Target — Local services in Waterloo

Why would I give Target 5 stars you ask? Because Target is a middle class version of Walmart. It may be a dollar or two more expensive. But I would rather pay for the pleasant atmosphere and quiet surroundings than a packed store of low end deals.

I like my bubble.

And there are plenty of hidden deals and bonuses to shopping at Target when you dread the idea of going shopping and being surrounded by 200 other people. Ive noticed that people seem to be interested in your business when at Walmart.

When at Target you are here to shop and spend your time daydreaming while doing so. You can find what you need without damaged goods on the shelves or them out of stock of your favorite item or a sound alternative you've never tried.

They never run out of Cheesecake Factory Original Cheesecake. The employees are young and very energetic. I find them going above and beyond when I need assistance. The Waterloo store ran out of Stoufers French bread Pizzas.

I had one lady, curse me for forgetting her name, that looked on her hand held for the item at the other store to ensure they had plenty in stock. She called and they held the item at customer service for me. THANK YOU VERY MUCH if you read this and know who you are.

Blue may be a color I like but the Red is what...

As big-box retailers go, this is one of the better ones. The store has always seemed clean and modern, and even more so following a recent remodel. Customer service is better than some competitors as well. My only bad experience--and the reason for docking a star--was with the recent purchase of a smartphone. I chose to buy it at Target because the cellular provider I went with advertises Target as their primary dealer. They said that they could not activate the phone for me, and that the nearest store able to do so was in Cedar Rapids. I tried activating it on my own--and naturally ran into a glitch. Fortunately I happened to be in Cedar Rapids for family activities just a couple of days later. I stopped into the Target store there, and they fixed the problem right away. Waterloo-Cedar Falls has 2 Target stores, so it seems at least one of them should be able to offer...

Had just left bestbuy, disappointed. Came to target looking for the same product; luckily, they had it in stock. After waiting several minutes, and wandering the entire electronics area. I decided to press the red "need help" button. About 25s after pressing, an associate walks by me, shuts off button, and continues on the phone call he is on. Again, I waited several minutes, before pressing the button again. (The item i seek, is a videogame. And therefore, requires an associate for purchase.)to my dismay, here comes Dylan walking by again, turns off the customer help requests, and finishes his phone call. He finally begrudgingly managed to get my game from the case. Abjectly horrible experience. I did speak to a supervisor(Alicia?) And was awesome at her job. For reference, the entire time I was speaking to manager, Dylan was standing behind his cash-wrap,...