Comments on: Why I am Disappointed in Target Stores

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:13:25 +0000

Aww that’s too bad. I’m from the Philippines so obviously there’s no Target store here however as a blogger, I can emphatize with you. We buy products from their stores and make a review on them and reach more than a thousand people reading about our blogs, getting across their products and yet they think bloggers are not worthy. I hope they change their thinking.

By: Willa Dodge

Willa Dodge — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:45:38 +0000

Meh. I have always found Target to be pretty much useless. Never understood what all the fuss was about.

By: Shaping Youth

Shaping Youth — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:06:22 +0000

gosh, thank you SO much for framing this ‘story that won’t die’ properly!

So few have chosen the ‘one ad/kneejerk reaction’ route without seeing the larger context of the ambient ads/playground pimp toddler tees/Hooter Girl in Training objectification as originally written on Shaping Youth here: http://www.shapingyouth.org/blog/?p=969

When the attempt to fact check/determine the context was rebuffed in an e-form write off as “non-traditional media,” THAT lit the match in the blogosphere…And it’s been a mess of “protect and deflect” ever since, dodging flamethrowers from those that haven’t read the whole story or misconstrued the context to being about ‘one ad’ when it was clearly about the surround sound environs of the retail atmosphere/normalization of objectification even in a family store…(in other words, the post was saying, “Et Tu, Target? Et tu?”)

Anyway, thanks for getting it right…score yet another one for the blogosphere over mainstream media.

As for the NYT dissing ‘beauty bloggers’ in generalist terms, seems like another ‘here we go again’ media moment…

By: Tina Anderson

Tina Anderson — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:41:53 +0000

Big companies like this need to be more aware of who their market is and change the way they do things to be more customer friendly.

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By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:21:03 +0000

Ooh, that’s a big NO NO. I agree with Mrs. Lynne, that’s disappointing. I shop at Target frequently because it’s close and convenient, and also because I like them. Thanks for sharing this bit of news, though.

By: Mrs. Lynne

Mrs. Lynne — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:33:20 +0000

Wow. This is disappointing. I am a huge Target fan and am very surprised that they would overlook the strength of bloggers like they do. I do hope they change their policy. Thanks for posting this.

By: jeni

jeni — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:42:38 +0000

I should threaten to boycott Target. They would have to shut down the location by my house cause I spend soooooo much money there. haha. Seriously, when I look at my bank statements, all my money goes to either Target, or Starbucks.

By: Kylee

Kylee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:18:27 +0000

I’m glad you chose to bring this to your readers’ attention. Whether Target likes it or not, blogs are read by millions. Many of the opinions expressed by bloggers carry a good deal of weight with their readers because generally they are expressions by real down-to-earth people – most of them not paid by the manufacturer of the products they review.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:17:10 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe such a seemly “fashion-forward” company would think that blog readers are not a part of their core audience. That’s rediculous! Hope they open their eyes and adjust their “policy”. Thanks for the coverage!