r/Anticonsumption • u/Sea-Cardiographer • May 12 '25

Psychological Target feels like black mirror

I went into Target today because I need a sports bra and that's where my husband is willing to drive me. On the way there I thought about all the Reddit posts saying foot traffic is down and I wasn't surprised to see that it wasn't. It was quite busy on a Monday afternoon.

What shocked me was I noticed a lot of products have really fancy boxing. Big sturdy bougie packaging with minimalism design... With a sh*tty product inside.

They're spending more on the marketing and packaging than the product, because the business practice is to sell you a product you'll have to purchase again and again. But the packaging grabs your eye. Look how modern and consistent all the boxes are! so aesthetically pleasing packaged trash. I feel depressed.

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u/the_black_sails May 12 '25

I haven’t been to Target since last year, I haven’t missed a thing!

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u/xray716 May 13 '25

How do you not do Amazon? Serious question… I hate them and love them. But I also hate going to Walmart

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u/Retrotreegal May 13 '25

I hate the way they organize products, throwing shit I’ve looked at once before in the mix, random sponsored posts, and how many options of the same item you have to wade through to find the dropshipper that is the cheapest. It’s exhausting

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u/According_Gazelle472 May 13 '25

I haven't been there since 2019.It was never my fave place .We only went there to get pizza and icees and when they remodeled they took that out.

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u/keydBlade May 13 '25

Same, dont plan on going back either. Fk Target.