Target — Local services in Ansonia

Me and my family just came from shopping at Target at around 6:45 on a Thursday. While walking around there was a group of six approximately 13 year old boys walking around very loudly. One without a shirt on. They walked in a group through the Electronics department which I assume got the attention of security because I saw a woman security guard appear keeping her distance but watching them. Good. She'll kick them out if they're up to no good. Nope. I was wrong. My wife witnessed them pop the keys off keyboards in the gaming section, nobody said or did nothing. A few minutes later we were in the grocery section. The group appeared at the end of the aisle, loud and goofing around. I saw one lift up a watermelon. It was clear what was about to happen. I walked towards them and they all quickly vacated the pet aisle. Sure enough, the watermelon was smashed in the middle of the aisle, pieces of it everywhere. Since nobody else on your staff was clearly going to say anything, I chose to. They were dismissive saying it wasn't them. The one who was engaging us said "yo, if it was me I'd be running". The other members of the group realizing I was calling them out, trying desperately to get the attention of any Target store employee, the security guard now suspiciously nowhere to be found, anybody besides me, the customer trying to address the situation. Nope. Nobody cared. We tried to get the manager, but then the security guard appeared. Not to go after the kids who were just sitting outside the front door loitering, but to explain and I quote "I'm not allowed to follow them around the store. They didn't break anything when I was watching them." It was unreal. So I saw her watching them at one point, but she stopped following them to monitor their activity that was clearly going to be destructive not only to the store but to other shopper's experience. I was flabbergasted. If this is your corporate policy it's a joke and we'll be taking our business anywhere. I'm going to file this complaint with corporate too. Your store turning a blind eye to wanton destructiveness and instead of addressing and leaving it up to a customer to do so was absolutely shameful. Shame on you...

We pay for these goods but at what cost. Sad people of the world. Your debt is why you work and the world is not a sphere. True and true. The people who came before you had the luxuries of the world with their minds at work. Suppress this waste and remember who you are and you do not need cheap filler you can not ever truly enjoy. You slave for your work, neglecting your loved ones and yourself by doing mindless work. Money is created with a keystroke and nothing more. The 12month, the planets above, the moon and Sun in the sky all give us our life. ( We) consider ourselves smart but we are are playing this fools game. This is not a Walmart ad but a time to wake up. Religion, government, the world itself, E=MC(theory) a myth, all water you drink, your life's just a lie and we are in a time to wake up. Some will get it and most will not. We are taught to mock what we don't understand, that does not make it right. Theories our life and ideas are based on proven incorrect yet not the biggest news of our time. Instead we waste in this box. The creators of The sciences knew and spoke of these things but today you are taught not to. Two dimensional paper is not enough for the world and what it truly is. It takes seconds to search and a minutes to understand. You have this 1 life and when it is over, would you want to come back to this world built on our blood? No more lies...

This store used to have amazing service. I've been using the drive up service for years, and spend about 1k a month there, mostly on baby food. Lately, they have been very rude at drive up. Additionally, they've been forgetting to bring out entire bags of stuff, and there's no way to reach anyone as they don't answer the phone. This requires a drive back to the store each time, and sometimes I can't get back there same day. Today was the final straw. The person asked me to pull up in the fire lane while I was getting out of my car to attend to my crying baby. I told him the baby crying was stressing me out and he yelled at me to calm down. I thought it was more courteous to NOT bring crying baby into the store, but I guess I was rude for expecting them to bring the order out to the drive up spot. If you don't want to offer drive up service, then don't. I in no way deserve to be reprimanded by a store associate when in the middle of a stressful situation because they don't feel like walking the extra few feet. The only reason I'm giving a second star is because they...