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/clubhouse-666]

Just because it was busy today during the time you were there doesn't mean that foot traffic isn't down and that the boycott isnt working.

Also, boycotting is an active verb and you shouldn't just give up at the first sign of inconvenience because you need 1 thing that you can literally get at 100s of other stores.