Consumer Philosophy by Tar-zhay
On Target (the store):
"The second thing that bothers me is the disconnect when mixing highbrow and lowbrow culture. At the front of the Mount Kisco store is a Starbucks, where shoppers can pause for a Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino for $4.90 (for the venti), without tax. Three aisles into the store they can buy a pair of children's sneakers for $3.74. In what other country on the planet would you find a store that sells a cup of coffee for more than a pair of children's shoes?"
Personally I've never been to a Target. Not exactly the target (no pun intended) demographic. It's nice to hear they're marginally better employers than Wal-Mart, but nowhere close to Costco in treating employees well. Read the full article here.
"The second thing that bothers me is the disconnect when mixing highbrow and lowbrow culture. At the front of the Mount Kisco store is a Starbucks, where shoppers can pause for a Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino for $4.90 (for the venti), without tax. Three aisles into the store they can buy a pair of children's sneakers for $3.74. In what other country on the planet would you find a store that sells a cup of coffee for more than a pair of children's shoes?"
Personally I've never been to a Target. Not exactly the target (no pun intended) demographic. It's nice to hear they're marginally better employers than Wal-Mart, but nowhere close to Costco in treating employees well. Read the full article here.
posted by David at 4:51 p.m.
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