Target
Reddit take
AI summary of the Reddit excerpts below — not a quote
Target is viewed by Reddit users as a convenient but increasingly expensive retail option, often compared to Walmart for its grocery staples but criticized for high prices on produce and specialty items. While its store-brand children's clothing and curbside pickup services are highly praised, the brand currently faces significant pushback regarding billing transparency, furniture durability, and recent social/political shifts.
Pros
- Generous 1-year return policy on Target-brand children's clothing, even if used.
- Competitive pricing on specific grocery staples like butter and milk compared to other supermarkets.
- Reliable and convenient curbside pickup service.
- Accessible fashion 'concepts' and basics that some users find professional enough for office wear.
Cons
- Inconsistent pricing, with produce and greeting cards often noted as significantly more expensive than competitors.
- Poor furniture quality, described as prone to swaying and lacking long-term durability compared to higher-end options.
- Issues with billing transparency, including price changes after a card is charged without customer notification.
- Clothing fits for store brands can be boxy or unflattering.
- Inconvenient 'store-within-a-store' experiences, specifically regarding the Ulta partnership checkout process.
Caveats
- Pre-ordering physical games at Target is discouraged if you want to play on release day.
- The website's tax calculator and original price estimates are reportedly less accurate than other major retailers.
- Ongoing social and political boycotts are frequently mentioned as a factor in current user sentiment.
Best for
- Parents of young children who can benefit from the extended return policy on outgrown clothes.
- Shoppers looking for a cleaner, more organized alternative to Walmart for basic grocery staples.
- Quick curbside pickup for household essentials.
Avoid if
- You are looking for 'buy it for life' quality furniture.
- You are on a strict budget for fresh produce or greeting cards.
- You require absolute transparency in real-time digital receipt adjustments.
This summary uses balanced time weighting with about a 18-month half-life. The evidence is older (median age ~396 days), which may affect the relevance of specific pricing or political discussions for this fast-changing retail brand.
Sentiment
22 positive (35%) · 4 mixed (6%) · 37 negative (59%)
Trust + time weighted score: -24% · raw score -24%
What redditors said (10 of 63)
The price changed after my card was charged * I wasn’t notified or asked to approve the new total * The receipt was retroactively changed instead of showing an adjustment It just feels a little sketchy from a transparency standpoint.
I’ve been trying to buy a quilt today and found that Target has taken down their reviews for products that have them. You can see there are reviews when you search, but not if you go to that product on their page.
Target clothes have been bad for awhile but lately it’s pure trash.
Urban outfitters were doing this for the whole spring summer. Its currently the style in target.
Yeah outside of the tool world Target has a 1 year return policy on Target brand children's clothes. A small percent of people hack it by returning used clothes after their kids outgrow them. Target doesn't give a shit, it gets people in the door and it gets people buying their clothes.
I go on Old Navy online, and target, and everything looks... sort of ugly. And I don’t mean that as a rude term. It’s just things that I sort of expect to find at a good will. Plain, not flattering shapes, and patterns that I think I’m trained to think is for older ladies.
I put it off forever thinking it wasn't worth it for jeans I bought at Target, but the fit difference was noticeable enough that I wore them way more after.
I'm in California, where I'm lucky to enjoy a lot of fresh produce, but recently I've noticed it goes bad a lot faster than it has in the past. My theory is that stores are holding onto the produce they sell longer than they have in the past to lessen the loss of product. Have you noticed this by chance? I've seen this at Trader Joe's, Walmart, Target, and even Costco.
Pleats never left. Dillard's, Mens Wearhouse, JCPenney, Kohls, Target, etc, still sell pleats.
No one wants to pay that when they can get a perfectly acceptable quilt at target for $40