Target

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular was scanning his groceries when he noticed something strange on the shelf above him. ‘Why does Target always seem to restock before I finish shopping?’ Suddenly, an aisle away, a delivery driver paused and whispered, ‘That’s because they’re not restocking—they’re just following you!’ The regular laughed it off, but as he checked out, he caught the cashier smiling knowingly. That night, he told his neighbors over coffee: ‘I finally figured it out—Target is stalking us all!’

2. One night, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes of canned goods, he heard an eerie humming coming from inside one crate. Curious, he opened it and found rows upon rows of cans, each with a tiny barcode that seemed to glow in the dark. As he peered closer, he noticed that every tenth barcode spelled out ‘OPEN ME FIRST’. Smiling, he thought it was some prank until he scanned them all—and suddenly, the store’s security lights flickered on. Turning around, he saw his neighbor waving cheerfully from behind the cash register, yelling, ‘Happy April Fools’ Day!’

3. One day, while stocking shelves in the late afternoon, a young employee overheard two customers whispering: ‘Did you notice how Target always seems to know exactly what I need?’ Curious, she followed their gaze and saw an unfamiliar brand of organic tea she’d been thinking about buying that morning. Smiling, she whispered back, ‘Maybe they’re reading our minds!’ Later that week, her neighbor popped by with a bag of groceries—compliments of Target’s mystery algorithm. Turned out it was just a cleverly placed display and some well-timed marketing magic.

4. One evening, a delivery driver unpacked crates of cereal when he swore he saw a box move by itself off the conveyor belt. Curious, he followed it, only to discover that another worker had accidentally placed a remote control car on the same conveyor belt. The ‘moving’ box was actually just the little red car zooming around, collecting everyone’s attention but no cereal boxes.