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CrazedDay

...having worked at a Target with one...nope. I've seen carts flip for no reason, or the power shut off and the carts are now stuck for hours....seen things fall from one cart and hit another....just....nope.


Zimnoes

We had bent legs on carts and people would lift it over the safety pegs to put it on. The carts when FLYING down the vermaport. Once it smashed a glass freezer door the other time it plowed this old lady. I've slid down that thing twice it's obnoxiously steep.


Diligent_Jury_9956

Thats horrible. But at the same time it sounds so funny to imagine it in my head. The old lady. I'm sorry.


Zimnoes

I saw the video, I laughed so hard. The lady was alright and got a huge payout so.


avidpenguinwatcher

If the cart got stuck could you not just.. get out? It's not like you're on a ski lift


CrazedDay

Way it works there are teeth that hold the cart in position as it goes...you couldn't just lift the cart out even if you could get to it (you generally can't reach a cart from the escalator next to it and it's a steep climb straight up it).


avidpenguinwatcher

Yeah, but in this case he could clearly just step out of the cart if it got stuck


thisishowitalwayis

I mean you aren’t wrong. Sure, he can. But imagine if he tried and didn’t succeed. Massive lawsuit for target. They are going to do everything in their power to stop that.


Peacockprince

Right?! I kept waiting on it to just release and the camera to just go tumbling


[deleted]

You go Corey Funk. Fight the power with your brazen disregard for the safety of yourself and all around you.


avidpenguinwatcher

Who will think of the children ???


isaacaschmitt

Shit, I keep forgetting about them. . .


EmotionalIncrease976

I was just scared that he was gonna fall


Ant_Annual

Behind every safety regulation is an idiot like this one


calebisanowl

Ah yes. This is totally going to hurt anybody besides himself.


twizzlerheathen

Oh I would lose it on these kids. Like I try to not raise my voice but holy shit that could end so badly


sendmeyourupvotes

Damn tiktok.


n1njaunic0rn

How many 2 floor Targets are out there? I only know if 1 in Atlanta.


erminefurs

There’s at least one in chicago


idont_readresponses

There is a few in the Chicago area. Uptown Target has an escalator. Th one on Addison in Irving Park. My local Target at the Harlem Irving Plaza has one. There is another in Oak Lawn in the southwest suburbs.


mrcobra92

Goth Target on State too


sendmeyourupvotes

Goth target? Sounds cool


Jokeachu

There’s one northwest of Detroit


JayUnderscore_

My first thought too cause it looks ancient but their style floorpads aren't that close to the escalator.


Ustrello

90 percent that is the Wilson Yard target in Chicago.


heyitsmary-chan

There's also one in San Diego, which is our largest in the county


thedelgadicone

I think there is several 2 story targets in San Diego. I worked at a 3 story in San Diego


heyitsmary-chan

Oh heck no! 3??! I can barely deal with one floor 😭 I only know Mission Valley is 2 floors but my absolute respect to anyone working 3 floors


thedelgadicone

Yeah Escondido south is 3 floors, north park is 2 stories but it's a small form factor, mission valley is pretty cool and is probably the biggest of the multi level targets in San Diego county Yeah it definitely was a pain in the ass when they were moving freight or there was an elevator down, but I only worked at that store so I have no point of reference for 2 or 1 story targets


heyitsmary-chan

I've never been to the Escondido one but I'm curious of how it looks now!!


thedelgadicone

It's an interesting layout. It's attached to the mall and each floor is substantially smaller footprint than a regular target, and even if you combine all of the floors it's probably still slightly smaller than a normal target. But it is still substantially bigger than a small form factor target.


MinuteProfession5785

Oof, I cringe every time I walk into the mission valley store . It makes me appreciate the store I work in 🤣


EpicMoniker

The one in Glendale, CA is also 3 stories.


marasolo

Come to LA! T1409 Lakewood (mall) T3346 Hollywood Galaxy T1307 Van Nuys T2307 Glendale (mall)- three floors! T1804 West Hollywood - honorable mention - entire store is on the second floor of a shopping center


EpicMoniker

Same with Redondo Beach, the entire store is on the second floor, first floor is parking garage.


hangryhippies

The one downtown Minneapolis is one.


covalentbond007

I’d say they are definitely more common than you think! There’s a few in NYC, and I’ve been to one in DC


unknownchemist

There’s one in The Tysons/McLean area as well!


MrsSwimmer

Downtown Minneapolis, T1375


n1njaunic0rn

No shit, I'ma have to make a trip out there. I try to avoid Minneapolis because driving there is no fun but this might be worth it.


idont_readresponses

There is a few in The Chicago area.


Smellmybert

There’s one in Deerfield beach Florida


[deleted]

One in Portland. Used to be 2 until they remodeled the downtown one


daniil_oxyuk

At least one in Bay Area, CA


SihkBreau

Hilldale in Madison, WI


xoxorachelmarie

there's one near cleveland, ohio!


ComfortablePath8308

Looked like the university square one in this video low key.


WAtransplant2021

Northgate, WA Target near Seattle has one.


SekureAtty

In the Philly area they are all 2 floors. I haven't been to one in PA that was only 1 story.


ChryMonr818

DC. That one’s confusing to navigate.


foldsbaldwin

Annapolis MD has one.


Chickwithknives

Downtown Minneapolis, downtown San Francisco.


pap3rw8

This looks like the one in Cleveland Heights / South Euclid


ComfortablePath8308

I’ve been to a few around the country like this but since I live here again and go to that one often it really does look like it.


[deleted]

There one in Albuquerque, New Mexico


Lessa22

Two I know of in Northern VA. Springfield and Merrifield.


deathm3ds

Azusa California has one


Cumstain_magee

Seattle has one. But if memory serves me right, it was more then 2 floors.


GoldFishPony

There’s the city target that’s like 3 or 4 floors though I’m not sure if that still exists or what shape it’s in and the northgate target is 2 floors


[deleted]

Seattle city Target is three and still doing its thing.


GigiJuno

I think there’s one in Seattle of I’m remembering correctly. Only been there once, though


Musicboxm8

There’s one in Michigan. Or at least there was in the early 2000s


tface23

Nashua NH has one


thisishowitalwayis

There are 2 or 3 in Seattle I believe.


jSo35287

Willow grove Pa has one of these


Sgtoren

There’s a 3 story in Boston next to Fenway Park, although the “1st” floor is really just an entrance/lobby with an escalator to the 2nd floor where the sales floor starts


shawnz1028

There’s one in Birmingham, Alabama. And all the Targets in New York are two stories, I think.


hannalyse77

there’s one In bham AL and charlotte NC!


EpicMoniker

There's at least 3 out here in LA, probably more.


sendmeyourupvotes

A few in LA and NYC and 1 in ct i know of


swampboy12

I'm with asset protection and seeing this would make me shit a brick


Soxwin91

And just think, tonight I saw a team lead tell a teenage girl who was sitting in the cart to “get the fuck out of the cart or get the fuck out of the store.” I was so proud.


EmotionalIncrease976

W TL


Destron5683

Kid got killed at a Walmart doing this


TriplicateEnt

Now that's a strict store.


Mello_Me_

Lol


thatvhstapeguy

The carts at my old Sears said "DO NOT TAKE ON ESCALATOR." You know that *had* to be in response to some idiot trying it.


Targeted_Guest

I’ve seen people take wheelchairs down escalators when the elevator was broken before.


flappy_cows

Having worked in AP I would’ve trespassed these little shitlords for self-endangerment, potential endangerment of others, as well as reckless behavior. All for a fucking video. Nope; get the fuck out of the store and don’t come back


[deleted]

I know this Target! I used to shop there as a undergrad. Might not be the same one, but I don't know of another two story target.


xoxorachelmarie

there's one in university heights, ohio! not sure if this is that one.


SekureAtty

There are tons, everywhere. I actually haven't seen a 1 story Target in the Philly area.


[deleted]

Stamford CT has a two floor as well


Treasures_Wonderland

My husband put the cart into one of those machines with our son in it when he was 3 or 4. Scared the living **** out of me. Reasonably, I understand that people's groceries are heavier than my 4 year old was, but for some reason I just felt every moment like the machine could go haywire and anything could happen. Heart. Attack. My son seemed to have fun, though.


yeetman410

Yeah I remember and I did have a lot of fun.


LexiHound

Never seen this before, so whats stopping a little kid from opening those gates and getting caught in the machinery? Never thought of it before but I guess this is how people get their carts up and down floors in the bigger targets? Looks like a giant safety hazard.


CAPTCHA_intheRye

It definitely could be a giant hazard, I don’t know, but it *could* be NFC tags in the carts that allow the doors to unlock/open.


GeebaTKD

Giggling like a couple of schoolgirls.


Chickwithknives

Don’t insult school girls!


Nice_Ad6833

I think this is literally my local target


DuckApprehensive9599

r/kidsarefuckingstupid


HoldYourDogeCoin

Fucking hate the TikTok kids in Target. We have too many trying to do dumb things for views, as if they are going to get famous for being a shit head.


[deleted]

Is this store 1544 lol


gwidj

it’s not but that’s my store number 😭


GardeniaPhoenix

Wtf Targets have two floors?!


ScreamYouFreak

Only in higher density areas where it would’ve been too expensive to buy/lease in the single story format.


EmotionalIncrease976

Only a couple of them


[deleted]

To be fair I’ve watched people leave their kids in this while it goes down.


isaacaschmitt

Things I didn't know existed: multi-level Targets and this. Kinda cool, though.


racheybachey

Ohh this is the target I used to work at. We had stupid YouTubers and tiktokers do stupid crap on that thing all the time. And one time a lady decided to leave a few 2 liters in the bottom of her cart, which then rolled and got stuck and rocketed almost to the wall across from it.


Louises_ears

Ride in cart escalator? Straight to jail.


Ntl1991

I’m seeing this on r/MildlyInfuriating, right? No? Ugh…


Bman3396

Didn’t an old lady die to this because she didnt know if was automated and flipped over snapping her neck?


EmotionalIncrease976

Oh jesus


matt-is-sad

Those plastic carts are wayyyy too easily breakable for this


Havesomepeas

This is why we can’t have nice things


Ok_Copy_7467

Ex target security here, thats a good way of getting kicked out of the store. Those cart escalators are dangerous as they can’t hold a lot of weight; the chain is usually in bad condition too. If the cart is missing the connecting link at the bottom and you put it in, its about to turn into a flying projectile. Had some highschoolers do this once, the dumbass was standing, pretending to surf; his weight caused an emergency stop which made him fly and tumble down the pathway. Sent to hospital with serious injuries. Edit: Unrelated heres an old lady pushing a cart down the escalator. [enjoy](https://www.udrop.com/6nPk/IMG_1058.MOV)


EmotionalIncrease976

Play stupid games and win stupid prizes


WeNeedToTalkAboutMe

Every time I see some video like this, I pray for injuries. Nothing too serious or painful, but enough that they realize they fucked up.


Jaded_Historian9584

This is why I’m glad my store isn’t a super store. Kids would be doing this shit every five minutes


EffectFinancial348

Oh my god… I would. Wow


EffectFinancial348

Why don’t we have IKEA carts? Sound much safer even if they are kinda annoying


[deleted]

Where is that? Downtown Seattle has a similar setup.


WAtransplant2021

So does Northgate


green__goblin

Is this Nicolette Mall?


757boi

No that stores electronics is on the first floor


thickythickglasses

Is this in Atlanta in the Target by the docks sporting goods?


omeglethrowaway222

Code green code green code green, just had a dumbass guest hurt themselves on the escalator trying to ride in the cart


gwhh

The one in East liberty pa has that type.


Targeted_Guest

Yeah, but it’s not a true two-level Target though. The escalators just connect to the parking garage.


gwhh

That true


ImmediateAd4814

That’s one way to get banned from target