Target Stores

What can you really say about a big box store? Usually its all the same, grumpy people, over worked and angry staff, cluttered isles, so on and so on…
Not this store, not by a long shot.
I’m a 2am Walmart shopper. I can’t stand when people walk slow, or stand in front of the item I need. Late night shopping, i can avoid all of that and shop in peace. However, we were in need of basic supplies for our new house, and I wouldn’t be caught near a WalMart during the day, so I gave this target a shot.
I LOVE THIS STORE.
Staff was extremely friendly and helpful without being over bearing. «hey, can I help you find anything? No? Awesome! I’ll be over here. Dont forget our cartwheel app!» And when I did need help, she walked me over to what I was looking for and gave me some tips… There wasn’t the whole «Sorry, thats not my area, go ask Jim.» Everything is really well organized, nothing is on the floor. Depending on the time of day, its not really too busy. And dont be fooled when only one lane is open, if the front manager sees more than two customers waiting, they’re on that walkie talkie opening more lanes. Will definitely make this my «go to» store.

Here is a good low key/​quiet/​still of the night kind of store. Not too much is going on at all. Archer is just a way to get back from Orland Park back to Downers Grove or delivery trucks dropping off beer. It is not a hang out place so the store is off to the side really and quiet.
It is a great way to run in get a pair of jeans, a t shirt and a coke when visiting family around the town of Lemont in case you spill on your clothes. Otherwise– why would one shop here– it does not have the destination appeal as say 4 Corners at 75^th.
I know the big box marketers are trying to get into every corner but hey– this is Lemont– which is still pretty much blocked off by German, Irish, and English neighborhoods– I know it is changing ever so lightly with the Hindu temple and Lithuanian World but it is still Lemont that has Canal Worker murals as the focal points.
What I am trying to say is– Maybe this target, which is great to have in Lemont, is just a little too much to have in small Lemont.
I could be wrong as I was just visiting family and not living day to day and working back in Lemont but still– no one likes change especially something that seems drastic but it is good to have a neighborhood quiet store to go to when one does need cold and flu meds for kids at 2 am.

This target has the best selection in clothing and shoes. Always end up buying something everytime I go. The lines are never long and the staff is super friendly and helpful. Only downside is they don’t sell alcohol :(

This will be a quickie as this is a big box store. But as far as Targets go, this is my favorite in the area. There are a few around but this one has a nicer layout than the one in Orland and is better stocked than the one in Joliet. It’s not a Super Target so you can’t grocery shop, but other than that the staff is friendly and the location is kind of off the beaten path which makes fro much smaller crowds and lines.