An Open Letter to Target
Dear Target,
I just want to start off this letter by letting you know that I really really like you. I somehow find myself inside your hallowed halls at least once a week. I appreciate you bringing good design to the masses and manufacturing the only cat food that my cats like. I was especially excited when I bought a great pair of flapped angora gloves from you a month ago in apple green. They were my absolute dream gloves. But I got a huge hole in them Christmas day, and returned to the store to buy another pair today. I went to your store on Howard over my lunch break to cure my insatiable need for excellent gloves, only to find about 2 pairs of gloves in stock. I was not deterred as, between you and me, I find this location inferior to most Targets. I headed over to the Elston store tonight only to find the same situation.
Now, let me stress, it was not that you were out of gloves. There were no empty racks due to a mad rush for excellent gloves. You simply did not have any. When I visited you a week ago, you were busting at the seams with gloves.
Do people stop buying gloves after Christmas? Is it simply a novelty thing of the whole winter winderland time of the year? Because, I can assure you, many people require excellent gloves past December 25th. You should know, you grew up in Minnesota! Shame on you! The worst of the cold isn’t even here yet.
Please pull your head out from the spot it currently resides – straight up your ass – and get some gloves back in stock before I resort to sticking hot baked potatoes in my pockets to keep warm.
I completely agree! In a week, if it hasn’t begun already, swimsuits will appear on racks in hundreds of stores. (I did see a Valentine’s Day shirt in a Target store 3 days before Christmas -WHAT THE?!?!?!?!?). Can I ask – WHO THE HELL NEEDS A SWIM SUIT WHEN IT IS 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO? And then, when we do really need a swim suit, because the weather is warm enough, there won’t be a single one to be found, unless it is some ridiculously hideous piece of string that they couldn’t sell to begin with!
“Now, let me stress, it was not that you were out of gloves. There were no empty racks due to a mad rush for excellent gloves. You simply did not have any.”
So, let me get this straight…It’s not that they were out of gloves, they simply didn’t have any….Oh, now it makes perfect sense…
“Can I ask – WHO THE HELL NEEDS A SWIM SUIT WHEN IT IS 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO?”
Perhaps people going on vacation?
You better take notice Target – don’t make Lauren mad. That would be the worst decision…EVER! For reals!…
So, let me get this straight…It’s not that they were out of gloves, they simply didn’t have any….Oh, now it makes perfect sense…
Meaning: There were no empty racks where gloves should have been. All of the racks were full and stocked – they simply weren’t carrying gloves in their inventory at all, and it didn’t appear that they were getting any more any time soon. Sorry if that was a confusing way to put it.
Deann – The swimsuits have already made their appearance, and have taken up the whole front half of the “misses” clothing section.
This happened to me too when I lost my gloves in Febuary when it was still below freezing. I think I ended up finding some cheap ones at Walgreens, so we need to follow up by letting these stupid stores know we’re taking business elsewhere.