I live in Manhattan and it would be a quick subway ride to this Target, where I would likely shop regularly, except for one thing: It s-cks! Dear Target: I love your stores and used to spend a lot of money there when I had a car. But now I have no car, so I don't get to the suburban stores very often. My only option if I want to shop with you is the Flatbush Ave store, but I don't because of the following:\r
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1. Store is chronically understocked. I go with a list of pretty basic, ordinary household items, and I can find maybe half of them.\r
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2. The staff: So unbelievably nasty and unhelpful, it's almost funny. Where do you find these kids? You're presumably drawing from the same labor pool as Bed, Bath and Beyond, yet their staff is always courteous and helpful. This is a lazy management problem: Train and supervise your staff! Your security staff is also incredibly rude. (I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm not expecting handholding and a big Southern love-in, just be polite and do your job.)\r
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3. Store is often dirty: floors aren't clean, carts/baskets are filthy and broken, what merchandise there is on the shelves is messy.\r
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4. Unlike almost every other Target I've been to, the shopping experience at the Flatbush store is more like going to K-Mart. Seriously. \r
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In conclusion: We are in a recession; if I am willing to spend my hard-earned money at your store, don't treat me with contempt.
Cons: rude staff, poorly stocked, messy/dirty
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