Target Is WAY OFF Target in a BIG Way

So while we were in Minneapolis it would be silly not to stop at Target-Target's Home is Minnesota after all. DD has been anxious to see the new line if Ava & Viv plus size clothing too. Ava & Viv has been getting a lot of press recently and so off we went to check it out at the Richfield store.

 Sooo, to be clear Ava & Viv is plus size clothing, NOT maternity. Why would any store manager allow this new line of clothing to be merchandised under the store directory maternity sign? I can't believe it! I am just astounded at the poor product placement and the awful signage. It is actually an insult to the designer, the shoppers and a disgrace to Target. Is that banner sign backwards too? Maybe.

 Look, in this photo you can see where the store directory signage is for Maternity and Women's and along the back wall are product photos for Misses sizes product. What a cluster. I don't know how to tell if the merchandise is nice or not because I can't find it in the horrible mess racks and tables with all brands and sizes mixed in.

 A photo from the interior aisle shows that the Maternity items on tables on the left are facing the Ava & Viv items on the right hand table. OMG, how can anyone shop this way! AGGGGHHH! Even the pictures on the back wall are aggravating Maternity alongside Misses with Plus sizes merchandised beneath it all.

I am positive that plus size shoppers (Target calls them guests) are not at all interested in shopping the Maternity section and Pregnant women are not interested in shopping for plus sizes (who wants to be reminded, right?) Please Target, respect your guests, make your store more organized, correctly signed,and user friendly for your maternity guests AND your Plus Size guests.

Target Day

So, I have not been to Target for quite awhile. Did you know they have sandwiches and stuff over in the grocery section? Huh, well whadoya know?

 

 Ooo, it's valentines time! I love valentines......

 Yikes, they apparently don't make plain paper valentines any more. Ohhhh, magic marker books! They all come with something.. Some have a tattoo, or a sticker...mostly a tattoo. Do you think that's why tattoos are so popular these days? We let our kids tattoo themselves for years and BOOM!

 

Look you can BUY a cardboard shoebox with a slot already cut in the top! $3...really? I mean, I know that slot is really hard to make, I can remember stabbing my hand with the pointy scissors to this day!

HAHA-their sign person is asleep in their bra I bet! Those are some pretty jazzy underpants.....

 Heyyyy, look in the dollar spot...magic marker books...$3...wait back in valentines they're $4.99...shame on you Target.

Valentines

I love Valentines. I love them so much, I joined the swap again this year over at  Aunt Peaches. No she's not related. Anyways, I got a little head start.

I need to make 3 for the swap, so I made them like postcards. I'll have to put them in a envelope to mail, but, aren't they nice! And I'll get 3 valentines back! YAY!

I was at Target a couple of weeks ago and they sure don't make paper valentines like they used to. There's hardly any to choose from and they're so tiny.  More space on the shelf is devoted to little made-in-china cheapo toys and valentines that have something attached like pencils, candy . And look at this...

They have an entire section for TEACHER valentine GIFTS! Really? Ya think every kid ought to spend five bucks on a teacher gift? Grrrr, maybe folks ahould be encouraged to give $5 to their teacher's classroom, maybe the kids wouldn't have to sell so many things during the year! Oopsy, that sounded bad didn't it. Well, I just find it hard to think that teachers are wishing for a box, mug, tin, carton, bag, or jar of chocolates from every darn student! OK I better move on...

Lots of chocolate. Yep, they sure don't make valentines like they used to.....

Pondering Halloween Costumes at Target

I had to go get dog food today so I popped over to Target. It's the season for Halloween costumes! I love Halloween Costumes. Let's peek at what Target has this year. hmmm for $30 you can be the illuminated purple witch....wonder if that's a good witch or a bad witch.  I noticed that Target separates their costumes into boy costumes in one aisle and girl costumes in the next aisle.

Anyways, oh look princess of the seas! huh, well for $25
 I guess you should be princess of something.

Oh Demonic Devil, there's something every little girls should want to be, goes perfectly with the zombie in the boys costume aisle. For $15 you get a shirt with dirt on it-oh maybe that's blood and guts- and a mask with a hood.

Maybe Flesh Stalker is
what a boy dreams of being.  Hey now we're talking look a Transformer Optimus Prime! Now that's a great costume!!

I don't know , but it seems like these costumes all lack imagination. There is something sort of special about making your own costume. I loved making costumes for my kids, probably my favorite thing to make even now. But I didn't make optimus prime-that's a cool costume...maybe I could make it in grown up size.......never mind.

Saturday

Well, I didn't do much of anything today! I did make a cute card for my Son-in-law's little brother who is havinng a graduation party today. Oh Well I didn't take a photo....duh!  I also went grocery shopping. Blah! I popped in to Target for some things....Charmin, dog cookies...Look at the cute summer picnic stuff they have.  

 

Now it's raining and so I'm going to sit and watch Cars on TV!

Target's Got a Hang Up

I was in Target the other day to get DD a birthday present and I noticed they have a lot of cool stuff hanging from the ceiling this spring.

Cool paper lantern type balls in the patio department, 

Big Easter eggs in the Easter aisles.

And this cool wave of color in the dollar area-that's more like the two fifty area-prices are going up all over the place I guess.

Oh and check this out! Edible Easter Grass.....hmmmmm, Bet the dogs would eat it.

Target Targets

If you're not familiar with Rube Goldberg contraptions, here's the deal... ANd here's the article about St. Olaf's project!

When Target needed a big Rube-Goldberg-like contraption, it called St. Olaf College.
The Northfield school has a team dedicated to building such machines, which perform simple tasks through complex chain reactions. (Think of the game Mouse Trap.)
Prof. Jason Engbrecht got the call. As an associate professor of physics, Engbrecht teaches the course in which students study engineering design while fashioning one of the elaborate machines. He gathered current and former team members.
"All Target told us was that it needs to be spectacular and it needs to incorporate Target products," Engbrecht said. "They preferred that we not destroy their products... But by and large, we had pretty free reign."
The video begins by following a runaway red shopping cart. Rolling soup cans, tinkling silverware and flying clothing star, as well. The video was originally shown at an employee event last fall. But Target publicly released it for the New Year:
The St. Olaf team constructed the machine in a Maple Grove warehouse. The space was exhilarating. During their competitions, the students build within a 6-by-6 foot space. This time, they had 40-by-90 feet.
But the filming process added its own complexities. The lights heated up the set, messing up the carefully-calibrated tension of the catapults' ropes. "That became very hectic," Engbrecht said.
It took 40 takes to even get to the catapults. During take 41, as the machinery moved toward the finish, Engbrecht yelled "Go catapults!" As they flew, the group cheered.

No, it IS creepy...

So, it's not just me is it? This is really creepy isn't it.

Yes, yes it is. for twenty bucks you're supposed to hang your jewelry on IT. Yeah I want a headless, armless THING to hold my jewelry......Bet a Target buyer got fired for this one.