A TARGET employee became angry with a customer over a question she asked about sale items.
Marie O’Gara vented on Facebook, recounting an experience that left her confused at her local Target.
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Target customers are complaining on social media about issues they face with things like the store’s anti-theft policies and changes made to self-checkout.
But the bad experience didn’t revolve around any of those things for Marie O’Gara.
A West Saint Paul native, O’Gara went to the local Target, where she said she encountered “very rude” employees.
Detailing the encounter in a publish in a West Saint Paul Neighbors Facebook group, she described what happened as she browsed the toys in the sales area.
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She said she saw a Target employee placing items on a shelf and thought she would ask a “simple question” confirming that the items the employee stocked were also on sale.
“She looked at me and asked, ‘Can’t you read? Everyone here can read,'” O’Gara wrote.
“I was shocked by what she said…” she continued, explaining that she left and later reported the incident on the Target app.
“Most of the staff are super friendly and helpful,” she wrote.
“I just don’t understand why this lady needs to be so rude…” O’Gara said in closing.
OK OR BAD DAY?
The post attracted heavy traffic with nearly 300 comments.
“Target also hires people from the disability community – you don’t know what problem they were facing,” one user wrote.
“I respect all retail workers. I just want to be respected too,” O’Gara responded.
Meanwhile, other users had less sympathy for the employee.
“The fact that so many people are making excuses for the person is revealing of society today,” commented one user.
“How rude! I would be upset too,” said another.
She looked at me and asked, ‘Can’t you read? Everyone here can read it.”
Maria O’Gara
“I don’t care what I’m going through, I don’t treat people with disrespect, especially when I’m at work!”
THE GHOST OF SELF-CHECKOUT’S PAST
Target is eliminating self-checkout at some of its U.S. stores.
A store in Emeryville, California, serving the East Bay area, announced on May 23 that it was removing access to self-checkout entirely, with an increase in shoplifting as the leading cause.
Meanwhile, shoppers complain on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, about the lack of open kiosks in their stores.
Aldi has revealed a new checkout method that it hopes will be more convenient for customers.
Plus, read about what shoppers are finding at Home Depot.
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