Target

Have bought and returned expired baby formula multiple times from this store. In store staff is always nice. But this has happened multiple times now. Partly my fault for not checking the expiration date since I know it’s a possibility here. But I’m regularly finding fully stocked shelves of 3 to 4 month past expired formula. There’s multiple steps in inventory being skipped and overlooked here to get to this point. In store staff nice. Inventory short cuts is insane.

This is the best Target meaning they always have my items in stock but their staff are among the least friendly people in retail stores. I have bad experience with them every time I pick up, drive up or shop at the store. They behave like Walmart staff grumpy and un-interested. Even their young staff have bad attitude. The hiring manager at this store should find another job. Seriously!

.Very disappointed with the customer service(tech) and the way purchasing limits are handled at this store. The official policy states each customer is allowed to buy 2 AirPods 4 with noise cancellation and 2 without, but this location claims customers can only buy 2 total, no matter the model. It makes no sense and feels like the staff is creating their own rules. Because of this, the store is losing sales and frustrating customers who are simply trying to follow the posted purchase limits. Please get the policy consistent — this experience was unprofessional and unnecessarily difficult.

To the old lady with a STYX vest screaming 10 items or less at the self checkout at 910pm... the store is dead quiet with nobody in there, SYBAU, it doesnt matter 10 items or less when there isnt anybody in the store..You made Keith struggle through that order that I was more than happy to do myself and made him end up with a line.. Do better

The woman at the dressing room said they close it at 9, it was 850 and I only had a few items. Nobody else was around. It’s truly not that big of a deal to try on two pairs of pants. Pretty bad customer service if you ask me. Put up a closed sign so people don’t waste half an hour shopping around just to be told they can’t try things on. Would’ve purchased much more tonight, but instead decided to take my business elsewhere.

This target is pretty big it has a cvs pharmacy a Starbucks and a mobile phone section, They have a large selection of products thread store. The layout of the store is pretty okay it could be better. The atmosphere the store was quite crowded there was a ton of people at the target. Because there is a lot of people at this location the shelves were not that tidy and there was stuff everywhere. Altogether I would say that this trip was pretty fine and I would recommend coming to this Targetif you want to find some astounding products.

All my items were on the conveyer belt at checkout when the manager told the cashier to go on break. They immediately closed the register and walked away with no words. I loaded up my cart and went to the next line, where someone was purchasing several gift cards. I’m not sure if it was the process or the person, but it took ages. The person who went on break returned before I left the store. Another man in a similar predicament waited several minutes while at least three people tried to remove a security tag from his purchase. 30 minutes from arriving in the checkout line to actually leaving. I thought it might be a quick trip since it was a weekday afternoon, but this location seemed to be really struggling with checkouts. It was actually kinda bonkers, despite an otherwise quiet store.

Worst target I have been to in my life. Rude manager and workers except the person who did my return. I did the order with drive up sat in my car for 25 mins while they gave every other person even people who came later then me their order. When they finally came out it was the wrong item. Went in the store and the Manager did not say sorry nothing she actually had attitude. I will never go to this horrible store again.

I have been needing to refill my soap and today after sitting on my butt too long, I had to get out of the house so I went to Target. I was determined to just get one thing. Honestly this is the mindset I should have when I go to Costco, not Target. I did find what I was looking for. By the time I got back up to the front (I did wonder around for a bit), the self checkout line thinned out considerably so it didn't take me long to check out.

Returns. It's easy to hop in and out here usually. This is an older Target. And man alive the restroom always smells funky but it's got to be the plumbing. But it's a good store. I have to say the last few times I've been it's been bare in stock for a lot of things. If it's your local Target, get it. It's not the closest to me anymore but I'll run in if I'm in a pinch.

I love going to different Targets and check out their Christmas decorations. Each store is a little different. It was really nice and good. Lots of cute things to see and most of the things were affordable. I had self control and only bought two things...for now haha.

I love the greeter at this Target. He is helpful and kind and friendly. But there are departments here that need help. We all know that restocking is an issue right now so I'm not talking about the empty cat food aisle or seasonal gardening. The plus size section in many Targets are really dependable and kept up to date. This one is not. The same sweaters since Thanksgiving. Not on sale in the back but up front as if new merchandise. Also there are always restocking bins in there making the corner section seem unloved and unappealing and just sad. I would bet they sell very little here and hence the sad state. But if they put some attention to it the sales and corner would be hopping. So get to it and raise the bar!

unfortunately ZERO STARS ain't applicable- gotta give it 1 smh - HEAR ME OUT THO a typical work day here involved immense amounts of stress & pressure from leads who expect the literal impossible. my first day i was interrogated about my racial experiences as a person of color by a team member who was training me... as i got MONTHS in, i'd run into multiple racial issues with customers in the store. i didn't learn much of anything helpful working at the company. management is god awful; ALL AROUND. there is no privacy regarding anything within the 'community'. workplace culture = trash. got worse after DEI mess. being brown and employed here is quite literally the worse thing you can do to yourself and your community in these trying times!! the hardest part of the job was not feeling seen by anyone in the work i was constantly putting in. it became exhausting to even 'have' to show up. the most enjoyable part of the job was the occasional snacks in the gross ass break room.. UP FLIGHTS OF STAIRS like straight up SETTING yourself up for failure working or shopping here. just please don't give them your time of day. very much not worth it

Yes, it's a big box store, but I love Target! The ability to pick up new workout clothes, shampoo, cleaning products, snacks, and a few lemons and limes On one stop is appealing. There are always cool on trend items in the home decor area If you want something inexpensive, like a faux succulent or textured pillow, to perk up your space. My Target runs are usually for something specific but I peruse the entire store anyway because you never know what you will discover. That is the fun of going to Target! Today I needed Fever Tree tonic for the best Gin & Tonic ever when paired with Hendricks gin. While other stores were out, my Target had it buy one, get one 50% off. For the $4.99 price point of this high end tonic, the sale makes it doable. As usual, I picked up lots of other items while I was there: conditioner, limes to go with my G&T, some melamine bowls for outdoors, some red, white and blue cocktail napkins on sale that I will use for Labor Day, and some dark chocolate chips since I still seem to be doing a lot of baking even though we are 4 months into Pandemic! This Is not my "usual" location as I prefer the mini-Target in SE Powell, which is closer to my house even though I live in the west side. This Target is the large, one floor footprint. It is usually crowded and the parking area can be maddening. I avoid this by parking on the side where it seems more civilized. Hand sanitizer provided, they require masks and the employees are wearing them too. They ask you to practice social distancing but people in a Target get in a zone so you need to be the one looking out for your own space. Staff is friendly, helpful lines move quickly. Store is organized, well stocked and clean. All good.

BUYER BEWARE in order to keep their bottom line from suffering due to reports of "shop-lifting," target has diabolically decided to take out their struggling finances on the people who are actually paying. That's right, they are BAIT and SWITCHING posted prices to appear lower, and cost more once at the register. Keep an eye on your Target Receipts, you might need them later!!!

I have been a Tarjay girl for a long time. In fact, it was my child's first outing at like a week old. ( not this store but the Mall 205 store). Today we were killing time between Jim and Patty's for breakfast and dropping the teen off at Nobibi for instagramming bubble tea with friends. Our bulking up for winter cat is eating his weight in food recently, and rudely bit my teen this morning when the bowl was low (and the bag was empty) , so we tried ducking into Petco. Uh no, it was freaking expensive! I mean we love him but there is boba to fund. Target was close and we had a $5 gift card that came in the mail for some reason. The SAME bag of cat food ( natural, grain free, turkey) was $9 cheaper. OMG. Target gets busy, and my overall impression is always " sticky" for some reason. But there are still some bargains, a lot of necessities under one roof, I like how you can scan items yourself to find the price, the baby and wedding registries are a ok, and parking at this store is fine. ( Go to the nearby Fred Meyer and you will agree with me the Target lot is infinitely preferable). Yah, we will be back. Had to steer the shopper kid out of there fast! Escaped with catfood and one sparkly eyeliner. Whew.

Came all the way from Vancouver for an online order for an item because every other Target store was sold out. There were no other cars in the curbside drive up area but for some reason it took over 10 mins for an employee to walk my order out to my car. The parking lot wasn't even that full so it didn't look very busy either. I've never waited that long for curbside before and the employee didn't even apologize for the wait. Had I known it would have taken over 10 mins for curbside service, I would have gone in to the store myself to pick up my order...

I have been to lots of Target stores and in the area so came to this one. First I went to the women's restroom and it was pretty gross. Hair all over the stall, sink and floor and trash all over so that explains that. Otherwise a normal target. Not an updated one yet. But a normal target. They didn't have the book I was looking for but I found a shirt and kombucha. It's been awhile since I have walked through a target. Service was friendly, they guy checking us out was helping out so not his normal position but Soren was great.

Place just refuses to hire people to work the checkouts. Just left today because of how ridiculous it was. 2 checkers on a Saturday? Grow up.

I've always liked Target, but hadn't been in a while. Went to this one early afternoon, noticed the shelves and racks were mostly empty in the areas I was shopping. Lack of staff stocking items. Started wondering if this location is closing... Found some of what I needed and went to checkout. Frustrating. In that huge store, they had one checkout open. One. She was working as fast as she could but it took at least 20 minutes for me and way more for the long line behind me. Also, the self-checkouts had about ten people waiting in line each with lots of merch and one guy trying to explain the system. (at least two stations had out of order" signs!) Time for them to hire enough staff to serve their clients. And pay staff enough to keep them. Wont be returning...

Why in the world is self checkout now 10 items or less? This is ridiculous, I can understand if a person has over 100 items or something then they should have to go to a cashier but I can check myself out faster than any cashier. Change this stupid policy now.

Not my most favorite Target, but as a Target itself, it's not bad. My largest complaint is staff.... Don't get me wrong. The older gals that check out my stuff are AWESOME! And love that they don't discriminate against the elderly. The Management also seems really nice. He was handling the automatic checkout area when I had a question trying to locate an item. Didn't realize he was managment until I was giving someone kudos. No, it's unfortunately the younger kids. They obviously don't want to be there and shows 100%. From Customer Service ( in their customer service section), to miscommunication when someone was supposed to switch an item, to The lady standing by the door.... just really cringe. They stand around moaning and complaining and kinda sorta help you try to answer a question or exchange an item. With plenty of sighs and eye rolls.... like wha?? Lol I finally gave up and just said I'd like a store credit- easier to just get it myself. But man, that was soooo awkward and weird. The store itself seems nice enough. Doesn't quite have readily stocked items. If you ask anyone anything you will get 3 different answers.... Giving myself a headache just thinking about the experience. However, I get it. Good help is hard to find and making minimum wage is not ideal, so.... that's it. I would still recommend going to this store. Just try to keep to yourself as much as possible. Check out area with the older gals and the Management are really nice! *Bonus: They have a variety of recycling containers available for Batteries, Glass, Electronics, Etc. So, bring in your recyclables next time you go in. 5 Parking (Shared with other businesses, but very large) 4 Location, kinda a hassle to cut through with the traffic flow of the area 4 Products/in Stock 3.5 Information/ Customer service 5

**WC** Coming here in a wheelchair was pretty awesome. I never appreciated their centralized wheelchair spaces and how roomy they are and also how they have a wheelchair friendly rollway right in the middle of the parking lot leading up to the store making it very safe to head in to store. Going through out the store in all areas was super nice and their employees actually would notice me and see if I needed help with anything. I really could reach most things too by myself which is always a great feeling. Its also nice to not feel like I am about to knock piles of things over and such.

I came in at 9:50pm august 8th to quickly buy a towel with my boyfriend. Upon walking up to the self check out we were told we couldn't use them even though other customers were, because I told the worker we were going to be using cash but mostly coins. He told us we needed to exit the store when I tried explaining I had a lot of coins and didn't want to make the cashier deal with counting all the coins. After exiting the store I went back to ask for the employees name and the other employees told me I couldn't come back inside. I believe the managers name was Marcelo, or something like that. He covered his name tag and said it was Pedro when I asked and the other employees laughed. There is no reason to treat customers with so much disrespect and discriminate just because I said we were using coins. I should add the store was closing in about five minutes and it was clear the employees were restless and willing to surrender proper customer service etiquette in order to go home for the night. Marcelo was extremely unprofessional, rude, and offensive for no clear reason other than the time. This is serious and important to us. As lifelong Target patrons, we are more than dissatisfied with this visit and will not be returning to this location. We will be informing all of out friends and colleagues about this experience.

Well stocked , lots of staff and clean premises . I have only visited this particular Target a couple times and have mostly found what I was looking for , even on the much dreaded Black Friday weekend. Employees are helpful in locating products that might not be on display. The floor plan is huge ,and they have designated sections for everything which makes it easy to navigate .

This is my go to Target It usually always has in stock all the things I need. They have great deals, can't beat their GC that come with certain items or their Target Circle discounts. I truly appreciate that they offer Drive up as an option. The employees have been great and safe. Always with a mask on and fast. There's been a few times - I'd be pulling into a spot and they're already there. It's been incredible! It's simple - show them your code through the window, have your trunk popped open and be sure to thank them. Just amazing!!

I've had multiple bad experiences at this Target, the employees seem like you're bothering them half the time when you ask for help, and today a employee literally just passed me over when he said he would help me with finding a new joy con controller for my Switch, by helping multiple other people before me that weren't there before me. It was totally disrespectful and rude.

I was looking for an item that said it was in stock and I literally saw it two days before and when I went to look for it the section had been moved around and I asked three employees but it seemed like no one wanted to do anything in this store. I even thought asking someone in a higher position would do anything boy was I wrong they seemed to care less than the employees. Fuck target

One girl there was very rude to me. I didn't catch her name but she seemed to be above anyone else. I use Target in a pinch but I don't shop there much and now especially this one.

I have tried on several occasions to buy a cell phone in their electronics/ cell phone department. Each time, after walking clear back to the back of the store with the aid of a cane, I'm told no one comes on duty until late afternoon. What kind of a retail store is this. I thought if you open your doors for business, you provide assistance from your staff. I was ready to spend a considerable amount of money for a cell phone but I will take my business where it is appreciated.

Awful customer service - go to any other target. Absolutely do not try to use online pick up

I don't normally write reviews for "big stores" but props to the Target on BEAVERTON Hillsdale. Best company that I've seen practice social distancing as well as their staff members making you feel like shopping is "normal." Efficient way their store is laid out.

Ugh, not really a fan, but sometimes it's just a necessary evil. Things that blow about Target, especially this Target: The crowded parking lot. How the cheap fluorescent lights assault my eyes. The mediocre merchandise. The not great prices. Didn't this place used to be cheap? The unwashed masses... come on people, shower, introduce yourself to toothbrush and toothpaste, and run a comb through your hair every once and a while, please. The long check out lines. The good: When I need something specific, usually last minute, and don't have time to mess with the mall or driving across town, target can come in handy.

Never had to review a big chain store like this before but not sure if it's just me but this target seems to be sold out of ordinary items all the time. Each time I'm in the store they have empty spaces within many of the aisles. I've never experienced this at a target before so it seems to me that their merchandise count is off and the items being delivered to the store don't keep them in stock. Kinda annoying when you want to buy makeup and it's all sold out. Meh.

I am happy that Target started carrying a good selection of groceries here. I like this store as it is in a good location for me. It has the standard Target layout with good sales if you watch for them. Staff is friendly and I have had good luck in the electronics area finding staff that actually know what they are talking about. The checkout lines tend to be shorter here then at most Targets I have been to, On the downside if I want a snack the food here is lacking. Unlike most of their stores in the area this one has no Starbucks, and not Pizza Hut, Other than that it is pretty much like any other Target and that is a good thing really.

So I'll preface this with, if the virus issues were truly being addressed I might have less of an issue however since employees aren't following the 6' distance guidance this stands. I can't believe you aren't doing returns "due to the virus". how does that affect returns more than normal check out? I'd like to say you've lost a customer but you are to convenient to cut out completely. Will be shopping here less though.

Huge hats off to Will in photo. He helped my 85-year Old mom shop for a cell phone today. It took quite a bit of his time but she was so happy with how attentive and thorough he was in helping her understand her options and get her set up. I've shopped here for years and have always been treated so wonderfully by Donna the cashier. Such a well run store in general.

This store is fine. It had what I was looking for, the staff were nice, and the line at the cash register were not too long. Their parking lot is annoying though. It seems a bit small, but luckily we didn't have much issue parking. But we did have a hard time getting out. Is there really only side exits?

Rude customer service there. PS Don't believe that you will get the welcome kit for the Baby register! They lie because they never have it. Not so important but unpleasant experience.

5 stars to Jacob in customer service today, 11/5 at 3:30pm, who is literally running around to grab customer pick ups and doing returns with a smile. Just wanted to make sure he knows that his hard work is noticed. Seemed like a great guy and was very sweet helping me with my return. Great job Jacob, you rock!

HORRIFIC customer service. I purchased a video game download where you need a code to download the game. Unlike any of video game download code I have purchased, this code was on the receipt not on the card I purchased. The sales rep didn't tell me it was on the receipt, so I tossed it. When I got home I realized this, so I called them and asked what I can do to get the code I just bought. They told me I needed to come into the store and the lead staff would reprint my receipt, but they could not provide this information over the phone. Once I got back to Target, I talked to 3 different staff who all told me there's nothing they could do, very rudely. Finally the manager (maybe?) came and talked to me (the only person not gossiping to coworkers about me) and she was quite pleasant (thank you Mallory) but still insisted there was nothing they could do but I should call customer service. After talking to customer service for 20 minutes I was able to get the code for the game I purchased. Unbelievable how rude, incompetent and unprofessional the staff were while I was being kind and patient with them, for over an hour. Not sure why they would tell me to come back to the store just to tell me there's nothing they can do and make me call customer service.

Having worked at Target in California I feel like I can give an HONEST review. No one really knows how hard it is to upkeep a store (especially clothing) when you're only given so many hours to work with and when your own CUSTOMERS are rude and don't know how to pick up things they drop themselves! I could rant forever but the point is this target is very well kept! The staff is very friendly and the lines are never long when I'm in.

Security guard with a power trip told me to not take pictures of the empty children's clothing section when I was only there for diapers and clothes that I needed (order online delayed). He decided to scold a mother alone in the diaper section. Really really unnecessary to be rude when all I was doing was taking a picture for my husband to explain I'd be making multiple stops unplanned while in a pandemic. Unbelievable.

Every time I come to this Target, the checkers are extremely nice and I always seems to leave happy that I stopped by Target. My example today is that I needed a grill cover and another specialty grill place didn't seem to care whether I bought there or not..so I tried Target and found one for 1/3 the price! Thanks Target!

I used to go to the other Target, near the washington square mall, but lately I have been coming to shop at this store more often, for few reasons, I have started to like the staff, at this store they are very friendly and helpful, each time that i couldn't find something they have always been so nice and patient as to guide me to the correct section of the store, and that is a big deal to me, customer service skill is important, I also like that they rarely are out of my favorite items, which it would happen a lot at the other location. They are always well stocked about cat food especially the rare kind that is difficult to find, like the fancy feast dry cat food, and the prices are good. They also have the latest cat food kind, from common brands, with healthier ingredients, that I have not seen at the other Target stores. And the best part is that parking here is really easy, there is always a free spot!

Awesome one for kids cloths and accessories . Cheaper toys during deal. Very good customer service .

Very bad costumer service over the phone in Toys department a lady answer the phone I ask politely if there was a certain item in stock and she raised her voice and said exactly we are not selling those off items till March 15 or March 22. Is there any other question you have then. Yes I did have another question but she hung up the phone by the time I wanted to ask her for something els. Very rude young lady.

Everyone loves target this ones my fave. Clean store, friendly staff, great prices. Knocked off a star for the bathrooms (we need a major update here Target)

One of the worst experiences in my life! My husband and I went to buy some kleenex and on our way out picked up a frozen pizza displayed in the front of the new grocery area. The little white&red sign propped up under each rack of the pizza display said that a free 2L coke comes with the purchase. (We don't even drink soda at home but thought what the heck) Proceeded to check out but the deal didn't pop up. We explained the deal we saw and the cashier asked us to wait a bit while someone goes to the back and checks. Tic toc tic toc times goes by and this is getting kind of stupid for a bottle of soda we don't even want. Finally the brunette in customer service goes back and checks. There's a line of people behind us and this is starting to become a very annoying and embarrassing situation. The brunette returns and in a very loud voice tells the cashier, "there's nothing there! I checked the back fridges where all the pizzas are and there's nothing there!" We're just standing there feeling embarrassed and awkward. Are you impyling that we're lying to get a bottle of free coke? Feeling wronged, I told the brunette atleast 5times that there is a separate fridge in the front and that's where we saw the deal. She continued to shout back saying she checked the back fridges and saw "nothing!" Obviously she didn't feel like going back to check the front fridges again. Mortified by being treated like a cheapo and a thief we tell the cashier to forget about it and being pissed by now, I go back to where i picked up the pizza and took a picture of the damn sign. Afterwards, I went back to the brunette and said, "Would you like me to show you where i saw the deal?" Brunette: I can't leave me post. No. Me: I thought it was extremely rude the way you yelled at us. By the way, this is not about the free soda. We had to wait around for over 10 minutes because you guys don't know what's going on in the store. Brunette: Well, that's not my department and the person who's supposed to check wasn't there, so i had to go all the way back there and i didn't see anything. You can just have your soda. Me: I told you this is not about the soda. I don't want the merchandise anymore. I also told you repeatedly that I saw the deal in the fridges in the front and I didn't appreciate the way you treated us. Brunette: (repeats how she had to go ALL THE WAY BACK when it's not her responsibility) Me: Well, that's not my problem. I'm the customer. Brunette: You can just have the soda. And yes, she was being condescending. After having wasted 20 minutes of my life and realizing that this girl is never going to apologize for her mistake or rudeness, I stormed out with a bunch people staring at me. And yes, I do wonder if she would have treated me that way if i wasn't a short asian girl. Dear Target, Your customer service was a slap in the face. I've never felt so mortified and humiliated in public before. It's the first time in my life that I was offended enough to confront someone. What happened to,"Sorry for having you wait for so long. Let me go back and check again?" Instead you had your customers standing there being yelled at in front of a bunch of people by a rude and lazy employee. 1. Please make sure your cashiers are updated with all the deals in the store. It's very unpleasant having to explain the deal you advertised back to you. 2. Please train your employees to treat people with some basic dignity.

Targikestan! I love this place! They always draw me in with the purse section right as you walk in and the cool $1 item section! This is a nice location that is clean, well-stocked, and all around a decent Target. If you are into coffee, they have a Starbucks inside, too. Though I think Target is deemed a discount store, I really don't think thier prices are all that on stuff, but since the economy has gone in the crapper, they have had some more noticeable improvements in prices - such as some clothing in the single-digit price range - so I must give them credit for that. The only thing is that I have noticed about this location, as well as other ones... why are Targets generally clean and nice looking and the BATHROOMS ARE DIRTY???? Is it just me???? See you today! I'm getting some back to school shoes! :)

Target - You do so much damage to my wallet that I have to limit myself to visiting you to at least 1x/month. Literally. This location has already been remodeled and has the produce section all set up and rollin'. I usually find stuff at this location than the other Targets since its some-what hidden by the Home Depot you can see from the freeway. This location is a bit cleaner than the other Targets and not as crowded. I love you target, no matter how much you hurt my wallet!

This is the worst pharmacy I have ever used. I come here because I don't have insurance and they do a lot of generics for cheap, and they're close, but it's almost not worth the hassle. The people working there are nice and friendly, but they screw up every single scrip and refill I ever get. Every time I call in a refill I have to play this cat-and-mouse game with them. "When will it be ready?" I ask. "When do you want it?" is the reply. "As soon as possible," I always say. "So when will it be ready?" "We can have it ready at 3:00" Okay, great. So I come in a 3:30 just to be safe and they tell me, no it isn't ready, but it will be in another 30 minutes. WTF?!? This happens all the time. Or, they tell me my prescription is ready to be picked up, and I show up and they say, "we ran out of the meds you need. Here, we can give you one day's worth, but you have to come back tomorrow." They will NEVER give you a courtesy call to let you know these things in advance, and refuse to call you to let you know when your order is ready, even if it got screwed up on their end, even when you ask them to. Plus, they frequently lose, forget, ans mishandle my orders because no matter how many times I spell it for them, and no matter how many years I've been coming here, they STILL can't seem to get my name right. It's like they have a bunch of stoners running the place. I have literally been to pharmacies in third-world countries that provide better, more efficient service. I think this place should be shut down.

TARJEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! I miss you so much! I cherish our memories together. You turned my boring nights at home to endless bargain shopping time with you. I love how you decorate your store for holidays. Especially I love your clearance sale after holidays. You aren't cheap, but you aren't expensive either. You are just right and you are not Wally (not to be confuse with Wall-E) so I love you even more. One of these days, I'll come back to your arms and we will our special moments ...I promise you...

The Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway Target may be my favorite in the area! It has the right mix, of cleanliness and not too many shoppers. I enjoy being able to wander at my leisure through a target store without having to step over small children and misplaced items as I do it, and Beaverton-Hillsdale Target provides just that experience. They even sell Starbucks to take your enjoyable experience one step further. Don't get all excited and think there's something magical about this Target and expect Nordstroms when you walk through the door. You'll still be surrounded in red and find the same products and prices as any of the other area Targets. Yet, you may pleasantly be surprised by the in stock items, short check-out lines and clean store. This location is also set up in the newer plan, so you'll find more items where you expect them (like diapers by the baby stuff and hair dryers by the shampoo). Basically, it's clean, not overly crowded and all on one level. Sounds great to me!

I think that most Target stores pretty much carry the same merchandise, and are almost always laid out in the same way. I should know, I'm a HUGE fan of Target- my career goal in high school was to become a Target Team Member (still haven't done it... sadly). Anyway, this Target holds a special place in my heart, because it is where I spent a good chunk of my economic stimulus check on my new "gathering level" (ie taller than usual) dining room table. I assembled it last night, and let me tell you- I'm in love. Thank god above that I didn't have to stimulate the Ikea economy & purchase a table there, which we all know would fall apart in a week. I love you Target. If there is one thing you could do, it is to carry couches so I don't have to fall prey to Ikea... bleh!

This place and I are in a seriously dysfunctional relationship. I always think "hm I need _____ (a dryel kit, a swim cap, a tablecloth, a 3-pack of men's undershirts to work out in), I should go to Targé!" Other places I've lived have had gorgeous and fully-stocked Targés full of great deals and soft boxer shorts and a random assortment of pens I'd place in my basket and easily spend $100 without fully intending it. This place, if you can even call it a Targé, is NOT those places. It never has anything I'm looking for. And it's not like I'm looking for a pizza stone (don't have them either) or some sel gris. No, this Target doesn't have Dryel kits, and half of their stock just doesn't exist. I've been back weeks in a row and the same shelves sit empty every time I'm there. Next time I'll say that I'll take the extra time to go to the one by the airport, or the one in Washington square, or the one on that island, or in Clackamas, or ANY of them but the crappy one in the Beav... but we both know that I'll be back to you, Beaverton Targé, and that makes me hate myself a little bit.

Big fan of the new self check out. Was in there late the other night for kitty litter, almond milk, a balloon whisk and bed sheets. I rolled through there and didn't have to talk to a single person. Sorry tall thin gal with the pulled back hair and braces who's register we always seem to go through, my social anxieties are finally set at ease! Now I never have to have that awkward moment after the transaction is complete where you're like "Have a nice night" and I have to run through plausible options and run all the possilbe appropriate responses through my head while giving that long deer in the headlights look until I settle on some clever quip before something on something whitty, like "you too."