Archived Black Thursday 2015

[SlapHappy]

I don't care what any ad/site/person says - I won't believe we open at a particular time until the store actually opens at that time. Sorry, I just don't trust Spot much anymore.

 

[SFSFun]

I don't care what any ad/site/person says - I won't believe we open at a particular time until the store actually opens at that time. Sorry, I just don't trust Spot much anymore.

Well they put out a press release and everything announcing 6pm so it would make no sense and piss off tons of shoppers to randomly change their mind now...

 

[missionimpossible]

I don't care what any ad/site/person says - I won't believe we open at a particular time until the store actually opens at that time. Sorry, I just don't trust Spot much anymore.

 

[Xanatos]

I don't care what any ad/site/person says - I won't believe we open at a particular time until the store actually opens at that time. Sorry, I just don't trust Spot much anymore.

lol

 

[SlapHappy]

>>Well they put out a press release and everything announcing 6pm so it would make no sense and piss off tons of shoppers to randomly change their mind now...<<

I understand what you're saying but I still don't trust them. They'll open when they open and if the stores open at 4 PM at 4:01 PM I'll say "Hey, we opened at 4 PM." ;-) Cynical? Yeah, just a tad.

 

[Xanatos]

>>Well they put out a press release and everything announcing 6pm so it would make no sense and piss off tons of shoppers to randomly change their mind now...<<

I understand what you're saying but I still don't trust them. They'll open when they open and if the stores open at 4 PM at 4:01 PM I'll say "Hey, we opened at 4 PM." ;-) Cynical? Yeah, just a tad.

I've never heard of them lying about when they're opening. There is no reason to lie and no reason to think that they have lied.

 

[SlapHappy]

>>I've never heard of them lying about when they're opening. There is no reason to lie and no reason to think that they have lied.<<

I didn't say they were lying about opening.

 

[LadyCynide]

>>Well they put out a press release and everything announcing 6pm so it would make no sense and piss off tons of shoppers to randomly change their mind now...<<

I understand what you're saying but I still don't trust them. They'll open when they open and if the stores open at 4 PM at 4:01 PM I'll say "Hey, we opened at 4 PM." ;-) Cynical? Yeah, just a tad.

Honestly, though, HOW would they lie? They can't open unless the TMs are there, which they won't be at an earlier time.

 

[Xanatos]

>>I've never heard of them lying about when they're opening. There is no reason to lie and no reason to think that they have lied.<<

I didn't say they were lying about opening.

Fair point. You only said that you don't believe them. So I'll rephrase. There is no reason to not believe them.

 

[SlapHappy]

>>Fair point. You only said that you don't believe them. So I'll rephrase. There is no reason to not believe them.<<

Never mind. ;-)

 

[Xanatos]

K ;-)

 

[SFSFun]

Honestly, though, HOW would they lie? They can't open unless the TMs are there, which they won't be at an earlier time.

Surprise, we're open 2 hours early! The only TMs there are AP, the line ambassador, and the STL, but I'm sure they can make it work.

 

[sher]

Surprise, we're open 2 hours early! The only TMs there are AP, the line ambassador, and the STL, but I'm sure they can make it work.

And none of the guests are mad that they were swindled!

Would be a pr misstep

 

[redcardmachine]

it will be nice not to have a lot of people grocery shopping on black Thursday ! im excited a lot of people do there grocery shopping at my target

 

[Guest]

What does it say about corporate and management that team members found out about Black Friday hours by using the internet instead of being told by management at their stores? I was thinking about that on Monday when I saw the news of it on the always entertaining yahoo.com front page. Yahoo was more reliable than my own shitty Target store. Sad and pathetic.

 

[Retail Girl]

We were told at my store before the press release. Same morning, but still.

 

[Bosch]

We were told at my store before the press release. Same morning, but still.

We weren't.

 

[imared]

Guess who said she can't work opening on Thanksgiving and is still scheduled anyway due to staffing levels? I was told due to recent TL and TM turnover in my workcenter my attendance for that shift is "imperative."

Regretting my decision not to quit after they cut the comp shopping program.

 

[Streetdate]

All the TLs in my building minus 2 are trying to work 12 hr shifts for the open and then not have to come back Friday...leaving the floor basically leader less other than ETLs on the busiest shopping day of the year.

 

[Ringwraith917]

Friday will be more like a normal day, because everyone will be there shopping on Thursday. It might even be slower than a normal Friday

 

[Xanatos]

Friday will be more like a normal day, because everyone will be there shopping on Thursday. It might even be slower than a normal Friday

My store barely gets busier if you compare it to the rest of the stores in my district (no other shopping destinations in our area). Our goal for Friday (not counting Thanksgiving) is still about 2.5 times higher than a normal Friday throughout the year.

 

[redcardmachine]

my hr wants me to work thursday and friday night he asked if i would work 46

 

[tgtguy]

To be honest, I think I am more upset that we are open to 11 on Christmas eve. I always feel so bad for those people who are stuck closing on Christmas eve.

 

[LazerKitty]

To be honest, I think I am more upset that we are open to 11 on Christmas eve. I always feel so bad for those people who are stuck closing on Christmas eve.

Yeah me too. My family actually does Christmas on Christmas Eve. It's going to be sad to miss it.

 

[tgtguy]

Yeah me too. My family actually does Christmas on Christmas Eve. It's going to be sad to miss it.

My family is the same way. We have our big meal, open gifts etc on Christmas eve.