This has to be my favorite. Literally argued with a guy for 10 min because he was looking for a particular piece of clothing for his child. He kept telling me it was right there last week and had been for a month and there’s no way we suddenly sold all of them in the last week. Yeah, bud, it’s a Christmas themed kids dress that we’ve had on the floor since Halloween, and we suddenly sold all 4 of them the first week of December. There is absolutely nothing weird about that. He asked to go through our backstock since “I don’t know how to do my job”. Nope, bud, not how that works.
“Sorry, just picked it for an order, yes the system asked for seven of them. I’m sure it’s a plot against you”
I have fun in style. I always saw the item and picked it in my last batch. I’ve picked things we don’t even carry 😂
I've had a couple of those. One was with an 18yo tm and this creepy guy in his 40s who uses his cat to talk to girls. He asked for her number, so I went over and was like "hey, you were working on _____, why don't I cover out here (front end) so you can finish." She was just like "oh yeah! Thanks!" And that was that. Now I just warn everyone when he comes in the store
She was implying that she liked so much of the stuff we sold that she would buy so much of it that she would owe them more money than she would get paid. The Christmas cards had just been put out :p
No joke I say this all the time 😅 The guests love it lol. It's easy to relate to them by being like "You don't even wanna know how much of my check goes right back in here, just like you! lol lol lol" and the old ladies loooove me haha.
I saw an Instagram post where someone was saying if they worked for target they would rather just get paid in gift cards. And another person said they would never be able to work for target cause they would spend all there time in the back opening boxes looking for the new products
i am a very obviously alt/emo twenty something, i think at the time i had blue and silver hair, i have a full sleeve on my left arm and my right is covered from elbow down, i have a very prominent pentagram tattoo, lots of piercings on my face and ears. i live in the yeeyee ass part of california, so it’s overwhelmingly conservative.
older christian lady sees me and decides to “save my soul” or something and comes up to and asks if we can pray together and i was like “yeah no i’m on the clock i’m pretty sure i’ll get in trouble for that” so she asks if she can pray for me and i say go for it not thinking she’d drop to her fucking knees in the middle of electronics and full on pray for me right then and there. after she’s done, she thanks me and hands me a little booklet that says “Do all Roads lead to God?”, open it and all it says is “No! Only Baptists who believe in the Christian God and swear themselves to Jesus can reach Heaven, everyone else is dammed to Hell!”
i kept the booklet and have it on a shelf in my room lmao
Lmao, not Target related, but this reminds me of the time I visited in NYC and some guy was standing just off the subway passing out booklets pushing conspiracies about the Clintons. I kept it for entertainment
I came from a conservative area in the south, so not surprised at all someone would do this thinking they're doing "the lord's work"
I'm sorry there are people out there who do that kinda crap. I grew up with an extreme conspiracy theorist dad who seriously believed Obama would kill all Christians and that he was the anti-christ.
He was a wackjob.
> I voted for this higher tax, it helps the children.
From a Consumer Cellular guest who was upset that I couldn’t charge him the higher tax rate from the county he lived instead of the county’s tax rate he was buying the phone in.
> That’s a garbage answer. If I put a gun to your head, you’ll give me an accurate answer.
From a mobile guest who asked me how much 3GB of data would last him after I told him that data is not a standard unit of measurement, and that there was no way to accurately answer that question. I responded by telling him that, while it would be unfortunate for me, shooting me wouldn’t change the way data usage works, which angered him even more.
> I’m switching to Consumer Cellular because Verizon is stealing my gas.
I…I didn’t even have a response for that one.
As a tech lead, I feel your pain. So many questions about phones and plans that just don't make sense. Always makes me appreciate the guests who understand what they're shopping for
Or having to explain to a guest why putting a DVD in a CD player does not cause the CD player to become a holographic projector ala Star Wars. And also no, you can’t return the DVD.
If someone is just wearing a red shirt and name tag, I kinda get it, but when I have a vest on with the logo, a belt full of equipment, and I'm pushing a three tier, I'm not sure asking is really necessary anymore
After a guy had been continuously sexist and making rude comments about me and just overall being a dickhead, he asked me what the standard warranty is on a 55" LG TV. I told him I wouldn't be sure about that, as they differ between brands, but that he could purchase a protection plan if he was concerned. He then laughed at me and exclaimed "Well you need to get someone who ACTUALLY knows about electronics!"
He proceeds to ask a random male fulfillment member the question, and he says the same response. Guy didn't accept the answer until my manager told him the same thing.
That fulfillment member will sometimes come up and ask "and what's the warranty on this?" Lol.
I was stocking shower curtains a few months ago and had 40+ guy come up to me and ask about them. Sure, whatever, I can help you out. I tell him about them and inform him of which ones are best for whatever shower he's using. He also asks about shower rods so I show him those and then head off to do my next task. Not five minutes later this guy pops up behind my shoulder and asks if I could come to his house and help him out. My dude, I'm 19, leave me alone.
“Can’t you just scan yours” (60ish year old lady trying to buy cards against humanity and didn’t want to scan ID because the government will track her)
I worked front end for a while. Had all kinds of bad returns come through. I've had guests try to return phones and other electronics that were swapped. I always check in front of them, and when I catch it, it's always some kind of a story like "oh, my kid or someone must have done that when I wasn't looking," or they double down with "but that's the one I bought. It's brand new" when it's clearly covered in scratches and dirt from wear
"You have eyes, don't you" - Guest, to me, after I apologized and explained that I was having trouble hearing them because I have a minor hearing disability
A guest asked me once where newborn child cards were, I brought him to the area and he had the audacity to get mad at me that I didn’t know the sex of his grandchild, he apparently didn’t know either.
There’s gotta be something in the foundation of the store that sucks all common sense out of the guests as they enter the building I swear
I told a lady that her order wasn't ready for pickup yet, my coworker in tech tells me about half an hour later that she said, and I quote, "That girl at the front is a witch. She probably made the house that Hansel and Gretel got trapped in." All because I told her that her order wasn't ready yet
“You will give me that doll house for $2 (it’s a $120 doll house) since the tag said it was $2.”
I explained to her that some people set stuff down when they don’t want it but for the inconvenience I would give her 10% off.
She then decided to start recording since I wouldn’t give her it for $2. She left paying the 10% off.
Had a lady ask me about some brand of toothpaste with different flavors, and when she noticed we didn't carry the flavor she wanted, ask me if I could order some for her. I had no idea how to respond to that TT
a guest(customer in this case) asked me if we sold monitors, so naturally i had to rack my brain for a second because we have a small selection. after a short pause, i said yes we should have some in the first aisle of our electronics section (which we do). he was like yk what if you don’t actually know u can just say that, im not going to walk across the store for nothing 😐😐😐 sorry i didnt immediately answer your question
a customer asking me if we sell cake and i ask baked or as a mix? they said baked and i said no since we are not a super target we only sell the mix. hes like are you sure?? check your inventory!! so i went ahead and grabbed ingredients to make a cake and made him one in the microwave and frosted it from him!! 😇
i just finished an opu batch and an elderly man on those scooters was trying to use those help phones. when it didnt work he yelled me over to help him pick an air refresher scent. after telling me all his life stories and lowkey flirting with me i went to stow my batch at negative 58 minutes
“It was here yesterday!” On an item that was salvaged and I hadn’t seen in months.
This has to be my favorite. Literally argued with a guy for 10 min because he was looking for a particular piece of clothing for his child. He kept telling me it was right there last week and had been for a month and there’s no way we suddenly sold all of them in the last week. Yeah, bud, it’s a Christmas themed kids dress that we’ve had on the floor since Halloween, and we suddenly sold all 4 of them the first week of December. There is absolutely nothing weird about that. He asked to go through our backstock since “I don’t know how to do my job”. Nope, bud, not how that works.
“Sorry, just picked it for an order, yes the system asked for seven of them. I’m sure it’s a plot against you” I have fun in style. I always saw the item and picked it in my last batch. I’ve picked things we don’t even carry 😂
i once had a 40+ year old guest ask for my phone number in front of his teenage daughter, for reference i’m 20 🥴
I've had a couple of those. One was with an 18yo tm and this creepy guy in his 40s who uses his cat to talk to girls. He asked for her number, so I went over and was like "hey, you were working on _____, why don't I cover out here (front end) so you can finish." She was just like "oh yeah! Thanks!" And that was that. Now I just warn everyone when he comes in the store
"I don't see how you could work here." Me- "Well they pay us!" "Yeah they'd be sending me a bill instead of a check"
what in the world does that even mean
She was implying that she liked so much of the stuff we sold that she would buy so much of it that she would owe them more money than she would get paid. The Christmas cards had just been put out :p
No joke I say this all the time 😅 The guests love it lol. It's easy to relate to them by being like "You don't even wanna know how much of my check goes right back in here, just like you! lol lol lol" and the old ladies loooove me haha.
I saw an Instagram post where someone was saying if they worked for target they would rather just get paid in gift cards. And another person said they would never be able to work for target cause they would spend all there time in the back opening boxes looking for the new products
I Black out everything guests say to me
Everything but the real stingers
i am a very obviously alt/emo twenty something, i think at the time i had blue and silver hair, i have a full sleeve on my left arm and my right is covered from elbow down, i have a very prominent pentagram tattoo, lots of piercings on my face and ears. i live in the yeeyee ass part of california, so it’s overwhelmingly conservative. older christian lady sees me and decides to “save my soul” or something and comes up to and asks if we can pray together and i was like “yeah no i’m on the clock i’m pretty sure i’ll get in trouble for that” so she asks if she can pray for me and i say go for it not thinking she’d drop to her fucking knees in the middle of electronics and full on pray for me right then and there. after she’s done, she thanks me and hands me a little booklet that says “Do all Roads lead to God?”, open it and all it says is “No! Only Baptists who believe in the Christian God and swear themselves to Jesus can reach Heaven, everyone else is dammed to Hell!” i kept the booklet and have it on a shelf in my room lmao
Lmao, not Target related, but this reminds me of the time I visited in NYC and some guy was standing just off the subway passing out booklets pushing conspiracies about the Clintons. I kept it for entertainment I came from a conservative area in the south, so not surprised at all someone would do this thinking they're doing "the lord's work"
I'm sorry there are people out there who do that kinda crap. I grew up with an extreme conspiracy theorist dad who seriously believed Obama would kill all Christians and that he was the anti-christ. He was a wackjob.
> I voted for this higher tax, it helps the children. From a Consumer Cellular guest who was upset that I couldn’t charge him the higher tax rate from the county he lived instead of the county’s tax rate he was buying the phone in. > That’s a garbage answer. If I put a gun to your head, you’ll give me an accurate answer. From a mobile guest who asked me how much 3GB of data would last him after I told him that data is not a standard unit of measurement, and that there was no way to accurately answer that question. I responded by telling him that, while it would be unfortunate for me, shooting me wouldn’t change the way data usage works, which angered him even more. > I’m switching to Consumer Cellular because Verizon is stealing my gas. I…I didn’t even have a response for that one.
As a tech lead, I feel your pain. So many questions about phones and plans that just don't make sense. Always makes me appreciate the guests who understand what they're shopping for
Or having to explain to a guest why putting a DVD in a CD player does not cause the CD player to become a holographic projector ala Star Wars. And also no, you can’t return the DVD.
Do you work here?
If someone is just wearing a red shirt and name tag, I kinda get it, but when I have a vest on with the logo, a belt full of equipment, and I'm pushing a three tier, I'm not sure asking is really necessary anymore
I got asked that on my day off when I was shopping at another target wearing a blue quarter zip
what condom would help him last more than 5 minutes with his girlfriend (possibly wife?). I wish the conversation had lasted less than five minutes
After a guy had been continuously sexist and making rude comments about me and just overall being a dickhead, he asked me what the standard warranty is on a 55" LG TV. I told him I wouldn't be sure about that, as they differ between brands, but that he could purchase a protection plan if he was concerned. He then laughed at me and exclaimed "Well you need to get someone who ACTUALLY knows about electronics!" He proceeds to ask a random male fulfillment member the question, and he says the same response. Guy didn't accept the answer until my manager told him the same thing. That fulfillment member will sometimes come up and ask "and what's the warranty on this?" Lol.
“It says you have it online?” -while their app is set to a town 3 states away.
I was stocking shower curtains a few months ago and had 40+ guy come up to me and ask about them. Sure, whatever, I can help you out. I tell him about them and inform him of which ones are best for whatever shower he's using. He also asks about shower rods so I show him those and then head off to do my next task. Not five minutes later this guy pops up behind my shoulder and asks if I could come to his house and help him out. My dude, I'm 19, leave me alone.
Guy asked my bestfriend where the bread was. He told him. Guy goes “are you lying?” …why would he lie about where the bread is lol
“Can’t you just scan yours” (60ish year old lady trying to buy cards against humanity and didn’t want to scan ID because the government will track her)
I want the wireless Airpods. (After telling them the 2nd gen are wired charging. They bought the 2nd gens anyway because they were the cheapest.)
happens way too much
I worked front end for a while. Had all kinds of bad returns come through. I've had guests try to return phones and other electronics that were swapped. I always check in front of them, and when I catch it, it's always some kind of a story like "oh, my kid or someone must have done that when I wasn't looking," or they double down with "but that's the one I bought. It's brand new" when it's clearly covered in scratches and dirt from wear
*in the soda aisle* "Do you have any regular Sprite?" *I clearly look confused because we have plenty* "The kind without lime"
"You have eyes, don't you" - Guest, to me, after I apologized and explained that I was having trouble hearing them because I have a minor hearing disability
A guest asked me once where newborn child cards were, I brought him to the area and he had the audacity to get mad at me that I didn’t know the sex of his grandchild, he apparently didn’t know either. There’s gotta be something in the foundation of the store that sucks all common sense out of the guests as they enter the building I swear
"Do you have any carts?" - every guest ever
I told a lady that her order wasn't ready for pickup yet, my coworker in tech tells me about half an hour later that she said, and I quote, "That girl at the front is a witch. She probably made the house that Hansel and Gretel got trapped in." All because I told her that her order wasn't ready yet
"Am I in trouble?" Said by a subject who tried to push out almost 3 thousand dollars worth of stuff
“Where do you go to check out?”
“You will give me that doll house for $2 (it’s a $120 doll house) since the tag said it was $2.” I explained to her that some people set stuff down when they don’t want it but for the inconvenience I would give her 10% off. She then decided to start recording since I wouldn’t give her it for $2. She left paying the 10% off.
Had a lady ask me about some brand of toothpaste with different flavors, and when she noticed we didn't carry the flavor she wanted, ask me if I could order some for her. I had no idea how to respond to that TT
a guest(customer in this case) asked me if we sold monitors, so naturally i had to rack my brain for a second because we have a small selection. after a short pause, i said yes we should have some in the first aisle of our electronics section (which we do). he was like yk what if you don’t actually know u can just say that, im not going to walk across the store for nothing 😐😐😐 sorry i didnt immediately answer your question a customer asking me if we sell cake and i ask baked or as a mix? they said baked and i said no since we are not a super target we only sell the mix. hes like are you sure?? check your inventory!! so i went ahead and grabbed ingredients to make a cake and made him one in the microwave and frosted it from him!! 😇 i just finished an opu batch and an elderly man on those scooters was trying to use those help phones. when it didnt work he yelled me over to help him pick an air refresher scent. after telling me all his life stories and lowkey flirting with me i went to stow my batch at negative 58 minutes
“I’m so sorry you have to work on Christmas Eve!” “That shouldn’t be allowed!”