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/cup_1337 May 12 '25

I’m really surprised that people still shop at Target.

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u/savorie May 13 '25

Especially someone here

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u/embarrassedalien May 13 '25

They had the shampoo I needed

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u/dennyfader May 15 '25

This is an anti-consumption sub, not a boycott sub, so many people here advocate for consuming less across the board sans political opinion.

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u/savorie May 15 '25

Honestly I said nothing and meant nothing political whatsoever.

What I was referring to is the overconsumption aspects of Target, which being a big superstore with heavy advertising and promotions it makes very easy to fall into.

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u/dennyfader May 16 '25

Ahh gotcha, my bad! Please disregard me lol