The Many Reasons Why Target Is My Favorite Store
I really dig Target. With the exception of groceries, I usually head straight to Target whenever we need to do some shopping. I was thinking about it on the way home from Target today. There are many reasons why Target is my favorite store, and I’d like to list them out for posterity.
- There’s one right around the corner from us. If I were so inclined (which I’m not), I could walk there in about half an hour, or ride my bike there in about fifteen minutes. Generally, I just drive, and it’s real easy to get to. Our Target is an anchor store for a large strip mall in a great location.
- The have a great pharmacy. The hours are very accommodating (open late and on weekends). I have two monthly prescriptions, Chrissy has two, and occasionally we get something else handed to us from our doctors. The pharmacist knows us by name: “Pickup for Wilson? Yours were filled today!”
- Our monthly medication prescriptions are set up in their computer to remind us when they’re due, then automatically refill just before we run out (assuming that I take them when I should). I then get a recorded phone call from the system to let me know when they’re ready.
- Again with the pharmacy… Our prescriptions come in an upside-down, clear brown bottle with a color-coded rubber ring around the cap. The pharmacists automatically give me the yellow one and Chrissy gets the purple ones. The bottle is shaped so you can easily read the name of the medication on the top (while sitting on its lid). The medication instructions are folded up and tucked inside of the label on the front. Although not a huge deal, this can be very helpful.
- We get a coupon for 10% off our entire purchase once every two months or so. Target has a program with their pharmacy that gives you a 10% off coupon for every ten prescriptions that you fill there using your Target credit card. We then make a huge Target run every few months to save 10%. Cha-ching!
- Every so often, Target will have a promotion on an item (or group of items) where you get a $10 gift card with a purchase of the sale item. Recently, this has been bulk diapers by the case. Along with our 10% off coupon, we have stocked up on so many diapers that we’ll never have to buy any more. We save money, they give us money, and we have plenty of diapers!
- They take returns even if you don’t have your receipt. Somehow they track which credit card that you paid for each item with, so they can tell from your card if you purchased that item (and when). They will then send the refund directly to your card.
- If a returned item doesn’t match up to your credit card, they’ll allow you to return one item, once every twelve months, using only your drivers license. Those get refunded to a gift card. I recently had to do this with some diapers that Gavin grew out of, and it was very helpful!
- Here’s a two-fer: the day after Halloween and the day after Christmas. Chrissy and I always hit Target on the day after a holiday to pick up marked-down holiday decorations and other deals. And we also make it a point to hit Target on the day after Thanksgiving, but Black Friday is a holiday all on its own!
- For a department store, they have a decent wine selection. Chrissy and I like Rieslings, and our two favorites are Kendall-Jackson and St. Mike (Chateau Saint Michelle). Target has them both for less than $10. They also have some other Rieslings, but none that we like.
- They regularly restock their Transformers. Okay, that used to be true, but not so much anymore. I suppose that they’re waiting for the Transformers 2 movie toys to come out first, but it’s been hard finding Animated stuff.
- It’s not a Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is a necessary evil, but it generally comes across as a mad-house full of carnival ride operators. I won’t go out of my way to visit Wal-Mart.
Is there anything there that you didn’t know about? If you don’t currently use the Target pharmacy, I’d make the switch now and sign up for the computer service. And diapers and baby food, run to Target if you need those at all. Y’know, I feel sorry for people that don’t have a Target nearby.
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