You know that whole thing about Target? No…? Well, I forgive you - it’s been a long time since I mentioned it. I played phone tag with someone, exchanged a few emails, and they said they wanted to ‘educate the employees’ at that location. Uh huh. No apology. No free stuff. No guest appearance by a little white dog with a red target symbol on one eye. Nah, didn’t want one anyway, but still…
Is it a pit bull…? What’s Target doing with a pit bull for a mascot anyway… Hmm. A pit bull with a red target on one eye. Does that seem weird to anyone else? What kind of store does that anyway? Even if it isn’t a pit bull, it’s an odd concept. Successful I suppose, but odd.
So Dear Friend who ensnared me into the world of scrapbooking suggested we go to the new Target in our area on the very first day it opened, and! At 8 a.m.
Really. EIGHT. So we did, and it was great, and they had cheapo scrapbook stuff and 12 packs of Diet Coke for $2. It almost made up for the incident at the other store.
Does anyone know if that’s a pit bull? He’s awfully festive.
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12:21 am
I don’t know if it is a pitbull but I do believe I know the inspiration for the bullseye eyering. I think they get the idea from the dog on the little rascals. He had a black ring around his eye.
7:22 am
It’s an English bull terrier, according to the Dog Lady.
http://www.askdoglady.com/archives/bones_social_creatures/000096.html
8:03 am
I would’ve guessed Jack Russell terrier. We have a shiny new deluxe state-of-the-art Wal Mart supercenter opening here in a few days and I can hardly wait!
8:53 am
That Target dog reminds me of Spuds Mackenzie from the old Bud Light commercials. Yes, I think it’s weird they have a dog with a red circle around its eye for a mascot. What’s that about? And 12-packs of Diet Coke for $2? Wow!
9:26 am
They should have at least have given you a $10 gift card! Sheesh…
I set up a dinner for a meeting at Ted’s Montana Grill - made the reservations and everything. When we got there - no reservation. Everyone, including my boss, kept looking at me like “Why didn’t you do your job?” Fortunately it was a cold and rainy night so almost everyone with sense stayed home and they easily had room for our party.
The next day when I went back to discuss the situation with the manager, I got a “well it shouldn’t have happened”, “I wasn’t here”, “oh well” excuse. A free meal would have made me forget the whole thing. I mean, don’t they know that to keep the parties coming, they should show the love to the Executive Assistants? I dropped $600 that night and I can just as easily take my business down the street to Nick & Jakes… Which is probably what will happen next time.
Managers definitely need to learn that some good strokes can make up for most any blunder, especially when their victims have blogs!
9:56 am
I don’t really know….
Kilikina
12:06 pm
I always thought he was a pit bull….
I’m surprised you went back to Target….I would have demanded SOMETHING!
2:02 pm
I was gonna say that I think it’s a terrior, and that it reminds me of Spuds Mackenzie. I was beat by 2 other commentors. Have fun scrapbooking!
5:16 pm
Glad you went back to Target and had a better experience. I still love Target — especially the bargain section at the front of the store!!!!
8:04 pm
So you’re scrapbooking, huh? Are you using old-fashioned albums or digital? I hear of a lot of people are going digital, but I’m still clinging to the old ways. Actually, I’m years behind — maybe you’ve motivated me to pull out those shoeboxes.
8:07 pm
I have to delurk for this one. First of all, my friend Brenda’s comment on your June 30th post about the “incident” just cracked me completely up.
Second, if a man who was not clearly identified as a Target employee approached me in Target, I’d be screaming for security. REAL security. That’s just too scary in this day and age. And the whole thing was ridiculous because you beeped going in, not going out.
And I knew it wasn’t a pit bull. My very confused brother has three pit bulls. I knew it was a terrier and I think Kelvar’s has nailed it.
I actually understand your husband’s reaction. Mine would have reacted the same way.
Next time somthing like this happens, write to corporate headquarters. It worked for me. One of my daughters almost choked on a fish bone in a fishstick when she was a toddler. When I wrote to the company, they sent me coupons for more free fishsticks. Yeah, right.
9:05 pm
I am new to your blog. I can’t remember how I got here - just visiting around bloggyville. I’m glad I found you. I have enjoyed reading your posts. I love your sense of humor. I’ll visit again if you don’t mind.
1:25 pm
that sounds totally cool! i wish i could’ve been there! target is a fun store. so you are getting sucked into the world of scrapbooking, huh? mwahahaha.
9:00 pm
It’s not a pit bull, it’s an english bull terrier and they are beautiful dogs. It’s is related to any other bull breed. But what weirder a dog with a bullseye, or a creepy bouncing smiley face? I vote the face.
7:00 pm
Had no idea about what kind of dog it is. I do remember the story from Target. What a day that was!!
9:53 pm
I am the proud “Dad” of two bullies and they do not even remotely resemble a pit bull…the same mistake was made in the movie, Babe, Pig in the City. They may be high maintenance as they demand a lot of attention, but they are cool dogs…real clowns. General Patton owned bull terriers and Spuds MacKenzie was a bull terrier. Target has made an excellent choice for their advertising!