Boycott target! We have been loyal customers of TARGET for a long time. We are the proud and active grandparents of 11 and recently celebrated our 49th anniversary. Checking our 2010 QuickBooks, we spent over $3400 at TARGET last year for much of our household needs, clothing and pet items, etc.including gift cards for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions.
On New Year’s Day 2011 my wife and I were visiting the TARGET store in Dublin, CA. After entering the store, at the area where the carts are stored, there was a large pool of water where the carpet ends and vinyl floor starts. We did not see the pool of water and there were no warning cones showing any dangerous conditions. My wife slipped and fell backward and struck her head on the metal stop used to contain the carts. She suffered, among other injuries, a major cut on the back and top of her head. Store employees called for paramedics after the accident because my wife was bleeding profusely from the large cut at the back of her head. She was taken by ambulance to the nearby hospital for treatment. Total medical costs from the accident came to over $14,000.00.
4 ½ months after the incident a mysterious TARGET employee surfaced with claims he had checked the accident area shortly before our visit and saw no hazardous conditions. Based on that, TARGET’s claim manager has denied any responsibility for the injuries to my wife even though they acknowledge they have video of the accident and they are the ones who called the paramedics. TARGET claims they have done all that is required to keep customers safe! They do not deny the water was there or that the accident occurred. They indicated in an earlier communication that the store security cameras recorded the incident. There were no hazard warning signs or cones there.
TARGET’s corporate policy appears to be one of squeezing every penny from the public even at the expense of serious injuries to their senior citizen customers. They will stoop as low as they need to with no sympathy, shame or remorse. It is interesting that TARGET is willing to forgo future business from good customers such as us who spent over $3400 in their stores last year and also future business of over 150 (to date) of their friends, relatives and neighbors. Somehow the math does not seem to benefit them in the long run. It is obvious that integrity is not a prized trait for TARGET. This type of corrupt corporate behavior is unfair, callous and evil.
To date, we have invited over 150 of our relatives, neighbors and friends from all areas of the U.S. To join our Boycott. Would you be willing to join us in our Boycott of TARGET and encourage your friends, neighbors and relatives to Boycott TARGET with us? It is time to call attention to this type of corrupt corporate behavior. We have other options for our shopping $!
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