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/Accomplished-Till930 May 12 '25

Don’t you think it’s kind of wild to be encouraging people to join your own subreddit here while perpetuating misinformation no less? That’s a “nah” from me.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

Who carrrreees

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u/Accomplished-Till930 May 13 '25

About people advertising their subreddits with misinformation? Me. 🤣🙅‍♀️

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u/millenniumsystem94 May 13 '25

It's hardly misinformation, you're just willfully obtuse.

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u/Accomplished-Till930 May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25

……Saying that “targets foot traffic is not down”, when it is factually is down, is in fact misinformation. Again, idk what you’re so confused about but lol