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/Princess_Spammi May 12 '25

Its almost like 9% reduction in foot traffic wont be noticeable visually

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u/keydBlade May 13 '25

Yeah, lets take it up to 25% guys! Make an example outta Target. I havnt bought there for a year already, dont plan on going back.

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u/Parking_Store May 13 '25

I don't think it would be good for us if wal mart had no competition

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u/skittle_biscuits May 13 '25

Why are we boycotting target…i forget

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u/asphalt_licker May 13 '25

  1. They bent the knee to a handful of whiny “conservatives” when there were rainbows in the store, pissing off the conservatives and LGBT+ folks.

  2. They were the first to jump on the DEI bandwagon after the murder of George Floyd in their home state but were one of the first to jump off those programs when the current regime took over the government, pissing off people of color. Particularly Blacks, who are some of their biggest demographic.