Target

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Target one night, a regular noticed something odd: every time he passed by the toy aisle, his little daughter would suddenly grab her head and giggle uncontrollably. Curious, the father followed her gaze and saw nothing unusual—until he realized that each time she pointed, a delivery driver was pushing a cart filled with brightly wrapped packages. The next day, they both came early, just in time to see him stuffing boxes into the ceiling vents. Turns out, it was Christmas decorations getting stuck.

2. At Target one morning, a delivery driver asked himself aloud: ‘Why does everyone in here seem to be buying exactly two bottles of shampoo?’ He shrugged and continued his rounds. Later that day, an elderly lady approached him with a mischievous smile: 'Honey, it's Target's buy-one-get-one-free deal on shampoo!' The delivery driver blushed and muttered something about being too early for sales.

3. At Target one afternoon, an employee overheard a strange announcement over the intercom: 'Please be advised that our self-checkout aisle now accepts only friendly smiles and kind words.' The employee shrugged it off until a regular came up with a basket full of groceries. ‘Smile,’ he said, scanning nothing but a radiant grin. The checkout screen blinked, then printed out a receipt reading: “Thank you for your smile! Have a nice day!” Everyone laughed, including the cashier, who later found out the whole thing was programmed by a mischievous intern just to brighten everyone’s mood.

4. At Target one day, a cashier muttered under her breath as she scanned yet another identical pack of batteries: ‘I swear these things are following us.’ Later that evening, while unloading groceries, a neighbor popped in and asked why there were so many battery boxes piling up. With a straight face, our cashier replied, 'Oh, those? They keep showing up on the conveyor belt!' The neighbor just shook his head and said, 'Welcome to Target—where stuff follows you home.'