November 28, 2013 - LODSaretheMissingLink
Would you like to get a Target REDCard? NO, NO ONE WANTS A FUCKING REDCARD
Ohhhhhkay. So. I had a customer who was obviously pissed off, and of course, I asked him if he would like to save 5% by getting a Target REDCard… Now, my LOD,GSTL,TL WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU CALL THE MANAGER, told me I wasn’t selling enough REDCards and that I had to be more persistant.. so.. customer walks up, has maybe 8 items, so I have to be quick. Hello sir how are you on this fine evening? Guy says “fine” in a business-like manner, so I can tell he’s pissed off and in a rush. I ask him if he’d like to save 5 percent… no. I tell him he gets 5 percent off everytime he uses the card.. no. I tell him about 4-5 benefits then I say something like are you absolutely sure as he’s swiping his Visa. Basically he loses it. He gets in my face and says “You know what. That bullshit don’t fly with me. I’ma tell you right now, I’m not fucking putting up with that bullshit” and basically goes off for like 30 fucking seconds.. Finally he says “You know what? Where’s your manager I’m fucking reporting your ass” I’m thinking oh no please don’t (sarcasm) and point him to my TL. I walk up to TL say hey we got an angry guest and the guest starts rattling off “This fucking idiot just asked me like 7 times if I wanted a REDCard after I told him I fucking didn’t. That bullshit don’t fly with me. That type of car salesman-like mentality is going to cost this company money blah blah blah” and I’m just standing there like “Uh you do realize I personally don’t give a fuck if you buy the REDCard right. Just doing my job you fucking idiot.” Idk what this guy’s problem was. Maybe a car salesman slept with his wife. The worst part was he had his little kid with him soaking up all the external stimuli. But yeah anyway he rants to my TL for about 30 seconds and my TL, as he’s trained to do I’m sure, just listens, nods, says uh huh, and finally the guy leaves pissed. Funny thing is, my TL is one of the few higher-ups who isn’t a total pragmatist. When the guy leaves, he says “Don’t even worry about it, C***, that guy was just a dickhead anyway,” which was pretty funny.
My problem is, this is basically a daily occurrence. I get some stupid dick who doesn’t realize I’m basically required to pester him/her about the REDCard if I want to keep my job. Look people, I don’t fucking care if you buy a REDCard. Please just sympathize with me and say no everytime I ask you. Just don’t try and start shit with me on it. I’m just doing what I have to to keep my job.
I can see why REDCards are given out, it drives guest loyalty yeah, but honestly, it’s fucking stupid. 1) You’re holding up the line 2) You piss off the customer by asking and then when they leave they tell all their friends that Target sucks 3) Who the fuck wants to save 5 fucking percent? 5 percent of #300.00 is $15.00. Like what the fuck.. Who would go through ALL THAT SHIT just to save $15 a month? Besides, you also have a bunch of fees related to the card I’m sure..
This isn’t like when I was a game operator for an amusement company.. There I was paid to piss people off and swindle them out of their cash, which was fun. There my “car-salesman-like mentality” got me customers and a good spot with the company…. Ironically, a car salesman asked me to work for him.. Anyway, this Target shit just ain’t working. Carnies don’t belong behind a cash register. Can’t wait for January so I can go back to the carnival and get the fuck away from Target. Counting down the days. Only thing that get’s me through the day is envisioning my TLs/LODs etc. hung from a Ferris wheel in motion. Be pretty funny.. Very soon I will leave this shithole and never return, EVER.
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The red card is total bullshit. You save 5% and then get a 20% interest rate.
I think it would be hilarious if "that guy" finds this post. 😉
@TargetSucks EXACTLY. And honestly, I hope he does find this post. I hope he comes looking for me so I can fuck him up. I'd like to show him how civilized former carnies can be.
btw can you pay your bill instantly at the till? The target red card is good for one thing if you pay your balance completely by the end of the month, building credit history in the us. Many canadians sign up for a target usa red card for that purpose. After you gain a decent credit history with target, so long suckers. Off to better cards like the chase freedom visa. If I had usd income and a us bank account and wanted to build a usa credit history then i'd probably let one of you folks sign me up. But otherwise nah.
I know all about what you're saying as I'm a cashier as well. The TLs and LODs don't understand that 1. It slows down the line and people behind get angry of it. 2. If one says no, he says Target sucks, they try to force there damn card on you to friends. So is the redcard a good thing? No. Hell no. Will they listen to me? No, they say I have no liberty when I gave them this advice. I said it would be faster more friendly service without asking. More friends of guests would like the speed more than a card that saves little to nothing. Overall, I talked to my HR and suggested this to Target, she said there is no individual suggestions as this is the executives of the board Target committee decision to move and provide the red card as trust and to keep our guests returning to Target so we keep our guests coming back. Overall, we have no say. This is a monopoly of a company, they are a capitalist of a corporation who will not even consider there employees compliants or concerns of how they can do business differently or even take suggestions on how to do business better from one of there employees. This is dictatorship, if Target was there own country, we would have no vote on to what agendas to speak of. "One voice, one for all", crapiest Target slogan I have ever heard.
I think it's all about psychology.. If stupid people think they are saving money at Target they'll be more inclined to shop here. I.E. the more RED cards sold the more stupid customers shopping. I think generally speaking a few pissed off customers will get over having to wait in line a couple extra minutes, whereas the guy who just got a RED Card will always want to shop where he thinks he's saving money. Not defending the RED Card, I think it's fucking stupid.. Just saying. I don't think it's leaving any time soon.
😉 plus canadians use the red card as a stepping stone lol