‘I’m done shopping at Target,’ fumes shopper after checkout blunder – customer vows to take business to Amazon

A GLOOMY shopper has given Target “notice” that he’s quit spending his money there.

The man has vowed to take his business to Amazon - after a huge blunder.

Michael vented about his annoying experience after shopping at Target Store Viera, in Melbourne, Florida.

"I am done shopping at Target. I don’t work for you!" he wrote on Facebook on Monday.

He was fuming after being stuck in a lengthy queue, as there was just one checkout lane open, "so everyone has to self-checkout."

To make matters worse, he quickly became frustrated with shoppers who struggled with the self-checkout lane.

"So tired of watching fools who can’t scan (again, they don’t work there either), or losers who fake scanning and think no one notices," he complained.

"I quit! And not giving 2 week['s] notice. Amazon it is."

NOT ALONE

Michael's rant prompted a sympathetic comment from one person.

"One self checkout lane and that’s it? Wow!" she said.

The U.S. Sun has contacted Target for comment on staffing levels at this particular branch.

But Michael's comment follows similar grievances aired by fellow Target shoppers.

Sevyn slammed a branch today for being "slow a**es" and asked on Facebook "why is Target still open?"

"Only have one line open with... people waiting to be checked out, but y'all won't open self-checkout. What a disgrace to America," the irate shopper added.

"I was so annoyed, only had two items to check out and had to wait over 30 minutes to get checked out."

And one man criticized his local branch for suddenly closing self-checkout registers, forcing the lengthy queue to shift to regular cashiers.

"I was now behind 10-12 people instead of first in line," said James on Facebook on July 11.

"There were a bunch of people waiting behind me as well..

"Then, barely a minute later, someone opened the self-checkout registers again."

Does Target charge for bags?

Target automatically charges customers for bags in drive up and pickup orders.

The store charges $1 per every 10 bags used, meaning each plastic bag costs 10 cents.

"Charging bag fees for online pickup orders aligns with fees that were already in place for purchases made in Target stores at checkout," Target shared on their site.

"If you're purchasing from a store that charges bag fees, they'll be applied to your order."

If a customer uses less than 10 bags for their order, the amount is properly adjusted.

However, the rule depends on state and local laws as different stores have different bag policies.

Some locations only charge a five-cent fee for the bags while some spots charge five cents per bag at checkout in the store - and some don't offer bags at all.

You can check how much you were charged for bags by viewing your order's invoice through your Target account on Target.com or the app.

Target also allows customers to bring their own bags to avoid the automatic fee since they added bag preferences in March 2024.

If you order online for drive up or pickup at select stores, you can decline Target bags at checkout and tell the store you'll be bringing your own bags to get your order.

When James complained about losing his place, a staff member "dismissed it and walked away," he said.

"Another employee said that they close the self-checkout registers because too many people steal; they were understaffed, it was lunch time, and they deserved to have lunch too.

"Then she said, 'if you don't like it, go shop somewhere else.' So I did. I emptied my shopping bag full of items on the floor, and walked out."

James said he realized that Target Parsippany in Morris County, New Jersey is a small store, "but telling customers to shop elsewhere is bad customer service."

Also attracting complaints from shoppers in the United States is Costco's crackdown on membership sharing.

The retailer no longer freely allows family members of the chain's customers to use their card to shop.