Target — Local services in Issaquah

I’ve stopped shopping at Target for several reasons. One of which is their customer service…or lack thereof. They have MAYBE 1 or 2 cashiers now and instead have ACTUAL CUSTOMERS doing THEIR JOB by the self checkout lines which are chaotic, disorganized, and crammed into small spaces. No real supervision so it’s common to have someone cut in line (they don’t really have an actual designated line so people just kind of huddle up in masses and move forward when a space opens) not to mention you will sit for a long time waiting for a HUMAN EMPLOYEE to finally go to your register when you need help or an ID check. No “hello, what can I help you with?” Its beyond clear by their attitude they wish you would do them a solid and leave the store cuz it’s evident they hate the very fact they are there working. Nothing like giving money to a store that treats you like you are a leper and are doing them a disservice by bringing them business. Is it that hard to hire employees that will smile, be courteous, professional, helpful and will use “hello, please, thank you, and have a nice day?” Clearly it is. And these employees are the same ones that are demanding $20 an hour wages..amiright? Last, your prices are obscene. While I get we are all struggling with inflation, other stores in the area will still have SALE PRICES on their grocery items. TARGET NEVER HAS GROCERY ITEMS ON SALE. Only time is when the items are near or ON their expiration date. Nope, Targets grocery item prices are HANDS DOWN the highest out of all the stores in the Issaquah area….Safeway, QFC, Fred Meyers, etc. So not only do we always pay obscene prices but we get ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE and in fact….DO THEIR JOBS WHEN WE CHECK OUT AND BAG GROCERIES UPON LEAVING. It’s to the point I’d rather have a root canal then step a foot into the...

terrible customer service and management, this location is just a hot mess. avoid avoid avoid.

their order pickup system went down (again) this weekend. couldn’t contact the store through a single department - no one’s answering any phones. called corporate customer service, and they tried contacting the store multiple times but even they could not reach anyone. corporate was extremely apologetic that there was nothing to do but cancel my order and place a new one elsewhere. (corporate customer service was much nicer & actually effective compared to store customer service, but it still was a waste of nearly an hour on the phone trying to just get my groceries.) if no one in store is answering calls, even from corporate themselves, who is running the place?

this comes after a year of increasingly poor experiences here. if you purchase groceries through the app, DO NOT purchase produce - they will give you the WORST that the store has to offer. and their customer service desk couldn’t care less when I’ve tried to address this. all I’ve ever got for my concerns were rolled eyes and store credit in return for my blackened bananas.

I know staffing is bad everywhere and can be patient with the long wait times. but there’s no excuse for the “don’t give af” attitude from staff and general disregard for mobile order customers (many of whom are disabled or immunocompromised).

I usually love target and appreciate their standards at other stores, but have given up on this location. I still don’t understand how even corporate couldn’t make contact with anyone in the store, neither this morning or evening. if that doesn’t show there’s something really wrong with how the store...

Masks are not the answer.

They cut us off from the very thing we need most: oxygen. Yes, the body adapts—but adaptation is not the same as health. It is survival at a cost. We’ve seen this before: the way cigarettes trained people to live on less oxygen while filling their lungs with toxins. People adjusted, but their health paid the price. Masks follow that same path of compromise.

Many tried to sound the alarm. Neighbors, workers, friends—ordinary people with the courage to say that masks were harming more than helping. They were ridiculed, dismissed, pushed aside as “crazy.” Yet they were the ones who knew what they were talking about. Their message was simple and true: we are not meant to live without full breath.

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It takes courage to admit when we’ve been led in the wrong direction. It takes bravery to protect people not just in appearance, but in reality. Businesses have the chance to show that courage now—by remembering that oxygen is not negotiable, and that caring for others must never come at the cost of suffocating them.

We are at our best when we breathe freely. With breath comes clarity. With clarity comes strength. And with strength, we can care for one another in the way we were always meant to.

With respect and...