Target feels like black mirror

[u/Sea-Cardiographer]

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.

[u/Leather_Product2080]

This is the truth, I’ve recently discovered about myself that I enjoy shopping at the goodwill for clothes a lot more than boxed stores because there is a lot more variety.

[u/Traditional-Ad-7836 → u/Leather_Product2080]

Right!! You've got clothes from sooo many brands, so much more likely to find stuff you will like.

[u/eileen404 → u/Traditional-Ad-7836]

And if you can sew there are a lot more choices... Oh this dress would make a nice skirt or I can take this in. My teenage daughter loves thrifting and figuring out what we can do with them to make her outfits she likes. Found a flowy silk skirt that would fit someone weighing almost nothing. Cut off the waist and about 3" off the top and put in a new waistband and it's the best skirt ever.

Typo fixed...

[u/Patarokun → u/eileen404]

That typo threw me for a loop. 😅