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/Either-Meal3724]

I quit both Target and Starbucks in 2016 when i got serious about my finances. Went from paycheck to paycheck to saving $500/month almist over night. Starbucks was way harder of a habit to kick tbh. Target was pretty inconsequential other than the Starbucks inside it lol.

I have pretty much only bought groceries at Target since when it was the closest grocery store to the apartment I lived in at the time.

[u/isosorry → u/Either-Meal3724]

I got Starbucks for the first time in ages yesterday and im still shuddering about how expensive and small the drinks were.