True story:
The scene, Super Target, early afternoon.
Checkout Lady: Will this be on your Target card?
AKJen: No, I don't have one, I'm writing a check.
Checkout Lady: Really? You don't have one?
AKJen: Uh, no
Checkout Lady: Well it's just that I see you here all the time. I thought for sure you had a Target card.
AKJen: *turning multiple shades of Target red* uhmmm... yeah. no. and that's exactly why I don't have a Target card.
EEK! Must start patronizing more than one Target store! I thought it was funny when I made a pilgrimage to the first Super Target ever 
(in Omaha, NE*).
I knew it was bad when they sent me a personal letter to let me know they were going to be closing Target #1 to re-model it into a Super Target.
But being personally recognized??? That is an all new level of Target geek.
*You can't really tell that I am in Omaha from the picture, you will just have to believe me. Besides, who takes their picture at Target unless they are on a road trip?
June 28, 2006
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Hee hee! That was hilarious! I especially love the "turning multiple shades of Target red" line. We visit the only grocery store in Blarney enough that the manager now greets us by name.
I thought it was bad when my Money program asked me if I wanted to make Pizza Hut a recurring expense...
That check-out girl violated Customer Service Rule #1, I think, in just getting you to question whether or not you're going to your Home Court Target too much. She should be hauled down to Corporate and given a stern talking to and then made to work in Electronics or Pet Supplies for a while. Or, she should go work at WalMart where she might possibly belong.
You know what I mean -- in Target, if you make eye-contact with one of the people roaming around the store, you get a smile and a nod and possibly a greeting. It's on you to let them know you have a need, because they're not going to impose. At the 'Marts (whether it's K or Wal or whatever), you get a "You need something?" with or without belligerent attitude. Which, I guess, is nice if you don't have the capacity to speak up for yourself, but me, I like the Target approach.
OK, long comment, but it's our right as Minnesota women to feel welcome, valued, and totally not stalkery at our Home Court Target
It also crosses the line when they comment on your purchases. I actually had a checkout girl PICK UP my magazine and start thumbing through it. VIOLATION! Don't comment on my purchases, and don't thumb my magazines.
If it makes you feel any better, when I go to order the guy at Dino's says, "Hi (Pusher), the usual?" and even knows I get a side of tzatziki.
I'm trying to work out the distinction, but I think there's a difference. I love when the counter people know what I'm going to order at places where I'm a regular. And, you have a relationship with the Dino's guy -- he knows your name and is glad to see you. Maybe if All-Knowing had had this check-out person a bunch of times, I'd be better with the implication. And then, of course, she'd've known that AKJ didn't have a Target card.
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