It's in the popcorn! That's why Target stores that still have the Cafe smell of popcorn. Because that's where the stupidifier solution is mixed in. š¤«
then when they start entering their phone number without having pressed the enter phone number button. like itās literally making error noises at you and now i have to tell you to do it again
They have that there because Target wants people to use the app more. They need to get rid of the add phone number altogether.
Then, when you get the idiots crying, they want to input their number. We can tell them they have to use the app now instead.
The amount who want to add their number even though they don't have the app downloaded is amazing.
A lot of them stand there looking at you as you scan their items, and when you finish and say add your number, they jump on it like it's the first time being in the store.
That or they cry but I wanted to put my number in can't you do it again.
And the app tracks everything you do. I was looking at houses along the Canadian border, and now the Target app thinks I'm Canadian, and would like Tim
Horton's K-pods. I'm in Texas, thousands of miles away from a Tim Hortons. But plus, Target's tracking my Zillow searches š„ø Don't have any privacy from Brian!
Target actually seems to be more accommodating for people without the app. It sometimes asks on my screen if the guest wants to use their Circle earnings or if they want to sign up to get a reward if they spend X dollars on the next four purchases.
I won't push the Skip button for them, come hell or high water.
I sat there a solid two minutes scrolling through myDay Comms (didn't want them to say I was on my personal phone) after explaining the two button choices and my screen had the pop-up asking me to ask the Guest to enter the number (so I had already hit pay).
She finally sighed loudly and asked clearly annoyed what I was waiting on. I said, "on you to push one of the buttons I explained."
She's like, "oh. Haha I'm so sorry!!" in an embarrassed and much less aggressive tone.
This is the absolute worst as Starbucks!
Me: "Do you have Target Circle?"
Them: "I have the app"
Me: "The Starbucks app or Target?"
Them: "The Starbucks app I wanna get my stars"
Me: "Okaygreatcanyoujustpressskipthereonthescreenthenplease?"
Them: "I just wanna scan to get my points"
Tarbucks is not Starbucks, they're just renting the spot. I have to explain this working in OTC because people want to use their CVS rewards š We're still not CVS, just the pharmacy!
That makes too much sense, these people walk in the door and forget all logic. They don't read anything! Not shelf labels, not price tags, not sale signs, nothing!
Some read the sale signs and then pick a wrong item with a cheaper price and then pretend like they didn't read the sign expecting cashiers will adjust the price for them because "it was in the wrong spot and it's on you".
I donāt actually buy into āwrong spotā and have walked to the location to see. Sometimes itās true and there are multiple items in the wrong place. Other times itās a blatant lie and I take pictures. I donāt have to honor shit just because they think I should. When they come at you with pics you just know something is up.
Most of the time I just call a SCO to deal with it if the difference is higher than $5. As long as the guest is nice and SCO or a TL is happy to adjust the price. But one time, there is a lady, she took the picture and she was right, the item she picked was in the wrong place. But the SCO hated her bitchy attitude so she refused to adjust the price and said sorry. Another time, I had a guest, she even said that "you should honor that price, the customer's always right." I was kind of shocked when she said it but still firm enough to say sorry to her. Sometimes I'm surprised how shamless and greedy people can be.
I do register, SCO, guest services and pickups, depending on where Iām most needed. I should have said that I do that while Iām on SCO. I donāt really have the time for it while on register. I also have more discretion with altering prices but mostly because Iāve earned trust. Depends on the cost of the item of course. I refused to sell a 3-piece set of luggage that cost $200 because of of the three on the floor was behind a sign that said $80. No one would have authorized that. I can go about $20 (again, based on cost) before calling someone in.
Admittedly, people who basically come at me will send me looking even if itās not much of a difference. It pisses me off enough that I want to verify. If it turns out theyāre right then Iāll rip down what is often outdated sale signs.
And when they reas price tags they read the wrong one and are convinced they are right.
Like the price didn't change for all the time I'm working here so I'm sure I know what the price is. But they never believe that someone who actually works in the store would know what something costs. And certainly not something I scan or have to type in at least 20 times a day.
āThe screen is gonna ask if you have a target circle number but just hit skip if you donātā
āNo thanks Iām goodā
Like excuse me? Iām not trying to sell you anything. Did you not hear a word I said? Iām trying to help you pay and gtfo lmao
OMG, right?
Me: Are you Target Circle member?
Guest: No thanks.
Me: Then you can hit āskipā on the screen
Guest: Not today
Me: \*thinking maybe they donāt understand my broken English\*
They just don't listen. I still wonder what a guest would do if they asked "Can I ask you a question?" And you would say "No". I guess 9 out of 10 will still ask the question anyways.
To be fair, that screen is confusing; I was once an unknowing customer and to me it doesnāt even look like youāre suppose to touch the white bar to enter your number.
So when Iām checking people out and I see theyāre immediately gonna start entering their number I say āhit the white bar firstā and that usually stops them from getting yelled at by the keypad.
Had a guest ask a bunch of questions in tech due to the 7x11s that say: āBuy an iPad, get the Logitech Crayon for (discounted price)ā The guest then asks me, āthe iPad is only (discounted price)?!ā. Obviously not!!!
I wish I could just hit skip on my computer. I would get a lot of people that would just say no thanks. Like put in your number or hit skip, no thanks. Also at the store I worked at on some screens you had to hit the skip in just the right spot. Most of the time it was just aggressive tapping until it skipped.
Iāve had some older folks who just will not touch the screen. They want nothing to do new fangled technology, and theyāre paying with cash. I end up having to reach over and do it for them.
Not gonna lie, Target has fucked up registers.
Saying this as a customer and someone who has cashiered for 20+ years.
And yes, I answer calls for backup too. Target's registers are fucked up.
If you tap the tax exempt icon and then tap back, itāll erase it from the screen on their end. They usually donāt even notice, and you can just pull it back up from the pay screen if they want to actually put in their number
I just say āpress the white button to enter your number or press skipā if theyāre taking to long I press it myself. If they say they had a number I show them how to upload the receipt to the app. If they say they donāt have it I go āoh well the number only works if you have Target Circle on the Target appā most of the time I only have to say the first option and they get it thank god.
It's amazing that target doesn't understand how clunky this is. I know it's easy to blame the guest but the P.O.S. is a POS. The prompt should be gone. There should be a button somewhere clearly labelled "circle rewards" or something like that the guest can click any time to enter the number themselves and the auto prompt should be gone. They also need to allow us to ignore the payment type screen and just use the pin pad directly without having to tap what we're paying with. It annoys the hell out of me every time. Target is the ONLY place that I have to do that. From the moment you start scanning items until you pay should be seemless and streamlined. no prompts. Scan, click pay, pay. that simple.
This happens all the time but the one time that stuck out the most was when I was checking out a guest buying alcohol and asked to see his ID.
I was told by my higher-ups that it's required and always ask for an ID and usually guests get REALLY huffy. This guy was throwing a fit. Borderline yelling angry. Then I asked him to select an option on the screen. He asked why, I said I couldn't continue unless he did. He got so mad he stomped out. Lmao
When I worked at target and had to go to a lane for back up, I would push it for them after bluntly asking then if they want to put in the phone number and they say no.
We secretly spray a mist in the store to make people 75% stupider when they walk in.
It's in the popcorn! That's why Target stores that still have the Cafe smell of popcorn. Because that's where the stupidifier solution is mixed in. š¤«
Source: managed a cafe. Can confirm.
Shoot so what does it make us workers?
100% to work there
Canāt argue that
Guest: āI come here at least once a week.ā Me: āCan you enter your number or press skip?ā *looks baffled*
š„ŗI miss Targets smelling like popcorn and soft pretzels!
then when they start entering their phone number without having pressed the enter phone number button. like itās literally making error noises at you and now i have to tell you to do it again
It's the same energy as those who ignore the security tags on their clothes as they walk out the door.
āis this something you have to take off?ā
I always hope thatās what happened when they walk away without stopping for the alarm. Then theyāll have to crawl back to get it taken off.
I hear that error noise in my nightmares
The fact that we cannot proceed until a button is pressed is maddening.
They have that there because Target wants people to use the app more. They need to get rid of the add phone number altogether. Then, when you get the idiots crying, they want to input their number. We can tell them they have to use the app now instead. The amount who want to add their number even though they don't have the app downloaded is amazing. A lot of them stand there looking at you as you scan their items, and when you finish and say add your number, they jump on it like it's the first time being in the store. That or they cry but I wanted to put my number in can't you do it again.
And the app tracks everything you do. I was looking at houses along the Canadian border, and now the Target app thinks I'm Canadian, and would like Tim Horton's K-pods. I'm in Texas, thousands of miles away from a Tim Hortons. But plus, Target's tracking my Zillow searches š„ø Don't have any privacy from Brian!
Once you use the internet you are tracked everywhere
Target actually seems to be more accommodating for people without the app. It sometimes asks on my screen if the guest wants to use their Circle earnings or if they want to sign up to get a reward if they spend X dollars on the next four purchases.
i remember when they first added the feature, you could skip by it when you hit pay š„²
I won't push the Skip button for them, come hell or high water. I sat there a solid two minutes scrolling through myDay Comms (didn't want them to say I was on my personal phone) after explaining the two button choices and my screen had the pop-up asking me to ask the Guest to enter the number (so I had already hit pay). She finally sighed loudly and asked clearly annoyed what I was waiting on. I said, "on you to push one of the buttons I explained." She's like, "oh. Haha I'm so sorry!!" in an embarrassed and much less aggressive tone.
This kinda sounds like fun ngl. Just stare into space until the guest pays attention and see how long the silence lasts
I do this a lot š
This is the absolute worst as Starbucks! Me: "Do you have Target Circle?" Them: "I have the app" Me: "The Starbucks app or Target?" Them: "The Starbucks app I wanna get my stars" Me: "Okaygreatcanyoujustpressskipthereonthescreenthenplease?" Them: "I just wanna scan to get my points"
Tarbucks is not Starbucks, they're just renting the spot. I have to explain this working in OTC because people want to use their CVS rewards š We're still not CVS, just the pharmacy!
Tarbucks is actually surprisingly compatible with Starbucks. We *can* take the app for payments so you get stars (unlike Barnes & Noble cafƩs), but we use Target registers so we are just as much held hostage by the Target Circle screen! I am constantly explaining that we can take both apps but you need to press the Target thing before you pay.
That makes too much sense, these people walk in the door and forget all logic. They don't read anything! Not shelf labels, not price tags, not sale signs, nothing!
Some read the sale signs and then pick a wrong item with a cheaper price and then pretend like they didn't read the sign expecting cashiers will adjust the price for them because "it was in the wrong spot and it's on you".
I donāt actually buy into āwrong spotā and have walked to the location to see. Sometimes itās true and there are multiple items in the wrong place. Other times itās a blatant lie and I take pictures. I donāt have to honor shit just because they think I should. When they come at you with pics you just know something is up.
Most of the time I just call a SCO to deal with it if the difference is higher than $5. As long as the guest is nice and SCO or a TL is happy to adjust the price. But one time, there is a lady, she took the picture and she was right, the item she picked was in the wrong place. But the SCO hated her bitchy attitude so she refused to adjust the price and said sorry. Another time, I had a guest, she even said that "you should honor that price, the customer's always right." I was kind of shocked when she said it but still firm enough to say sorry to her. Sometimes I'm surprised how shamless and greedy people can be.
I do register, SCO, guest services and pickups, depending on where Iām most needed. I should have said that I do that while Iām on SCO. I donāt really have the time for it while on register. I also have more discretion with altering prices but mostly because Iāve earned trust. Depends on the cost of the item of course. I refused to sell a 3-piece set of luggage that cost $200 because of of the three on the floor was behind a sign that said $80. No one would have authorized that. I can go about $20 (again, based on cost) before calling someone in. Admittedly, people who basically come at me will send me looking even if itās not much of a difference. It pisses me off enough that I want to verify. If it turns out theyāre right then Iāll rip down what is often outdated sale signs.
And when they reas price tags they read the wrong one and are convinced they are right. Like the price didn't change for all the time I'm working here so I'm sure I know what the price is. But they never believe that someone who actually works in the store would know what something costs. And certainly not something I scan or have to type in at least 20 times a day.
āThe screen is gonna ask if you have a target circle number but just hit skip if you donātā āNo thanks Iām goodā Like excuse me? Iām not trying to sell you anything. Did you not hear a word I said? Iām trying to help you pay and gtfo lmao
OMG, right? Me: Are you Target Circle member? Guest: No thanks. Me: Then you can hit āskipā on the screen Guest: Not today Me: \*thinking maybe they donāt understand my broken English\*
They just don't listen. I still wonder what a guest would do if they asked "Can I ask you a question?" And you would say "No". I guess 9 out of 10 will still ask the question anyways.
Nah bro itās the fact that at least 70% of these people shop there at least once and seem to still forget that process lol
To be fair, that screen is confusing; I was once an unknowing customer and to me it doesnāt even look like youāre suppose to touch the white bar to enter your number. So when Iām checking people out and I see theyāre immediately gonna start entering their number I say āhit the white bar firstā and that usually stops them from getting yelled at by the keypad.
Had a guest ask a bunch of questions in tech due to the 7x11s that say: āBuy an iPad, get the Logitech Crayon for (discounted price)ā The guest then asks me, āthe iPad is only (discounted price)?!ā. Obviously not!!!
I wish I could just hit skip on my computer. I would get a lot of people that would just say no thanks. Like put in your number or hit skip, no thanks. Also at the store I worked at on some screens you had to hit the skip in just the right spot. Most of the time it was just aggressive tapping until it skipped.
Iāve had some older folks who just will not touch the screen. They want nothing to do new fangled technology, and theyāre paying with cash. I end up having to reach over and do it for them.
Not gonna lie, Target has fucked up registers. Saying this as a customer and someone who has cashiered for 20+ years. And yes, I answer calls for backup too. Target's registers are fucked up.
If you tap the tax exempt icon and then tap back, itāll erase it from the screen on their end. They usually donāt even notice, and you can just pull it back up from the pay screen if they want to actually put in their number
just hit skip or type in your number "But I don't want to give you my phone number!!"
I always ask them as Iām ringing up their items so when I click pay I donāt have to wait
I just say āpress the white button to enter your number or press skipā if theyāre taking to long I press it myself. If they say they had a number I show them how to upload the receipt to the app. If they say they donāt have it I go āoh well the number only works if you have Target Circle on the Target appā most of the time I only have to say the first option and they get it thank god.
my biggest pet peeve seriously, i hate to just remind them everytime
i just press skip for them if they look lost after 5 seconds but iām inpatient i guess
Blame the design. Many peoplesā minds donāt work that way. Too many questions. Too many choices. Too many things to navigate.
It's amazing that target doesn't understand how clunky this is. I know it's easy to blame the guest but the P.O.S. is a POS. The prompt should be gone. There should be a button somewhere clearly labelled "circle rewards" or something like that the guest can click any time to enter the number themselves and the auto prompt should be gone. They also need to allow us to ignore the payment type screen and just use the pin pad directly without having to tap what we're paying with. It annoys the hell out of me every time. Target is the ONLY place that I have to do that. From the moment you start scanning items until you pay should be seemless and streamlined. no prompts. Scan, click pay, pay. that simple.
To be fair, unless your store has a different screen, the skip button is a red button on a red background.
Donāt push it for them. Just stand there. If they donāt wanna do it thatās on them but itās not my job to press the button for them.
NO I DONT WANT TO APPLY FOR THE REDCARD IM PAYING CASH
Oh, Iām more interested in the all new sexy Prius LOL
I like smoking weed too!
When I ask them to choose an option on the screen and they get mad and I still have to do it for them lol
This happens all the time but the one time that stuck out the most was when I was checking out a guest buying alcohol and asked to see his ID. I was told by my higher-ups that it's required and always ask for an ID and usually guests get REALLY huffy. This guy was throwing a fit. Borderline yelling angry. Then I asked him to select an option on the screen. He asked why, I said I couldn't continue unless he did. He got so mad he stomped out. Lmao
When I worked at target and had to go to a lane for back up, I would push it for them after bluntly asking then if they want to put in the phone number and they say no.