Current Events > Walmart vs Target- which do you shop at more?

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I personally shop at Walmart way more. The local Target is nicer and doesn't feel as depressing inside but the cost of goods is a bit higher. I'm not sure that I'm willing to spend more just to avoid a less drab environment. Also self checkout at Walmart ensures that I don't have to deal with anyone directly there often.

Just checked if Asda is still owned by Walmart.

It is, kind of. So there.

Shop at Wal*Mart like once or twice a year and there are no Targets left in Canada, so I have to choose Wal*Mart.

At that point where it's just Amazon and grocery stores.

Wal*Mart, but that is largely because it is adjacent to a grocery store that I frequent.

Yes, Wal*Mart has groceries, but this Wal*Mart does not have a produce section.

Walmart

The closest Walmart to me is about 5 minutes from my house. The closest Target is 20 minutes.

There are two additional Walmarts that are closer to me than that Target.

Walmart, I bet my closest Target is at least 45 mins away.

Walmart... There's one right around my house...

There is a Target near my work but I get off work before they open...

Target. Only go to Wal-Mart for emergency situations. Last time was about 3 or 4 years ago when they were the only place open at 5 in the morning, and a waterline in my house had busted and flooded everything. Had to get a wet vacuum.

Walmart every few months for cheaper groceries.

The only reason for me to go to Target is for clothes, which is every few years.

Target. I can walk to a small one and a large one is a close drive. Target mail order also works really well. I used to be able to walk to two Walmarts, but they closed. But I'll usually go to CVS or a supermarket before either one.

Walmart a few times a year. Target failed in Canada.

Both are right by my house. I maybe step into the Walmart once every 2-3 years. I go to the Target several times per year.

Neither of those are available here.

Walmart is cheaper, so I shop there.

Target is better.

Multiple Targets near me (at least half a dozen within 10 miles), only one Walmart within like 30 miles

And when I used to live near that one Walmart (~2 miles), visiting it was a nightmare because it was gigantic and understaffed for 3 years so I avoided going there as much as possible. So it's Target 4 me.

Wal-Mart is a shithole and my last resort.

bluezero posted...

Wal-Mart is a shithole and my last resort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0lSpNtjPM8

Walmart & Target are both about 10-15 mins from me. I rarely go to Target. Their departments mostly suck, the mens dept seems to shrink everytime I go there and Target in general tries to be more trendy and hip.
Where Walmart has clothes for everyday people (I'm in my late 30s), and a full grocery section at the one I go to.

Walmart gives me acute anxiety

Where I lived in Jersey, there was no Walmart in the area and Target was very close by, so I never had a need to go to Walmart. Now, there's both in the area but still Target is closer, I still prefer going to Target.

There's a Walmart less than 10 minutes away from my house, and a Target that's probably about 30 minutes to get to. I haven't had a reason to go to Target since 2020.

Target because it's closer.

Walmart. Target is just the rich person's Walmart anyway. It's only worth going for the after Halloween candy sales.

I rarely shop at either, but I did get a few things at Target a few months back, so, dat.

Target. I just avoid Wal Mart completely, and since Kmart is long dead - Target is the next best thing for stuff like socks or towels.

I tend to go to specialty stores or locally owned chains when I can.

Neither.

Targets have a better atmosphere, not the soul-crushing feel of Walmarts.

Walmart, mostly for groceries. Theyre mostly the same store in my experience, except Target marks up their stuff an extra couple bucks and doesnt have the same stigma.

Walmart. Target failed big time up here

I don't have a Target anywhere near me

I go to Walmart weekly for groceries

Target. I haven't set foot inside a Walmart in over three years.

More WMs than Targets in my area, so WM by default.

Wal-Mart. We had a Target for all of 2 months before they were knocked out of Canada.

I don't think there even are any Walmarts near me, but there are several Targets. I much prefer Target anyway.

Walmart, most of the things I need are there, I do go to target for a couple things once in a while for buying things like those taco bell sauce bottles

As long as I have a Walmart and a Sprouts, I'm good.

Never really understood the hate for Walmart. It just always seemed to stem from a weird "eew, poor people" mindset. Maybe not explicitly, but...I don't know. Probably not.

I understand that some stores have better ambience...but it's grocery shopping man. Walmart has a large selection and good prices.

emblem-man posted...

As long as I have a Walmart and a Sprouts, I'm good.

Never really understood the hate for Walmart. It just always seemed to stem from a weird "eew, poor people" mindset. Maybe not explicitly, but...I don't know. Probably not.

I understand that some stores have better ambience...but it's grocery shopping man. Walmart has a large selection and good prices.

They also treat their staff like enemies (Used to work at Wal-Mart). Not all stores, but the ones around me.

There's way more Targets around where I live than there are Walmarts, so I shop at Target.

emblem-man posted...

Never really understood the hate for Walmart. It just always seemed to stem from a weird "eew, poor people" mindset. Maybe not explicitly, but...I don't know. Probably not.

They treat their employees poorly, act like all their customers are thieves the second they walk in the door, engage in scummy business practices, and aggressively force other businesses out of the area to establish a monopoly.

Yes, I know all of these points also apply to other businesses, but Walmart dials each and every last one of them up to 11.

I'll gladly add an extra $20 to my grocery bill it if's supporting a different business.

Ivany2008 posted...

They also treat their staff like enemies (Used to work at Wal-Mart). Not all stores, but the ones around me.

TMOG posted...

They treat their employees poorly, act like all their customers are thieves the second they walk in the door, engage in scummy business practices, and aggressively force other businesses out of the area to establish a monopoly.

Yes, I know all of these points also apply to other businesses, but Walmart dials each and every last one of them up to 11.

I'll gladly add an extra $20 to my grocery bill it if's supporting a different business.

If the reasons are ethical reasons, then yeah. By all means shop where you need to.

Walmart is cheaper so I try to shop there when I can, but unfortunately target is closer to my home. I hate how Target charges an extra 5% if you dont sign up for their credit card (dont play semantics. This is the same thing as getting 5% off if you get the credit card).

I will say in my experience southwest Walmarts are much nicer than Northeast Walmarts. Targets are the same everywhere.

Target.

Walmart at least in my area has all the ghetto fabulous shopping there.

I live in northwest Arkansas so I think the answer is obvious just based on the ratio of stores

I don't know what I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting the direct 50/50 split the poll currently is lol.

DeroIin posted...

so I think the answer is obvious just based on the ratio of stores

my condolences

Kombucha posted...

Also self checkout at Walmart ensures that I don't have to deal with anyone directly there often.

You allergic to people or something?

I rarely go to either, but of the two, I go to Target more. The only time I went to Walmart regularly was when they were the only store that still carried Rice Krispies Treats Cereal (the old version, not the garbage "new" one).