Target stores??

[Ron G]

This was sent to me,does anybody know anything about it?<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in front of their stores? <br /><br /><br />**** Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote. <br /><br />"Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud <br /><br />sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our <br /><br />spring recognition event. <br /><br />We received the following reply <br /><br />from the local TARGET management: <br /><br />"Veterans do not meet our <br /><br />area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social action <br /><br />groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education." <br /><br />So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and <br /><br />veterans in general, do not meet their donation criteria, <br /><br />then something is really wrong at this TARGET store. We were <br /><br />not asking for thousands of dollars, not ev en hundreds, just <br /><br />a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance. <br /><br />As a follow-up, I E-mailed the TARGET U.S. Corporate <br /><br />Headquarters and their response was the same. <br /><br />That's their <br /><br />national policy. <br /><br />Then I looked into the company further. <br /><br />They will not allow <br /><br />the Marines to collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their <br /><br />stores. And during the recent Iraqdeployment, they would <br /><br />not allow families of employees who were called up for <br /><br />active duty to continue their insurance coverage while <br /><br />they were on military service. Then as I dig further, <br /><br />TARGET <br /><br />is a French-owned corporation. <br /><br />Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET cannot support American <br /><br />Veterans, then why should my family and I support their <br /><br />stores by spending our hard earned American dollars! <br /><br />And, <br /><br />have their profits sent to France. <br /><br />Without the American <br /><br />Vets, where would Francebe today? <br /><br />"They, most likely would be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks" <br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />**** Forrey <br /><br />Veterans Helping Veterans <br /><br />Please send this on to everyone you know <br /><br />to let Target know <br /><br />we don't need them either <br /><br /><br />_______

 

[KaGee]

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Check it out here

 

[BassCat73]

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That's a very controversial view for a store like Target to stand behind. It sounds like controversial B.S. to me. I have trouble believing the story is true. If it is, it's terrible!

 

[Ron G]

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Thanks Kg for clarifying that.

 

[QC]

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KaGee beat me to it . . .<br /><br />They appear to be still based in Minneapolis and contribute 5% of profits back to the communities they serve.<br /><br />They have a really cool website with lots of info.<br /><br /> http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-000482

 

[Ron G]

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I didnt think it was true,Ya guys would of been all on top of it if it was true.

 

[ZodFutMk2]

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Every year our office rings the bell at the Salvation Army Kettles. Virtually everyone in the office takes a shift. We even take our sons and daughters along to pass out candy.<br /><br />We've always stood at the entrance of Target.<br /><br />Until last year, when access was denied.<br /><br />JC Penney graciously allowed us to continue our tradition in front of their store.

 

[jtexas]

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it's true they don't let the salvation army take collections there, they said it's because too many charities wanted to set up shop at their doors.<br /><br />walmarts will allow it but not more than 14 days total or 3 consecutive days.

 

[AzMeadMan]

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I haven't been in a Target since they stopped selling fishing stuff years ago. When I asked what happened to everything, I was told that fishing was bad for the environment and Target no longer stocked those items. Haven't been in one since.

 

[KeltonKrew]

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no one was in ours here either, so they shut them all down.

 

[demsvmejm]

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Target is proud of their giving back to the communities programs. I used to work at one, and enter a Target store maybe once a year. I would rather take their ad to Meijer or Walmart than to shop there. I hate Target stores because of the way I was treated as not only an employee, but also as a customer. and it was all at the store level, not the corporate level. I had court ordered visistation with my oldest son on Wednesdays and Sundays. I worked 40+ hours/wk. I was told I could not have Sundays off, store policy. I wrote to corporate and complained. Corporate called and told the personnel manager "You WILL give this man Ssundays off to spend with his child." I got Sundays off, and all of a sudden they couldn't schedule me more than 24 hours/wk. And that is only one of the horror stories of working at Target.