Target

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as shoppers were browsing through Target’s aisles, an announcement echoed over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention customers—our self-checkout machines are now accepting donations for good luck.’ A regular stopped mid-scoop and whispered to his friend: ‘I guess it couldn’t hurt…’ Soon, people were dropping in everything from dollar bills to old coins, hoping for a lucky streak. A delivery driver even left a lottery ticket he found on the street. By evening, the checkout machine was blinking with so many donations that it started ringing like a slot machine. As the last customer left, the manager shook her head and said, 'Guess we'll never know if it really works.'

2. A delivery driver parked his truck outside Target one afternoon and noticed something odd—all the shopping carts seemed to be facing westward, as if they were pointing towards some invisible landmark. Curious, he walked around the store, checking each cart’s orientation. Finally, he found an elderly gentleman pushing a cart that pointed eastward—a clear exception. ‘Excuse me,’ said the driver, ‘are you sure your cart isn’t supposed to face west too?’ The old man looked up, smiled warmly, and replied, “Sonny, I’m just following tradition. In our neighborhood, it’s good luck for everyone’s cart to point in different directions.”

3. At night, when Target’s shelves were empty and only security guards patrolled the aisles, a small dog would appear from nowhere. It always seemed to know exactly where the freshest bread or best-selling toys were located. One night, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled into the nearly deserted store for coffee. Suddenly, he heard a tiny voice asking for help finding the cookies. Turns out, it was just the little dog leading him straight to the bakery section—right next to its favorite treat.

4. In the dead of winter, when Target's parking lot was nearly deserted, a delivery driver parked his truck and stepped out into the crisp air. As he approached the entrance, he heard a soft humming coming from inside—a melody so familiar it seemed almost magical. Curious, he followed the sound deeper into the store, until he found an old radio playing softly in the dairy aisle. It turned out to be a neighbor’s lost device, tuned to her favorite Christmas playlist. The delivery driver chuckled as he returned it with a smile, realizing that sometimes even Target can feel like home on a cold winter night.