Target Stores

I love this Target! I come here quite frequently to grocery shop and what not. The employees are always very nice and helpful. I’ve never had a bad experience here. I’ll always come back to this Target.

On this visit, we were pretty sorely disappointed in the length of the check-​out line. It’s not even Black Friday and the line backed up from the registers all the way to the make-​up section.
Other than that, the grocery section had many empty spots. There were lots of misplaced merchandise all over the store. It’s no wonder Target’s same store sales are down corporate-​wide. This is how a retailer falls.

It’s a Target. After some of the experiences I’ve had at other Target stores, this one is positively peachy. If you want Starbucks while you shop, get it on your way here — the kids working the Starbucks counter aren’t baristas, so don’t expect them to make coffee like they are. Prices at any store are fickle, and Target as a rule tends to be a little pricier than Walmart. It is nice to see that this location isn’t going the way of the Colerain one, which seems to have become the New Walmart in recent years.
I haven’t yet taken advantage of their fresh grocery offerings, but plan to do so soon. It seems strange to be buying groceries at a department store, but I guess that’s the 21^st century for you.

The great thing about this Target is that they have a Starbucks.
The terrible thing about this Target is that they have a Starbucks.
Gets me in trouble all the time.
I do find it irritating that 70% of the time, Target employees are working at the Starbucks and they never know what they’re doing. The drinks they make are terrible.
Once, I ordered a white chocolate mocha. It was too hot to drink right away so I didn’t take a sip until I was about 10 minutes down the road. My mistake. All it was was hot milk. So nasty.
The actual store is alright. They’re a little pricey on some items but the store is almost always better than Wal-​mart so that’s helpful.
I avoid this place like the plague around the holidays. It’s the worst.

How can I not be a fan of Target? They have better merchandise than Walmart with prices lower than Macy’s.
This particular location, just outside Hamilton and into Fairfield Township, is up to date with the rest of the chain’s newest stores. They’ve added the fresh produce and a much larger selection of frozen foods. When I lived in Oviedo, FL, I would shop Target for the majority of my groceries because the quality was there, at discounted prices. The grocery prices have risen since then, but they’re still cheaper than Kroger and Target’s own brands taste better than what most grocery stores have.
I’m sure that people will be glad to find that the store includes Starbucks and a snack bar with Pizza Hut, as they can please themselves and their children at the same time. The restroom was reasonably clean but not up to the standards I’ve seen at their other locations.
Getting out of the shopping center was interesting with a long wait, due to some overpaid engineer’s idea of efficiency, I’m sure. Putting restaurants near the exit is about as smart as putting a drive-​thru bank there.

It is a week before Christmas. I know I shouldn’t expect a super fun shopping session… but:
1) They clearly have a wine and liquor section. Where the &$(@ is the beer? I found a few random 12 packs at the end of aisles, but no beer section.
2) The stocking-​stuff section would be better organized if hit by a grenade.
3) The toy section seems to be organized into «boy toys», «girl toys», and «toys with very expensive accessories». We didn’t even come close to finding what we were looking for, because it didn’t fit into one of those three categories.
4) The wrapping paper was hit by the grenade that could have been re-​arranging the stocking stuffers. Many rolls were torn or unwrapped.
5) We were looking for a DVD player and found the section to be mostly empty. Fine, we are too close to Christmas. But the remaining boxes were so spread out it was difficult to realize that there was only one produce left of their selection. Some organization signs or «out of stock» signs would have really helped.
6) I didn’t find staff people to help with finding the things we were looking for.
I’ve worked in retail and I know how bad stores can get during the holiday season. But this looked like no one was trying to clean up and (re)organize. Anywhere. And there was not enough people in the store to justify that.