Everybody’s got their favorite. Everybody’s got some explanation why. My explanation just got better:
Target has a crime lab that’s so good, they help out feds, staties, and locals. For free. Faster and better than other crime labs.
Cool! 
I wonder: does some portion of profits from CSI DVDs go to fund the lab?
You convinced me. Crime bad. Target good.
That first link is a blog doo-hickey that might not have the Target bit on top for much longer.
Oh yeah… TARGET RULES!
Okay, Nice of Targets, what does this have to do with Walmart?
Jim
The new Wal-Cops rollout is threatening to put small town police departments all over the country out of business by using the cheapest people and equipment they can find. The good news is that most people’s speeding tickets will drop by 50%.
I bought a book from Walmart.com (Freakonomics, if you’re curious) which I swear I’ve seen at bookstores. Also, the website said it was “in stock.” When it still hadn’t come, a month after the expected arrival date, their customer service told me the book wouldn’t be available until April 2006.
Target has better commercials.
WHAT?!? I have a copy of Freakonomics sitting on my shelf right here. Did you order a paperback version or something?
Dude, it’s obvious. Target has this crime lab, where they donate time and money to stopping criminals. Walmart does not. So, if you shop at Walmart, you’re supporting the criminals.
You don’t want to support criminals, do you? :dubious:
in the OP, I talk about how just about everyone prefers one to the other, for whatever reasons. I now have one more reason to like Target.
Okay, well I prefer Targets, they have better stuff, cleaner stores, the aisles are less crowded and their workers are treated better.
All that said, Walmarts is better for some stuff and way better than Kmart.
I would consider them on two different levels. Walmarts and Kmart are the extreme discounters. Targets is an “Upscale Discounter”.
I honestly shop at both. I never enjoy shopping at Walmarts, but I can get there at lunch and they are very cheap. Excellent for picking up kitty litter and cat food or Propane tank exchanges, etc.
Target & Kohl’s are probably where we do the bulk of the family clothes shopping.
Nicer Toy department, etc.
Jim
Targets are nicer- the cleanliness and room to move is the deciding factor.
But WalMart is open 24 hours!
As for Kmart- they overcharge and for no good reason either!!
Target also closes their stores to all people but the handicapped and their helpers for a few hours at Christmastime so they can shop without the stress of having to deal with the crowds. Target gives them cake, drinks and freebies and the employees cheefully help out where ever they can. I went once with a friend who had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and it was a very pleasant evening.
Yay, Target!
Interesting study comparing Target and Walmart customers:
http://www.scarborough.com/press_releases/Retail%20Study%20Final.pdf
Exactly, you’re either part of the solution of part of the problem! (Jerry Springer like audience claps enthusiastically)
Well, I don’t like shopping at Walmart but the nearest one is about 5 minutes from my place. The nearest Target is about 45 minutes on a 4 lane at 65 miles an hour. So I don’t shop much at Target.
Best thing about Wal-mart.
Whether you got an 18 wheeler, an RV or want to sleep in your car they say’ okay go to the unused corner of that parking lot, and just don’t dump trash’.
Target and Kmart call the cops.
Here’s a difference, of intereste to GLBT people and others who support equality for all:
Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index score:
Target - 86%
Wal-Mart - 57%
A few weeks ago, when “The Aristocrats” came out on DVD, I stopped by Wal-mart, which was nearby, to see if they had it. I didn’t see it on the shelves. I knew that Wal-mart sometimes refuses to carry controversial stuff, but I also knew that I’m fully capable of just not finding it, especially as the shelves were pretty messed up. So I went to the desk to ask. The man at the desk was doing something with his cash drawer and didn’t speak to me, not even a ‘hey, I’ll be with you in just a minute.’ I waited for a nice long while, but when I was feeling well and truly ignored, I told him what I was looking for and asked him if he had it.
“That’s a cartoon, right?”
“No, not ‘The Aristocats.’ ‘The Aristocrats.’ It’s a documentary that was released a few days ago. It has some strong language in it, so I don’t know if Wal-mart decided not to carry it, or if I’m just not seeing it on the shelf.”
“Well, new movies are on that shelf.” He sort of gestures with his chin and goes back to what he was doing.
The Wal-mart was kind of dimly lit, and not terrifically clean. Piles of boxes were blocking aisles. If the store had decided to blacklist the movie, they hadn’t sent a memo to its employees.
So I drove down the street to Target. It was cleaner and more well-lit, and there were cheerful-looking employees standing where they’d be easy to find. “The Aristocrats” was prominently displayed on the new releases shelf. On my way out, I noticed that they’d started carrying wine, and grabbed a bottle of Ravenwood zinfandel to enjoy with the movie.
As I checked out, I was politely carded for the wine by a friendly checkout person who chatted with me a bit.
The contrast was so noticeable that I made a mental note to just give up on Wal-mart and drive the extra couple of blocks to Target first next time.
I can’t stand the decor at Targets - all the red in there give me a nasty headache after 5 minutes or so. Walmart’s color scheme is much easier on my brain.
There’s a Target opening in my town next month. Even though it’s a farther drive than Wal-Mart, I think I’ll be happy to shop there.
Robin
Now, you just know if Wal-Mart had something like this, they’d just have to advertise it every five minutes on the TV/radio as another way they’re good for America.