes

[cockyhoskins]

When I have to go, I prefer Target. It's easier to get in and out of, and the environment is nicer.

That being said, I've stepped foot in Wal-Mart probably twice in the last five years, and I've been in Target probably five times in the last couple years. I avoid them both like the plague.

[kerowack]

Target all the way. Plus, two are within five minutes and walmart is about fifteen. Walmart only gets my business when I'm in the mood for some diet dr. Thunder.

[Rallygirl]

If I have to choose between Target and Walmart, it will always be Target. As a farmer, I have dealt firsthand with Walmart produce buyers and can safely say that I will NEVER do ANY business with Walmart. Being in the midwest, however, if I have to choose between Target and Meijer, then I will choose Meijer.