Walmart vs. Target

[DownWithTheLeft]

Do you view Wal-Mart and Target in the same light?

I was discussing this w/a teacher the other day and said this which I really pondered:

"Target and other stores like that really do the same thing as Wal-Mart, but they are more friendly and have a better PR department"

Is there a difference or do you have the same opinion of both?

[Gabu]

I've got better things to do in my life than to sit around researching corporations' dealings to the extent that I could form an opinion on them.

[Dr. Cynic]

It really doesn't matter to me... Whichever happens to be closer at the time is the one I'll go to... Or whichever's cheaper.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Mark Dayton's family owns Target, that's fine enough for me.

[Nym90]

I much prefer Target. I never shop at Walmart personally.

[AkSaber]

Alaska doesn't have a Target yet, so I can't say for sure.

Though Alaska Walmarts are the only WM stores in the country to sell handguns, so I have to give them a positive vote.

[MaC]

whatever store sells the cheaper product (sane)

[TeePee4Prez]

I much prefer Target. I never shop at Walmart personally.

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[Alcon]

I prefer Target, if only because it isn't quite as far away from my home.

[nclib]

Target has much better quality and treats their employees better, though the prices are a little higher.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I think people are missing the point, I asked if "you view them in the same light", meaning do you think they are equally good or bad?

[MaC]

I think people are missing the point, I asked if "you view them in the same light", meaning do you think they are equally good or bad?

Walmart I guess has these so called "shady business practices", so they're not as good-but I couldn't give a rat's ass about that as long as they have cheaper goods.

[dazzleman]

They're all the same.  It's a matter of degree, and market positioning.

I think I'd prefer Target to WalMart, but I don't shop at either.  I hate shopping, and value convenience above all, and neither is that close to me.

I do shop at Kohl's sometimes.  Kohl's is a really nice store, though it doesn't carry the full range of what WalMart does.

I might shop at WalMart in rural area that isn't so crowded, but around here, shopping at WalMart would be enough to give me a full-scale migraine.

[Jake]

I view both in a positive light. Wal-Mart is closer for me to shop at, but I rarely shop at either.

[Joe Republic]

I think people are missing the point, I asked if "you view them in the same light", meaning do you think they are equally good or bad?

To that I say...

I've got better things to do in my life than to sit around researching corporations' dealings to the extent that I could form an opinion on them.

... and also...

It really doesn't matter to me... Whichever happens to be closer at the time is the one I'll go to... Or whichever's cheaper.

[Bdub]

I prefer Target to Wal Mart.  I personally cant stand Wal Mart and avoid it at all costs.

[opebo]

Of course I view them in the same light - capitalism is the heirarchy I critique, and not individual privileged and their slaves within it.  Maybe Mastah Dayton is not quite as bad as Mastah Walton, but it is the State which makes it possible for them to enslave.

[MaC]

I think people are missing the point, I asked if "you view them in the same light", meaning do you think they are equally good or bad?

To that I say...

I've got better things to do in my life than to sit around researching corporations' dealings to the extent that I could form an opinion on them.

... and also...

It really doesn't matter to me... Whichever happens to be closer at the time is the one I'll go to... Or whichever's cheaper.

wow Joe, you're the master of cut and paste.

[Everett]

I do shop at Kohl's sometimes.  Kohl's is a really nice store, though it doesn't carry the full range of what WalMart does.

Yeah, Kohl's is cool. There are a couple of branches back home. My brother works there so that's where we do our shopping sometimes.

[Bdub]

I do shop at Kohl's sometimes.  Kohl's is a really nice store, though it doesn't carry the full range of what WalMart does.

Yeah, Kohl's is cool. There are a couple of branches back home. My brother works there so that's where we do our shopping sometimes.

Kohls is one of the greatest stores around.  To bad the closest one to me is Orlando.

[Keystone Phil]

I do shop at Kohl's sometimes.  Kohl's is a really nice store, though it doesn't carry the full range of what WalMart does.

Yeah, Kohl's is cool. There are a couple of branches back home. My brother works there so that's where we do our shopping sometimes.

Kohls is one of the greatest stores around.  To bad the closest one to me is Orlando.

I love Kohl's! Too bad Herb Kohl owns it.   Same with Dayton and Target because I prefer Target.

[Joe Republic]

wow Joe, you're the master of cut and paste.

Why thank you.

[angus]

Do you view Wal-Mart and Target in the same light?

I was discussing this w/a teacher the other day and said this which I really pondered:

"Target and other stores like that really do the same thing as Wal-Mart, but they are more friendly and have a better PR department"

Is there a difference or do you have the same opinion of both?

No, Walmart's a tad cheaper, though not quite as cheap as Kmart.  But then I don't shop at Kmart--yes, even we poor, cheap, white trash consumers have limits.   

Of course I wouldn't buy a bicycle or a dining room suit or shoes or a computer at either, but if it's something to eat, drink, or wrap around my son's ass, I shop at Big Box retaillers often.  And Walmart has the edge, price-wise.  Target does sell some nice chinese sweatshop-made trinkets that you can't get at walmart.  We bought a nice bathmat for the boy about a year ago.  Just under ten bucks.  The just under ten bucks bathmat at Walmart we didn't fancy.  And of course there was a nice seven-dollar candle holder that Target carries which looked remarkably similar to a fifty-dollar "Mediterranean sconce" that sold at Pier One Imports.  But overall for cheap chinese-made and indonesian-made trinkets, Walmart has a better track.  Maybe they manage their slave labor better.  Maybe Walmart has a better PR department--after all, being the butt of jokes needn't distract us from the fact that Walmart is kicking Target in every measurable parameter.  (I suspect it's a bit of both.)  Either way, I definitely prefer Walmart overall, though I prefer either of those to Kmart, though.  Actually, WSJ had a nice article about a week ago about all three of these Big Box retailers, along with a few others.  It may answer some of your questions.

I also like the Dollar Tree from time to time, which is cheaper than even Kmart.  No good for durables, of course, but for really, really rock-bottom prices on consumables dollars stores such as Dollar Tree, Dollarama, and Dollar City are the best!

[Beet]

Never been to a Walmart-- not that I have anything against it, oh no. I might shop there quite often. None has ever been built anywhere I've ever lived. In fact, I have only seen a Wal-mart once, when I was visiting my cousin in San Jose and we were trying to Monterrey to visit some of his other kin. I saw it over the left side of the interstate, and yes, it was huge. Otherwise, I have shopped at just about every store imaginable, Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Hechts, Kmart, Sears, the Salvation army etc., massive shopping centers, you name it. But never seen a Wal-mart in the past 6 years.

[memphis]

SuperWalMart's groceries are quite a bit cheaper than SuperTarget's, and Target's clothes are better quality and more fashion conscious. Other goods are pretty much the same. Target has a way nicer feel and I don't mind browsing there. I hate going to WalMart, which is also further away, although I do for the prices.