Target

I took the bus in the cold to Target tonight specifically to buy a bottle of Febreze Allergen Reducer that was listed on the website. Not only did they not have it, (they weren’t OUT of it. Just didn’t have it), but nothing even comparable to it. I walked across two parking lots to Walmart, where not only did they HAVE it, but also excellent customer service! Nobody even made eye contact with me at Target until I asked for help, which was about as helpful as asking another shopper to help me find what I was looking for. Next time I need to go shopping, I’ll go to Walmart.

Cart person who was working, yelled at me and told me to move :(never going to this Target again. And the check out lady was mean too. If you’re trying to find a target to go all the time, don’t come here

Sigh *
Hmmm. Let me start by saying that this has got to be the WORST target I have ever been sadly I live closer to this one than Roseville … But there’s never anybody willing to help
They always out of stock especially grocery Area and produce its disgusting .
Totally understand is super busy. maybe short staff. But every time I see an employee .they are useless gossiping to other co-​workers or to be busy on their phones lol which is funny
Checking out of this place … Sigh. No point of being on the express lanes either
. You are better off going to shore view or Roseville target POINT BLANK

Drive a couple of miles further to the Roseville store. It may save your life. I think the University neighborhood is dirty, unsafe and deplorable.

This Target just kills me. I am a die-​hard Target person, but the grocery section of this store is always out of a least a few things on my grocery list every time I go. Today they committed the cardinal sin of not having any of my coffee and any half and half in stock! How’s a girl supposed to live?! I will continue to shop here for everything else, but will no longer be giving them my grocery business.

This is probably one of the busiest stores in the Target system, and you would think they would make a special effort to keep the inventory well stocked.
Unfortunately, they don’t — particularly in the grocery and drug/​toiletries departments. I could name a half dozen products I have tried to buy there in the past couple of weeks, only to encounter an empty shelf.

Pushy sales pitch for the target card. The carts at the entrance were in pile as if there was an explosion that threw them about. Not a good selection of bikinis for my girlfriends summer bod, she was disappointed, not mad, just really disappointed. But they had a fantastic deal on the gold fish, not the wimpy regular kind, but the ones with flavor explosion, the manly kind.

This Target’s parking lot is a asteroid belt of shopping carts and unaccompanied children. Clothes are always gone in the common sizes as the diehard shoppers tornado through the place on Sunday and nab all the sale items. It does have anti-​theft carts whose wheels lock up when people try to push them out of the parking lot, and this is fun to watch. I will forever love Target but this location… has character.

Very poor experience with Midway Target pharmacy. I was double-​charged for prescriptions because the pharmacy cashier had some problems (AFTER I had signed off). She said her terminal «froze» and she would have to re-​enter everything. I specifially asked if she needed to delete the first transactions to avoid being charged twice. When I called to report the double-​charge and gave them the transaction numbers for the POS terminals (used to think that meant Point-​of-​Sale, but know better now), they told wanted to know which prescriptions I had had filled (because I carry them with me constantly, I guess)!. After speaking with and being transferred to several folks at Target cororate I was sent back tp Target Phramacy rewards. I was told to «go to your bank and take care of it.’
Lots of «sorries» but no attempt to help solve this thing with me I’ll take off work, go to my bank and fill out the form to dispute the charge. Then I need to see if I can go back to my old pharmacy (even though it’s inconvenient to my new HMO provider). They never overcharged me in over 20 years of dealing with them.

Ive always gone to the midway Target since I moved to Saint Paul a few years ago and still continue to visit this location though I moved deeper into Saint Paul. I also love the Roseville location… Always clean and stocked, im sure to find everything on my list. The clearance items are good stuff people actually WANT, and not the stuff people DONT WANT. Its bad but, I always spend at least 100 bucks and I like the fact that they pack your bag even after grocery shopping. The line still moves faster than say CUB OR WALMART, probably even combined… Target is my favorite store… Hands down!

Why do I shop here on Sunday afternoons? I’ve been here in the past and the produce (which isn’t that amazing vs a regular grocery store) is completely picked over making me stop at Kowalski’s.
Today I go to pick up some replacement filters for the humidifier that I bought 3 mo’s ago and there are only five left and only fit two different models which are not the one I bought. In fact, they don’t even have replacement filters for the few humidifiers they are still selling.
I guess I’ll see if I can find them on their super secure computer system.
I also needed replacement dish washing scrubby sponges for the thing I bought there last summer and which I’ve been able to buy before. Today? It looked like there was a run on the place (see picture). It looked like one of those shelves you see on TV that’s completely picked over because a hurricane is coming. Our weather emergency? Well it was gonna be 40 degrees because as we all know how miserably cold our winter has been. Quick! Stock up on scrubbies!
Who handles the inventory control for this place because I want to pelt them with filters and sponges and loudly berate them with WTF!!! and other verbal abuse.
I will however give them a star as people in other departments were kind and asked if I was finding everything I was looking for.
I know that if I had expressed my findings (or lack of), I probably would’ve been shuffled off to someone else and then told it was «end of season» and «you can always check our website» offering that faint glimmer of consumer hope highlighting their «I can’t do or tell you a damn thing».
So I didn’t.
We need a new rating for experiences at stores we like to shop at. I suggest the Pfft! rating and this one scores a five.

First let me clarify, this review is primarily for the grocery store experience at Target, in comparison to other options in the area. Everyone here is likely pretty familiar with Target. All offer pretty much the same thing, but not all are created equal. And this store is definitely on the lower end of the Target spectrum. I frequent this location because it is, in my opinion, one of the most bearable and least frustrating options for groceries in the University/​Midway area.
Let me also say that I tend to stay away from your Kowalski’s, Lund’s, and Whole Foods because they lack the larger, blue-​collar selection of many of the things I eat regularly and are generally more expensive and pretentious than I am willing to endure on a regular basis. Also, if you are willing to give me 5% off everything at all times at Target with a Target debit card, it’s hard to pass up.
That said, compared with the grocery shopping experience at Aldi, Rainbow, or Cub Foods, which are all in the area, this is definitely the best, but the difference is marginal, and for different reasons. Their staff is generally much more attentive than any of those 3, and usually are eager to help if asked, but are also usually not that knowledgeable either. But I will commend the effort here in that category.
The patrons here, again, are generally better than the 3 aforementioned stores, but there are still a lot of ‘head in the clouds’ individuals who shop here who have no idea what is going on around them. However, far less than the other 3.
My main gripe about this location and the grocery experience is that their selection is far below what you would find at a larger grocery store. There are a lot of things I still need to buy at other places because Target simply doesn’t have the space to stock them. In addition, many of the things they do carry seem to always be out of stock when I shop. Mind you, I’m usually shopping during the week between the hours of 5 and 10pm, so by no means are these unusual hours for the typical person. How can you claim to be a full-​service grocery store and consistently be out of staple items like yogurt, cottage cheese, peppers, onions, bakery buns, etc. Maybe they are not claiming to be full-​service, but it sure seems that way. It is very frustrating when I stop in to pick up 5 – 6 everyday items, and they are out of 2 of them.
Lastly, while their prices do seem on par and in many cases lower than many other places, their meat department items always seem to be more expensive for some reason, and their Archer Farms store brand isn’t quite as cheap as other stores’ either.
All in all, Target is an ok option for my grocery needs. I don’t mean to be harsh, and maybe I’m just venting because there are no ideal, one-​stop solutions for what I’ve come to expect from a grocery store. But I don’t think it’s too much to expect that staple items always be stocked. I will continue to shop here, mainly because there are no better options in the area that are convenient to me, and I can shop here for about 70% of the things I need on a regular basis, and save 5% at the same time. Being from South Dakota and having lived in Nebraska and Iowa at different times, I’ve been spoiled and still long for a Hy-​Vee in the Twin Cities Metro, but I guess I will have to make due until that day comes.

What’s not to like?
Great prices, on food and clothing, new non– food item every few couple weeks, interesting international customers and staff.
I’ve never had trouble finding a food product that. Need but at times thy not have my favorite brand.

This is definitely my go-​to Target (HAH! I like how I can say that… yay Minnesota!). Is that mainly due to it being the most convenient? Yes, but honestly, distance means nothing to me if it’s worth it (Eden Prairie Costco for example…).
So anyway, WHY is this my go-​to Target? Let me tell you in bullet format:
— clean
— well stocked (and restocked!)
— decent produce and grocery selection (couldn’t find ginger marmalade, but then again, I can’t really find that anywhere)
— friendly, helpful staff
— friendly Starbucks staff (yes, I am one of those people. I am not ashamed).
— decent parking lot (although watch out for that steep incline when you first get in/​leave it)
— easy layout to maneuver
— good lighting
— two entrances: one for mainly the grocery side, and one for the main retail side, which is really useful when I just need to run in and grab a lemon or something (that’s never happened, but I’m sure if it did, I would appreciate the convenience).
Is it as awesome as the downtown Target? No, but it is way better than most of the other Targets I’ve been to.

This Target is busy busy busy — -I always park on the end of the store because it is horrible to try and get through the parking lot… I have had to shop here more than I would like as with a daughter in college and living within the 5 mile radius it really can serve a lot of our needs… I do not care for the clientele this location seems to attract or the dirt flying around the parking lot — but it is a little notch above the the Wal-​mart and the Cub and Rainbow for food and other products in the next few blocks as far as selection of products and feeling safe in the plaza…

It’s target. I live nearby and like cheap groceries, so I end up going here. It’s not as bad as the grocery stores or other big box stores near by. It’s often way too crowded with not enough lanes open. The management seems sometimes hesitant to open more lanes.
In short, Yes I go here, No I don’t really like going here that much, but it’s better than the alternatives.

Yes, it’s a Target.
No, it’s not the best Target.
I come here sort of regularly when I’m in the area, but I still think that this location just always seems a little less organized. However, I’d much rather go to this Target than Walmart or K-​Mart, so it’s the clear winner regardless.
The end.

SuperTarget, what did I do before you came along. This is the local target for me and I always seem to be going in at least once (sometimes twice) a week to pick up random items and those last minute recipe ingredients that I always tend to forget. So far I have never had an issue with this place, whether it be for finding something (always seem to have what i need in stock), using the pharmacy or returning things that just don’t work or decided I didn’t need to buy. Hopefully it continues to please me.
Always clean, friendly staff and usually in and out within a matter of minutes.

Welcome to TARget!
This is my local go to Target. If I want to get fancy I drive to Roseville, fancy with some shmancy? all the way to Woodbury.
This place is great for the essentials plus some. Valentine décor Jan. 1^st? I’m IN!
Easter stuff on Valentines Day? I’m IN!
My only pet peeve is the waiting in line. Zillions of checkouts people; let’s staff them. I must be a great actress because EVERY time I’m in line waiting for years because there are only 2 lanes open… I roll my eyes, lean on my cart with disgust and after awhile someone usually radios another cashier.
People who work here are always friendly and helpful. Always.

Bumping it up to a 4. My last review I said that Pharmacy staff could use some work…
Well… they must have added a new team member. Sue the pleasant young lady that helped me was an absolute joy to deal with. What a sweetheart. She orignally couldn’t find my RX, but kept looking. She finally found it and told me it would be 5 min.
I shopped around accumulating more and more stuff I didn’t need and she was kind of enough to come and get me out of the aisle and save my wallet some money.
Sue epitomizes what customer service should be!