Target

Just rang up my purchase with a Spanish young lady named Gabriella, very rude, lacks any customer service skills. Didn’t say hello, just «the belt isn’t working». I said thank you after she gave me my receipt, she acted as if she didn’t hear me so I said it extra loud she said Yw. She spoke to one of her coworkers in between, but what could I expect. That’s the Bronx for you.

Hellish. As slow as a sloth shitting syrup. Even the robots refuse to work. Tear it down and start again from scratch.

As a former target employee in Southern California, I’m just here to say that I had the worst Target experience of my life at this target. Actually, the worst customer service experience ever. My cashier, a heavy set white woman and she the rudest sales person I have ever met. She asked us to apply for a red card it will only take 2 minutes, we told her no thank you. I whispered to my friend that it most definitely was not 2 minutes. She heard and said we’ve streamlined the process so yes it is 2 minutes. I asked oh but what about the personal information you have to input? She said in a rude way: I’m not here to argue with you I said 2 minutes, blah blah blah, I cut her off and told her I simply asked a question there’s no need to raise your voice. She called for a price check on a mop that had no tag, in fact it was the only mop left in that area. We waited 30 minutes for the check and never bought it because no one ever came up. 2 people came and told her that they’d get someone else to do it. I enter and got a possible price and she wouldn’t take it. So we waited, and decided we had better things to do, she didn’t apologize or anything. People just standing around doing nothing here and we coils r even get a simple price check or given a cheap price.

POOR SERVICE at Starbucks in target! The barista attending me told me that I could not use a coupon given to me in the Starbucks app. She said «it needs to scan a barcode in order for me to use» when it’s obvious there’s a barcode there. I figured «ok maybe she’s new». So I suggested putting in the code instead of scanning like it sometimes happens at other Starbucks locations. She told me twice «no» that «it won’t work». The third time I asked nicely if she can please just at least try and guess what?! IT WORKED!!! Who is responsible for training this young lady. She’s terrible. She didn’t even apologize. On top of that I had a balance that I wanted to use Apple Pay on and she told me that I could not use it. In my frustration I tried Apple Pay anyway and it went through. She did not apologize for her mistakes or for not knowing. Where’s the empathy? Never coming back here again and I’ll make sure to spread the word.

UPDATE: I broke down and went to Target yesterday and the woman at the register charged me for someone else’s stuff. Believe it or not, that happened to me the last time I went (a few weeks ago)!! She was hardly apologetic and just said «Everyone makes mistakes.» So, I had to wait in another line (as if the mile long one I was just in wasn’t bad enough) to get my d@mn money back from customer service (who also didn’t apologize for my trouble, and I wasn’t belligerent or pissy like I sound right now). Target! Stop employing people with intellectual disabilities to run cash registers. If they are slow, they’ve gotta go. If they mess up more than a certain amount of times in a week, show them the door. OK. Now I promise I will never go back.
Original review:
G H E T T O. I’ve shopped at Target all over America. Joplin, MO, Augusta, GA, Oklahoma City, OK, Glen Burnie, MD, to name a few. This is the worst Target I’ve ever been to.
Maybe it’s the customers who put things in their carts, then decide they don’t want them and instead of returning them to where they belong like I do, they «hide» them all over the store or leave them in piles at the checkout lanes. Maybe it’s the slobs who rifle through the clothing, underwear, scarves, purses, etc. and don’t bother to rehang it after they or their little monsters have let it all fall to the floor. They let their kids run amok and scream all through the aisles like little banshees and I’ve personally witnessed plenty of people, including adults, pick up junk food, eat it, and leave the wrapper on a shelf. Horrible clientele – most of them don’t even deserve a nice store like Target to be in their neighborhood.
That’s not to say the employees should be off the hook. They do a piss-​poor job of picking up after these people, suck at organization and aren’t very courteous or knowledgeable about the things they should know. The cashiers are the slowest human beings I have witnessed in my life. They act like they have all the time in the world and no one is waiting on them. Very low work ethic apparent, so the lines go on forever. I suppose it’s because they come from the same pool of people as their clientele.
After whatever idiot is in charge of keeping the shelves stocked in the school/​office supplies section didn’t order enough of… anything this year at the beginning of school, I vowed never to go back to that janky ass Target. I ordered what I needed online, and will order from
in the future instead of walking over to the barrio.

So after an awful experience at best buy upstairs I was able to find my product here and they priced matched it. Thank you target and the wonderful customer service I received here today, I’ll definitely be back

I am a big fan of Target. I do a lot of my shopping there. It is easily accessible by public transportation. When you get off the train at 161^st St., you can walk or transfer to the BX13 bus which will drop you off in front of the mall (two stops). My only problem with this location is the lack of customer service. A lot of the previous reviewers complained about the crowd and long lines. Well to make my life easier and stress free, i stop going there on Saturdays to avoid the crowd and screaming children. I usually go there on Sundays when everyone is at church or after work. So my shopping experience there is usually pleasant since I don’t have to deal with a large crowd and long lines.

Hit or a miss in this target. Much better than the one on 225^th.

This Target has become horrible, shopping in it is like taking a stroll through 1980s time square. There is shit everywhere. The lights are crazy bright. Prices don’t reflect the environment and it takes forever to find a way out. Couple of comments to liven my description:
–As I write this I am standing at the bus stop because I missed the bus because checkout was 35 minutes.
–The amount of staff working the men’s full price section is baffling specially since walking through women’s everything felt like off roading.
–There were 10 employees roaming the checkout area BUT none of them was made to open up or assist in bagging.
–It looks like at any moment 40% of merchandise is on the floor. Hence the off roading sensation.
What in the hell Target?! What in the HELL. Way I see it there should be a 5% distress discount and give that to me not the schools because no one seems to be learning excuse me or thank you in this school district. Now, fuck seems to part of kindergarten curriculum.
In conclusion while I can’t blame you for the clientele, when I walk into a Target I should not know where I am. This should feel like Aiea or Honolulu. GET IT together.
Why two stars you wonder? My cashier tried. And you carry scrubbing bubbles fantastik. You should try it. And carry it at all locations since I can no longer shop here.

There is no doubt that for many South Bronx residents, like myself, this is Target is a very convenient location. It’s better than having to go into Manhattan but why is everything else about it so horrible? Long lines and employees everywhere doing I don’t know what! Dirty and poorly maintained appearance. Target step it up!

First time I went into this target I didn’t have a problem, yesterday was the second time going and had bad customer service. I went into the babies department looking for pampers but didn’t have the size I was looking for. The shelves were pretty empty so I went to ask one of the employees who was close by if there was anymore pampers size 5 in stock she answered with an attitude and said that she had no idea and that she didn’t work in that section. I regret not looking at her name tag she was an older black lady with short hair. Better customer service is needed at this Target.

Who doesn’t love target? Only weirdos.
This place is cool. Parking is only 3 bucks. It’s huge and has way more food than the target in east harlem. I also feel like this place is cheaper.
The only bad thing is the lines. The lines are ridiculous at this target. They should hire more cashiers. To avoid the lines I either shop super early 9:30am or super late 10:30 pm.
Oh and try to find a parking spot near the doors. The wheels on your cart will lock near the elevators. So you’ll have to carry your bags to your car.

The worst Target you will ever experience. It all begins with insulting me with the need to pay to park in order to shop at your store.
Cluttered aisles, inept «Team Members» who clearly abhor their jobs, shitty co-​customers who don’t know how to act in public, dirty bathrooms and LONG-​ASS LINES.
This place sucks. Avoid it at all costs.

The worst target in NYC besides the one near the barclays center in brooklyn. Store is forever out of stock and the lines stay long.

My favorite store in the entire mall, I love target so much except there’s many problems in this location. There’s never an employee around to help you find what you need (so you’re basically on your own) and the lines here are crazy long. With so many cashiers why would they only open 3 or 4? This is so annoying!

***********************UPDATE*********************
During my visit to this location on Thursday, October 9, 2014, one of the items that I purchased was an onion. It wasn’t until I was on my way home that I looked at the receipt and noticed that I was charged for 13 onions instead of one! Of course I was highly annoyed especially since this location isn’t the easiest for me to get to from my house (though it’s the closest location to my house in distance). Long story short, I wasn’t able to go back to the store until Sunday, October 12, 2014 when I explained to the woman at Customer service what happened. She offered no apologies whatsoever, just an attitude asking me what took me so long to return back to the store. When I explained to her that I don’t live in the area, she sucked her teeth and gave me my credit of $ 18.24.
It was an easy decision but I have made up my mind that I will NEVER shop at this location AGAIN!
This Target is terrible! I only shop here because it’s the closest Target store that near my house.
A lot of the shelves are usually empty especially if it’s a popular item that’s advertised in the weekly ad. It seems like it takes forever to restock the shelves.
If the shelves aren’t empty than the items are usually out of place. I’ve literally witnessed people open up children’s underwear packages and toss the underwear on the floor.
Good luck with customer service, if you need assistance looking for an item just assume that this location doesn’t carry it. That’s what they’re going to tell you anyway when they refuse to look for the item in the system or on the floor.
I don’t know why I’m in shock after all this is the Bronx!

This target is a wreck… train wreck… car wreck… medical wreck… you choose! But the customer service of this location sucks big time. I have to run an errand in the area weekly. That causes me to have an hour to kill before I pick up my dad. I thought a coffee and a hot dog at Target might fill the void. NOT !!!
For three weeks running to food service clerk has told me they have no hot dogs because the heating element in the unit was lost. I reported this to the Target ‘outsourced’ customer service representative seven days ago requesting this be reported to the DM. Well here I sit 7 days later yet no correction to the issue, yes they still have no hot dogs for the same reason. This is deplorable for the following reasons:
1– The staff is clueless, they didn’t even know what a customer service comment card is. The Rep behind the CS Counter honestly didn’t know, America’s. $ 8.50/hour workforce — Ughhhhhhhh
2– This has to be a 50 million. Dollar [in sales] store, why is the equipment not up to speed, the work the staff (mostly Black) like Hebrew slaves. Where’s a Moses when you need one???
3– I left a detailed complaint with a phone rep who’s native tongue and language of command was clearly not English. but nonetheless I spelled out my complaint and today I see it’s fruits
The power of the Unilocal — — is upon what I depend! Now I am off to BJs for my snack, lets hope they have free WI-​FI

Typically this Target is overly crowded but when you can catch it when it’s not so full it’s better to shop in. When it comes to their stock they usually have everything you’re looking for and a little extra.
The layout of the store is simple to navigate through and there is plenty of room in the aisles. My favorite areas are the homegoods and the grocery section. I can typically find everything I need when I come to this Target in those two areas. I will say if there is a sale on the chicken or fish you better get there early or you may find yourself without any.
Today I had a very nice cashier at check out. She saw me eyeing the registers from a distance to see where’d I go and shouted me over to her register. She was super pleasant and even helped me with my oversized item to try and fit into my bag.
What I don’t love is that the lines are usually ridiculously long. There clearly is not enough lines open during certain times of the day. Their high times seem to be early afternoon and right after work. Standing on line longer than your time shopping at a store is never ideal.
What I do love is that its not that long of a walk from either the 149^th or 161^st train station. It’s pretty much in the middle of either one but I prefer walking from the 161^st station. Because it’s in a shopping center bring your cart or large bags because you willl find yourself checking out the other stores as well.
The café area is usually pretty busy. Becareful when sitting down to eat because its usually super crowded and depending on the day it can be a little messy. But the fact that there’s a Starbucks there makes up for it for me. Where else am I getting a tall caramel frappuccino with extra whip in the area? It’s a nice jolt of sugar to your shopping experience it keeps my shopping mojo up and that’s always a good thing lol.

This Target is surprisingly uncrowded. The lines were not long when I went on a Saturday afternoon and moved quickly. The workers are abundantly present throughout the store and very helpful.
Only thing was that the layout seemed a bit confusing to me. Maybe it’s b/​c it was my first time here.
It’s located in a mini-​mall that has a few, but very important stores: Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Michael’s, and I think a Marshall’s.
You have to pay to park in the lot, but it’s large and there was parking aplenty when I went. It’s $ 3 for 3 hours. It was plenty of time for me to leisurely do some shopping at Target, considering my confusion with the layout, and even go to Home Depot for another item.
There are many taxi cabs waiting at the exit of the main stores — Target and Home Depot. So you can grab one back to wherever — I guess Harlem for me.
Doesn’t seem like it’s that close to a subway, so probably best if you had a car or grabbed a cab.

We who live in the five boroughs of NYC are a different breed of animal: all it takes is the smallest of gestures and we are happy people. We don’t live in the suburbs or Wichita or Cedar Rapids so we aren’t familiar with the whole universe of Big Box stores, so when a brave one does venture into the Boogie Down Brown, we are beyond thrilled. A Walmart ever materializing in NYC is beyond my comprehension but I digress.
I live nearby from this Target. I have a teenager. I have a car. Add these things up and this means I am in this Target at least once a month, and have been since they opened.
I wasn’t surprised to see the mostly favorable reviews here on Unilocal about this particular Target, unlike the Target at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn which has clearly been identified as The Worst Target in America. I can honestly say of all the times I have been in this Target, I have gotten 99−100% of the items on my list. Easily. Each and every time. The aisles are nice and wide, the store is well lit, I’m not stepping over crap in the aisle or some syrupy gloppy mess someone left behind, inventory is plentiful so the shelves are not a barren wreck, and the people who work here, for the most part, are ok. They may not be turning cartwheels in the aisles, but at least you can find someone and they will at least try and help.
Yes, it may be difficult to get a cart on occasion. Yes, you do have to pay to park here but I consider the $ 3 price (they recently reduced the parking prices) manageable. Yes, I did see a woman open up each and every single box of pizza at the Pizza Hut Express at the height of the H1N1/​Flu season to the utter amazement and astonishment of every adult on the line behind her (the associates then had to throw out every single box she had opened and touched; when she was INCREDIBLY admonished by all of us behind her on the line she had no clue why) but they have since changed their policies and all the pizza is now sealed before you purchase. And if you get a cart from the parking lot you can take your purchases to your car in the same cart. And the lines are long. Always. But they move quickly. It is what it is.
Given the choices we have of those who choose to live in NYC, it’s not that bad. It’s actually a lot better.