i ventured to Target to try to find something else. What i found after visiting 4 of my local Target stores is that they don't want my business if i'm taking my teen to their stores. Rows and Rows of clothes for the teen girls, nearly the length of the store. Oh sure they do have clothing for plus sized women. In the corner, 5 racks, not a big selection of pants and shirts, and empty shelves filled with 'Boyfriend Tees' made by Mossimo.
What i noticed more often than not at these Target stores, was the Plus size department was shoved in the corner, near the dressing rooms. What also was back there was items that were being prepared to go back on the floor (of the entire Target store). I basically was made to feel like i was looking for clothes in a Thrift Store. So i wrote a letter to Target Corporated. I don't plan on it going anywhere, but it sure made me feel good to vent.
Here it is!
I
am writing this letter to voice my opinion about shopping for Plus sized
clothing in the Target stores in my area in San Diego county. I will include their addresses at the end of
this correspondence.
Recently I decided to buy myself some new clothes as a sort of
congratulations to myself for losing weight.
I am usually a Walmart shopper when it comes to clothes for myself, but
when my daughter suggested that I try to wear something not so ‘dated’ I figured
I would try Target. I’ve taken my daughter there for years, so I thought whats
good for her, is good for me.
The first Target I visited was the Target in Santee. They had mostly empty racks and shelves. It was messy, presumably because it was by
the dressing rooms. I did find a pair of
pants that I liked. They only had 2 pair
and neither pair fit. I did purchase a couple of Mossimo Boyfriend tshirts for
10 dollars a piece. The quanity of these shirts was almost non existant. Again with the empty shelves.
I find
it kind of strange that you can offer ROWS AND ROWS of clothing for teens alone
but for the women that bring these teens to your stores, there is just a small
sample, and we’re shoved into a corner near the dressing rooms (that was
something I noticed was the case in 3 of the 4 Targets I went to)
Then I went to the Target in La Mesa CA.
Once again I was greeted with 4 or so racks, and a LOT of empty shelf
space. I bought another Mossimo
Boyfriend Tshirt.
At
your Target store in Plaza Bonita in National City I found that once again I was
shoved in a corner past rows and rows of girls and teens clothing. I did find 2 pair of pants (jeans). There was only 5 or 6 racks of clothes and
it wasn’t because there wasn’t room.
There was a wide open space where carts of ‘go backs’ were.
As
a last resort I tried your Target store on Broadway in El Cajon, Ca. This was the worst of all of the plus
departments that I visited. The clothes
were a mess. Trash on the ground, clothing on the ground. NO organization to
the racks at all. There was nothing there worth giving a 2nd look. It
truly resembled a Thrift Shop. I purchased nothing there.
I
know that nothing will change, but I can bet you that there are thousands of
women that are just like me. I’m 56
years old, and I would like to wear something besides sweats and a polyester flowered
shirt. For the most part, women my size
(18) don’t want to wear short shirts. We
like shirts that cover our bellies.
You go out of your way to make sure that the
teens and boys have nice clothes to choose from. You do know that parents are the ones that
take those same kids shopping. I feel
insulted as a consumer that you are
ignoring a big part of your target audience by not having anything for women to
buy.
As
it was those few days, I brought $200.00 to spend in your store, and was pretty
disgusted after a trip to FOUR DIFFERENT TARGET STORES, and it was nothing more
than a big fail on your part AND my part.
It did teach me a lesson. If
Target doesn’t want my business, I can most certainly take it elsewhere. Or, is
that Target would love my business, but only when I lose more weight?
The Stores that I ‘shopped’ at were
9846 Mission Gorge Rd. Santee, CA
250
Broadway, El Cajon, CA
5500
Grossmont Center Dr. La Mesa, CA 91942
3060
Plaza Bonita Rd National City, CA 91950
3 comments:
it's the same at our Target stores. I guess I'm not on their 'target' list as I'm also an 18!
Same here Deb, in the corner of the store, by the fitting rooms, with a couple of racks and it's a mess back there with all the put aways. Good for you!! I hope they listen!!!
I got a letter from Target saying 'Thanks for the info we'll pass along the info to our buyers"
yeah, i'm sure that will change things
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