Target

Target in general is a great Mecca if you’re in the mood to shell out some cash and accumulate more mass of stuff you don’t need!
This Target could use a remodeling to make it feel more modern and fresh, compared to other sister stores. It’s got an old school vibe about it.
It’s also right across from Walmart if you’re willing to endure the heavy traffic and bear the crowds to save a couple cents off your favorite national branded products.
I wish the grocery selection was wider! Consumers love choice! But this grocery selection is bare bones so don’t come here expecting the more expansive grocery offerings you’re used to.

You know how you’re in a new City, a new State, heck, probably even a new Country and you’re so lost and confused that you just don’t know which end is up anymore? But then you walk into a Target and you immediately feel «at home» again? Because every Target, everywhere has almost the same exact layout? So, you’re outside and you can’t find the damn street you’re looking for because this is such a weird new town, but you go into Target and you can walk straight to the Kleenex, because you know EXACTLY where the Kleenex is in Target?
Yeah, not so much in this store. Apparently this store wants to live in Opposite Land, because that’s how it was laid out. Opposite of every other Target, everywhere else. I walked around like a lost puppy, sad face and all, because I couldn’t figure out where this Target hid their Kleenex. What should have been a 20 minute venture into known land turned into 45 minutes of wandering aimlessly, then clutching onto a paper towel roll because I finally had been able to find it.
I finally found the items I needed and left. Bonus? I love the bag they put my items in. Because I’m a dolt I always leave my hundreds of re-​usable bags at home, rather than putting them back in my car, so I end up with more bags from various places. But their to-​go bag was all sorts of fancy. I liked that a lot. So, bonus star for the bags!

Target has good selection and decent prices, but what sets them above other stores is that their employees seem to genuine enjoy being there.
The food selection is decent. It’s not quite up to par with Safeway or Trader Joe’s but it’s much better than places like 7 – 11 and not as confusing to navigate as Walmart.
This Target’s food court is decent as well, and sometimes I enjoy getting a snack at the food court even if I’m not buying anything at the store. It’s just a limited pizza hut/​starbucks with typical hot dogs/​pretzels but they’re pretty good.

This is a smaller Target than the one in Sunnyvale, which is the one I preferred, so selections are limited. The toy section is pretty small and isn’t the best. Amazon tends to have the best deal for most toys.
They do have the shop online and pick up in store option which is great for those in a hurry unless the line is long.

Pretty small Target. They often don’t have what you might be looking for, the selection just isn’t as full as other Targets. Also, the least technical Target cashiers I’ve ever seen, which is surprising in Silicon Valley. Often refuse to take a digital app conversion of my Red card.

It’s a Target, just like every other Target. At least it isn’t Wal-​Mart or the Dollar Store? One guy asked me if I needed help in the electronic section, one guy ran into me while on his walkie talkie in the beauty section (don’t worry buddy, I won’t wait around for an apology)

We just moved into the area, and needed to buy *a lot* of stuff. However, for some reason, this Target was completely out of stock of trash bins, foldable ironing boards, and most mop/​broom varieties. It seems their entire staff was focused on re-​stocking the new freezer section, so maybe that’s the reason?
The grocery section is a tad small, likely because there’s 5+ other grocery options within a half mile.
Otherwise, a pretty standard small-​ish Target.

First, if you would like to stand in line for 20 min for the cashier to check out one person, this is the place for you. Not to mention that Pam doesn’t know how lines work. As she comes to help check people out, which is helpful, she grabs the last person in line instead of the person that has been waiting the longest. It’s not that difficult to figure out.
Also, the new chip readers force you to use your debit card as a credit card. The machine won’t let you swipe it, and then force you to sign versus enter a pin. No one asked for my ID. This is supposed to be a safer way to purchase items?

This is the worst, ugliest, depressing Target I’ve ever been to.
This place needs a serious remodel. It’s had the same design since I was in middle school. The self check out was disastrous. The people trying to pay for their things had their machines shut down since they were all buying gift cards which needs a worker to authorize it. We all looked around for several minutes before someone noticed and walked over. I decided to leave and head to a regular line and after I paid for my things, you realize it’s tough to get out when you’re in the first row of cashiers because there’s a 2^nd row of cashiers with lines and carts of people. Please please please shut this place down and make it like the one off Coleman in San Jose.

Yikes — I still don’t get how or why, but Target really isn’t «Target» in California. If you know Target from other states, do not come here. I was going to say «do not come here expecting the same,» but I would really just leave it at don’t come here, period.

This Target is definitely slacking relative to the other Targets of the world. Given that Safeway has gotten an upgrade in MV, I wish Target was next??? Some Targets are epic, this one literally hasn’t changed much since I was 4. Item selection is very limited (e.g. there are never large sizes of any of my shampoo/​conditioners, etc) and the place always feels just a little bit dirty. Not a huge fan.

Poor customer service. No one greets you at all or offers to help you find anything.
Shoe area is a total mess. Shoes were in boxes that didn’t even match. There was no way you were finding the right size based on the box. Most of the time it was the wrong shoe and size in the wrong box, so if you wanted a certain style or size be prepared to open every box. As for the children’s shoes, a lot of them look like they were already worn. Especially the disney shoes. The bottoms were dirty.
It’s a very weird layout, nothing like the other targets.
I usually prefer target over Walmart, but the Walmart across the street is more decent.

Adonis is a cashier at Target in Mountain View.
I was very impressed by his customer service.
My 10 year old son went in to by a toy.
He was using his own money that he had saved up.
Adonis handled the whole transaction with my son in a professional and respectful manner. He called him «Sir» and really made him feel special.
My son really felt he was the one making the purchase.
Adonis was patient with him while he counted out his money.
Thank you Adonis for helping teach my son how to be a little man and for giving him such a positive experience!!!

Two words that explain this store is too slow. The people that work in the mobile department are extremely slow. They keep having to call other employees from other locations to see how to purchase a phone and active it. The process should take an hour at the most, but they took two hours to do so. Yes, two hours and I am not over exaggerating. Perhaps they were new, but I would like to see his issue resolved as soon as possible so that people in the future do not have to deal with this matter.

This target is depressing. If it weren’t for the fact that this is the closest target to my apartment, I definitely would not come here again. The store is disorganized and all over the place. Its so difficult trying to find anything. Its also very dimly lit compared to other targets which is strange but adds to how depressing and shady this target is. The inventory isn’t that great either. They only have a few aisles of food items. The Walmart across the street is actually nicer… and I’m definitely a bigger fan of target usually. Sigh. Too bad this is the only target by me.

The selection is… ehh.
I wish it had more inventory. More selection.
Latest example– came in tonight for a grater. They had one, and it was $ 16. :/​
No
I must be constantly out of fashion, because it is rare I find anything there I would reeeeeally love to wear.
Employees are almost always nowhere to be found
In the most recent instance, they didn’t even understand what we were looking for
Sigh
Why can’t this be the one in Sunnyvale

Had to update my review. This target seems to be getting their shhh together. My wife likes to shop aaallll the time and get deals and coupon. Its difficult at some targets to get help when things go wrong. But this target has been very patient and helpful more than before. The manager Anthony is very attentive and I see him helping out his employees in every department of the store and is very involved with his employees which leads to a great work environment for his employees and a great shopping environment for their customers.
Also they still have the big rice crispy treats at the court but no Starbucks. All good to me.

Extremely outdated Target that simply feels unpleasant to shop in. I would never go here if I didn’t have to. The other Targets in the Bay Area are much nicer.
The clientele that are here during the day are weird.

Extra points for having so few customers that it feels like post-​rapture times.
But docking points because the selection is awful and it smells like a Venture (
).
Hard truths, yo.
Over the past 2 years I’ve pretty much gone from having a twice-​a-​day Target habit to only going if I absolutely need to/​have to. I’m sure Target isn’t suffering, but I feel like they went from being as popular and cool as Justin Bieber was a few years ago to, well… about as popular/​cool as Justin Bieber is today with their piss-​poor selection these days.
I don’t feel bad for Target though.
#1 because they have a ton of money (a bunch of it mine from my former years) and #2 because they brought this whole downward spiral on themselves with their consistently dropping quality and those damn store remodels they’re such big fans of where they change the check-​out lanes into that crazy staggered register set-​up that makes absolutely zero sense and drives normal people mad trying to figure out where the shortest line is, never really being too sure if you’re cutting another line or not.
This is definitely a budget Target. In fact, it looks more like a Target outlet than a Target Superstore with it’s minimally stocked items, cramped clothing set-​up, and smaller selection of products they normally carry in excess at other locations.
I’d initially come here to kill some time and pick up a cleaning product for my apartment since it was recently brought to my attention that I own none. Only thing is, this Target carried only grody-​smelling versions of the product I thought I wanted, so I left empty-​handed after that didn’t pan out and the clearance overalls I’d tried on were an odd body-​shaped bust (no shocker there, I guess).
I’d come here again to use their bathrooms (which are located next to the pharmacy, not the restaurant or customer service like normal), but that’s about it. This bullseye is busted.

Good God this has got to be the worst Target I’ve ever had the displeasure of setting foot in. Normally, I go to the one in Cupertino or the one in Sunnyvale (or the ones in Colma or Daly City when I’m in SF) but I happened to be in the area so I figured I’d stop by.
To begin with, apparently this Target hasn’t gotten the memo that it’s 2014 because the interior resembles the interior that most Target stores had 10+ years ago.
To make matters worse, it’s dirty, it’s messy, items are out of place, employees are quiet af and the lighting is too dim.
I’m seriously thinking of contacting corporate to get someone over here to sort out the mess that is this Target.
1 star