Target

This is a «City Target» so the selection (and aisles in some cases) is smaller than that of your average Tarjay. Even having said that, I really like this location! it’s really good, and I can always find what I need in here. I know it’s the City and not this Target’s fault persay, but the only thing that bugs me is how there is a little markup on the things I buy here. My foundation from CG, which is normally 6 – 7 bucks ends up being like 8.99. But ah well, such is the price we pay for this cute, convenient little Target. I am very glad it’s here!

This Target is really small compared to what I’m used to but it has a cool factor that it has Target Open House. Idk what Target Open House is for but it’s all white and aesthetically pleasing. I love the minimalist design. But back to the actual Target, there’s not a whole lot of anything… There are only a few option of each category. I think I’ve only seen one type of Kettle brand chips (*tears*). If you’re looking for the most commonly purchased items, this is the place for you. Otherwise, I highly doubt it would be in stock at this location. I still like this location though, since it’s very clean and semi convenient. It does get a little hectic since there are only so many cash registers and there are many patrons.

I’m a Target addict and this store being 2 blocks from the office has just upped my Target game. I was nervous cause it’s a city target– would it have everything I needed? They answer is yes, and much much more. I’ve come here on work trips for just about anything random and they’ve always had it. The store is actually quite massive for being a «light» version of the other stores. I’m sure you’ll catch me there 2/​3x a week: P

It’s safe to say that I have an affinity with Target, the brand. I appreciate the aesthetic, the savings, their mission. The Target on Mission however, is not a friend of mine.
Why? Because it’s disorderly, if not chaotic. If you’re looking for NYX in cosmetics, it’s always out of stock. Items are priced randomly, ringing up differently at the register than displayed on the shelf. The little price-​check scanners around the store are unnecessarily complicated and most often out-​of-​order anyway. They don’t have hard liquor (like they do on Masonic) and checkout can be a long, long wait.
Today it wasn’t! I piled my prospective purchases on the belt, fluffed out my reusable bag, and placed it right on top. The clerk begins scanning, placing items to her right. «Do you need a bag?» she asks. I motion to the bright magenta flip and tumble that she has pushed to the side and confirm that I already have one, thanks.
She then stops scanning, gives me a surly look and spits, «You want ME to bag this for you?»
I’m not sure how to respond. I mean, between the two of us, she’s the one getting paid…
But I’m not a person that doesn’t bag their own groceries, I’m a person that happily heads to self-​checkout, any time it is available.
SELF-​CHECKOUT, PLEASE.
I know this location is high-​traffic and that must blow for the employees. One of the employees at Geary Target told me that an urban adventurer overdosed in Mission Target’s bathroom on opening day…
But if I can avoid interacting with some chick whose lids are spackled with lilac eye shadow, who is going to harsh my mellow in the middle of the day when I’m grabbing groceries before work, I WILL.
In the mean time, I’m probably going to succumb to grocery delivery. Not having to step foot in this store would be worth paying the tips and surcharge.

I wasn’t too impressed with this Target location, it was just like any other Target around, except a lot smaller and way more expensive on basic home good items. If you are in dire need of emergency clothing like hats, scarfs, and shirts, then this might be the place for you, but if you are looking to furnish an apartment or house, you’d be better off going somewhere like Burlington Coat Factory.

This target was so convenient, and had great things in the supermarket. Living in lower nob hill, it was my go to place to get everything I needed, including groceries. Often, they’re shelves were missing things and they weren’t well stocked, but it worked with my needs.

A centrally located Target that carries half of the things a normal Target would have. The people in customer service has a really bad attitude and staff who do not know their inventory will have customers running around the store.

This City Target location is small compared to other Target Stores I’ve been to, but it has pretty much most of the necessities that you need to keep your day going. Conceptually it’s meant to be more of a grab & go type of store much like Walgreens and CVS. In my case, I usually go here to pick up some drinks or snacks before going to watch a movie upstairs at AMC Metreon.
It’s really cool that they built a Target Store into the Metreon, but it’s a little sad how it took up a lot of the real estate and took over the spaces where The PlayStation Store, Sony Style, The Montage, Airtight Garage aka Portal One aka TILT arcade, The Microsoft Store, and the short-​lived Video Game Walk of Fame all once stood. Basically it gutted out most of what Metreon is all about, but it’s understandable since most of those business either closed down or weren’t making enough profit to continue operating.
With all that being said, this location of Target seems to be doing just fine and I’m always finding myself going there from time to time. It may not seem to fit-​in with The Metreon, but it does the job.

It’s target. Get what you need… if they have it. When my husband and I first moved to San Francisco we were buying a lot of small furniture things here. We ended up buying more of our things online.
The customer service here is okay. We pushed the button that calls for assistance, and an employee came to turn it off, but walked away to help another customer standing nearby. Uh. okay. We pushed it again and no one ever came. Then we tracked someone down and told him we needed help bringing one of the heavy shelves to the front, our tiny cart was already full. He told us it’s actually light and we can carry it ourselves, and that they just put a sticker for «team lift» because of company policies, but that wasn’t the point.
At check out, the employee who said he would help us carry it down told everyone he needed a break, so another employee was «assigned» to bring our shelf down. We were ready to go but they pretty much left us the cart and we could’ve brought it down ourselves, then a girl comes rushing over saying we can’t take the cart without an employee… but we couldn’t even find her!
It’s whatever, at least now we only come here for a few kitchen things and a few groceries we can get out of their tiny selection.

I had never been to a Target store in the US and based on the experience in Canada, I thought it has to be better. This one is close to the Yerba Buena Gardens so I went in to check it out. It looked like the after work crowd was mixed with tourists.
The store was bright and didn’t seem as crowded as Walmart but I found the products similar. The prices seemed comparable to Walmart too. I browsed in the women’s wear and they had summer items on clearance but the prices weren’t cheap cheap. They had a section of SF Giants apparel.
The food section had lots of TV dinner type meals in the freezer and I was able to score a banana for 29 cents! Cheap compared to 7 – 11 and other stores selling fruit. I also picked up a package of licorice that was the worst I ever tasted. I threw it away as I didn’t want to eat plastic disguised as candy.
The guy who rang in my purchase was friendly and the line up wasn’t long so that was good. If I lived in SF, I would probably shop at this store if it was convenient but as a tourist, nothing special about Target.

I like this little City Target. It’s easily MUNI-​able, it’s petite enough that you can make your way around the entire store without taking an hour, the employees are nicer-​than-​average, and the selection is impressive for its size.
It’s not as grandiose as the big SuperTargets. But that’s okay. I don’t need my Gillette razors, my XBox one, my t-​shirts, and my lettuce from the same store.

Came into this target to kill time before my next class. Good idea (never been in a City Target, wonder how it compares to normal targets), but also a bad idea at the same time. Why? because you end up walking out with crap you don’t need.
This target is a quick stroll from the Moscone Center. City target is not as big as your average target but dam! Their clearance selection for Women’s apparel is huge! About quadruplet the size of a clearance section at a normal target. and it’s organized! Pharmacy is right after you get off the escalator and they have a starbucks. Aisles are a bit longer such as the beauty, personal care, and food section. The school, party and art supplies aisles are quite the opposite. So yeah this target is pretty narrow and compact. It’s your one-​stop shop.
Prices here are above average, I mean… I know its the City but dang! Most of the items were an extra $.50 to $ 2.00 compared to the regular stores. I paid $ 7+ for maybelline mascara here and it was $ 5.99 at the regular store. Boo! Could’ve used that $ 1 to buy something I didn’t need from the $ 1 section.
Ended up leaving here with of course… items I didnt need. Paid about $ 13+ for mascara, EOS hand lotion and germ wipes. Good thing I had my $ 5 GC (got it from a buy 3 items get $ 5 gc deal from another target) to drop the price down a bit.
All I gotta say is come in with a list and stay focused. Don’t be an impulse buyer like me. lol

I’m actually surprised that I haven’t reviewed this Target yet, seeing as though it keeps me upright for one week every year.
Being Canadian, I can’t help but be excited about a Target. Their marketing is brilliant, because I’m not sure if I’ve found enough gems beneath this roof to warrant how giddy I am when I walk through the door. But as Targets go… this one is quite like every other Target and will therefore, make for a rather ho-​hum review.
The place is clean.
The staff are lovely, if not a bit sparse.
The grocery section has a good selection.
They carry Blue Moon wheat ale, which is this gal’s summer beer of choice.
The stock coconut water to counteract this gal’s summer beer of choice.
The make up selection is excellent.
The women’s wear section is my kryptonite.
= like every other Target on the planet.
The only real downside to this place, besides the ubiquitous bad lighting that comes with any big department store? Their craft/​office section is pitiful — it’s a few shelves poked away in the corner.
But other than that: it’s a Target.
So it does the job.

Tip: When checking out, look for the second row of cashiers. Most of the time the lines are much shorter if you walk through the first row of cashiers into the second row.
Tip: This Target has Chip+Pin card support for added security when checking out with a credit card!
No problems here. I usually go to this Target to do most of my shopping for personal care, household items, some food, and whatever else I can think of! The prices are good and it’s clean and well-​organized, with a good variety. After visiting both this City Target and the Target Express a few blocks away, this is definitely my favorite of the two.
It also has a rotating selection area close to the registers that changes the products every few weeks. I’ve seen Fourth of July stuff, summer fun stuff, and now it stocks back-​to-​school and college supplies.

I wish Target’s in Australia were this good. Maybe the locals are just used to how great this store is, but for an Australian you will find this store really exciting. Especially when you see fruit and vegetables sold here. Yup! You will also find a vast range of clothing, household items, toys, and electronics. But wait there is more! They also sell a range of wine and beer. Whhhaaa? Good option if you want something cheap to drink before going out.
I was led to browse through target a number of times during my stay in San Francisco. We found lots of handy travel items like mini bottles of cleaning products, Febreze for clothing, shampoo & conditioner.
Most items are well priced. I scored a bunch of EOS Lipglosses from Target for around $ 4. They are so much more expensive at home. Try double that price. I will admit I purchased 4 of them to stock up until I return to the States.
For me it is weird to give a Target 4 stars, but this is not like what we have at home. Great store and I will be back when I return to San Fransisco.

I was in desperate need for a super hero costume for a work get together and my time and budget was limited! Where to go in down town San Fran! I choose this City Target, and I’m glad I did, I got a teenage mutant Ninja Turtle costume with eye headband, sword, and wristbands for 11 bucks! Fits my budget, and I was in and out in less then 15 minutes!
This store is set up pretty sweet, it’s super clean, and the staff was nice! They also have beer and wine so if you want to grab a six pack for your hotel room if you are staying down town this is a cheap spot to do it!
All in all when you need something fast Target is always a good spot to hit, and I love that you can find this City Store right in the heart of downtown San Fran! It’s save my half shell, and turned me into a hero!

Target Canada sure could have used an education from this place, but alas — too little too late. RIP Target Canada.
Coming from a country that Target failed miserably in, but seems to understand Wal-​Mart unfortunately well… Canadian travellers, this review is for you!
I don’t often call other brands out comparatively in my reviews, but in this case, I have a feeling this Unilocaler’s opinion isn’t going to affect the business too drastically, so…
Target is actually a lot like Wal-​Mart, except it seems a lot less… I want to say «terrifying»? «depressing», maybe?
It’s a giant retailer that will sell you everything and anything you’re looking for. Just like Wal-​ly World, If you want it, Target has it, and they have it cheap.
Unlike Wal-​Mart, the products seem to favour functionality and quality (not REAL high quality, mind you) over the lowest possible price.
Think of it this way: even if Wal-Mart’s prices might be lower, the expense of actually having that do-​dad you bought work as advertised is worth the time you saved and the headache you don’t have by going to Target. You also won’t experience the same deep-​seeded intrinsic sadness one experiences from shopping at Wal-​Mart… So with this in mind, Target really does have the lowest price.
Oh yeah… And you can buy beer here too!!! I love you, America.

I like to shop at Target, so this City Target at the Metreon (2012 opening coincided with Target’s 50 year anniversary) is very convenient for me. And recently they extended their store hours to midnight. Yay! a 4 star worthy improvement.
City Target stores are about half the size compared to mega Target superstores (like the Colma store). But in 2015, they opened even smaller stores called Target Express (SF FiDi + Berkeley + upcoming 3^rd location?). Except for the Berkeley location, the mini store format seems redundant (less variety, not open late, closed on Sundays).
Awhile back the separate athletic clothing apparel on the 1^st floor closed due to lack of business. Customers probably thought that it was a separate business. But also those clothes were overpriced for the quality. Most people go straight to the 2^nd floor to shop.
The pharmacy is on the right side, as u enter the main floor, parallel to the registers. Open M-​F til 7pm, until 6pm on weekends.
All City Targets have a Starbucks in the corner (similar to the Safeway-​Starbucks partnership). After Target added groceries in 2011, it’s like shopping (Safeway+Wagreen’s+Best Buy+Toys R Us.
Although I don’t buy any of their pre-​packaged sandwiches, soups or salads. I often buy a pack of Thomas English muffins ($ 2.49) to toast at work, Yoplait or Chobani yogurt cups and cheese.
The store is a great resource for office workers. A few years ago I bought a nonstick frying pan for an office charity cooking competition. I made Swedish pancakes with fresh fruit and Reddi-​Wip whipped cream. A coworker got a George Foreman grill to make bacon wrapped hot dogs.
Things I like and other useful ideas:
— quick lunch supplies: yogurt cups, fresh fruit, sliced cheese, milk, juices, apples, cold cuts, bread, English muffins, drinks, etc.
— frozen meals for those who work late hours (no longer applies to me)
— buy a microwave or toaster oven for your office breakroom (or replace a broken one)
— party drinks: soft drinks, beer, wine, champagne in a box or mini bottles, etc.
— office snacks and party supplies
— candies for Halloween
— buy a cheap soft pillow for the annual pillow fight at Justin Herman Plaza
— stock your first aid kit
— stock on travel supplies for weekend trips
— stock on last minute office gifts, gift cards, toys for charity, secret santa, etc.

Barista was nice, got my order and name right. What more can I ask for?
The actual Target doesn’t have much of a selection, but that’s a given because it’s a «City Target.» Hours of operation are amazing! They open at 7am and close at 11 pm M-​F. It’s great if you’re trotting around the city and want to buy some snacks or water for cheaper than at a convenience store.

This isn’t exactly a great Target.
The outside of the store is impressive. Starbucks is outside (and another is across the street) but there is no snack bar.
The store is really on the second floor, up from the entrance at ground level. There is an elevator (which probably isn’t working) and the escalator.
Maybe, it’s just that it’s incredibly busy but no one seems happy to be working there and security seemed determined.