Target's real problem is that both sides of the cultural wars consider them a, well, target. With pharmacists being able to not fill prescriptions on ideological objections on one side and the Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas battle on the other, Target isn't winning.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Fred Pete - Dec 07, 2005 9:40:10 am PST #8361 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Cashmere - Dec 07, 2005 9:41:28 am PST #8362 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Target isn't winning.
There's a lot of that going around in this country.
Jessica - Dec 07, 2005 9:42:04 am PST #8363 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Target isn't winning.
Honestly, I doubt either issue will impact their bottom line all that much, as long as they can maintain their image of "Less evil than Wal-Mart."
Lee - Dec 07, 2005 9:43:47 am PST #8364 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If that were my sister, I'd be hoping that my mother wouldn't pay for the gift either.
Oh, I am, I am. I know Mom will, and that if I tell her not to it will make Christmas even more unpleasant than it will otherwise, but I am hoping, and I will make it clear that I am not going to help out.
I like Cashmere's idea, especially since Mom and Dad have nothing they want, so a charitable contribution might be a good thing for them.
Fred Pete - Dec 07, 2005 9:43:51 am PST #8365 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
as long as they can maintain their image of "Less evil than Wal-Mart."
Which is why I'll probably continue to shop at Target as the "discount variety goods near home" store. Though I really prefer independents, or at least local chains, over big national chains.
WindSparrow - Dec 07, 2005 9:45:10 am PST #8366 of 10003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Good news! I only have five more work days in this work week.
Do I really have to go?
§ ita § - Dec 07, 2005 9:49:22 am PST #8367 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I know Mom will, and that if I tell her not to it will make Christmas even more unpleasant than it will otherwise
Ah, well. I'd totally tell my mother I didn't think she should, and she might laugh, but then she would, because apparently there are more important things than my sense of nasty justice.
Vortex - Dec 07, 2005 9:50:14 am PST #8368 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, I am, I am. I know Mom will, and that if I tell her not to it will make Christmas even more unpleasant than it will otherwise, but I am hoping, and I will make it clear that I am not going to help out.
buy something else for your niece. that way, she doesn't get caught because of her mother's crap, but you still can tell your sister to put down the crack pipe.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 07, 2005 9:50:48 am PST #8369 of 10003
What is even happening?
Target's real problem is that both sides of the cultural wars consider them a, well, target. With pharmacists being able to not fill prescriptions on ideological objections on one side and the Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas battle on the other, Target isn't winning.
This is the part I'm enjoying. I don't mean that against Target. I just get a complete kick out of the fact that two so very different groups are targeting Target at the same time.
meara - Dec 07, 2005 9:51:13 am PST #8370 of 10003
She's nice and cute and sweet and I feel like an ogre, but really, I do not have it in me to babysit today
Heh. Normally at work, I'm all "ooh! baby! Work, what work?". But definitely not in the job description and not required.
This year she has bypassed her habit of either asking for a gift card or directing us to a specific item in a catalogue to "I'm getting Youngest daughter this particular present, and either you or mom will pay for it."
Dude. That's really not very cool at all.
I doubt either issue will impact their bottom line all that much, as long as they can maintain their image of "Less evil than Wal-Mart."
Between that and "cooler to shop at than KMart", well...they're winners! Of something. My $, I guess.