New Target/Marine incident........

[HuntCast]

A friend of the family who just went through basic, was home on leave, in uniform, shopping with his mom in the Marquette, MI target. He got tired of standing in the womens clothes section, and went into the little restraunt and got a soda. While waiting for his mom, a store manager asked him to leave. When he told them he was waiting for his mom, they said he had to leave the building, or they would have him removed.
I know him, I know his mother, and I know it's true.
I told them they should tell the local paper about it, but neither one wants to make a big deal out of it.
Target has seen my last dollar.

 

[ingram]

Dang... not cool.... The first incident seemed to me like a misunderstanding, but if there was no confusion as to whether or not he was recruiting..... yeah....

I think I'm done with Target as well.

 

[Hoppy590]

target has made it very public that it supports a no uniform policy. police, fire dept. army/corp it doesnt care. it wants to piss all over the brave men and women involced to make a buck assuring "customer comfort"

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

Has Target made official comment on such a policy? If they do have a no-uniform policy I will not be shopping there.

 

[default]

target has made it very public that it supports a no uniform policy. police, fire dept. army/corp it doesnt care.

Please show us even an unofficial, off-the-record, but verified as authentic remark by Target management that backs up this claim.

I find it very hard to believe that Target would deny entry to a uniformed police officer.

 

[grimjaw]

My BS needle is starting to inch towards the red zone.

Target has 'no solicitation' policy, which extends to recruiting/recruiters, as well as the Salvation Army.

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122500&ran=29340
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264948,00.html
http://www.drudge.com/news/93016/marines-off-target-recruiting

The Marines from the above links were not recruiters, however.

Can't see why police officers would be asked to leave. Most of the Target stores I've been into in the last couple of years have had a "security guard" in uniform near the registers at all times.

No facts I can find anywhere else about a formal "uniform policy." I assume if there was one kids couldn't show up in their school uniforms, either. The UPS guy would have to drop off packages at the edge of the parking lot.

jm

 

[Hoppy590]

Please show us even an unofficial, off-the-record, but verified as authentic remark by Target management that backs up this claim.

I find it very hard to believe that Target would deny entry to a uniformed police officer.

target has refused Salvation army volunteers, and has asked uniformed service members to leave the store threatening to call the police. these are facts. un avoidable fact. i cant cite any specific incident of target asking a LEO to leave the store. but at the same time target has cited a no corporate policy for thier reason of asking service members to leave the store. il be honest. if they dont care for the men and women who protect this nation i dont give a hit about how they treat the men and women who protect the town. gotta start at the top and work theyr way down

 

[1911 guy]

Eh. They're french, that's enough for me.

Target is french owned, I refuse to support such back-stabbing cowards.

Going to battle without the french is like going to battle without an accordion.
Gen. G.S. Patton.

I'm not surprised the french wouldn't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. They wouldn't even help us get nazis out of Paris.
Seen on THR sig line.


It is ironic, though, that one of the most influential military leaders in history was french, but that was almost 1,000 years ago.

 

[Trebor]

target has refused Salvation army volunteers,

Target has a "no solicitation" policy so they would ask a SA worker to not solicit and leave the store.

and has asked uniformed service members to leave the store threatening to call the police. these are facts. un avoidable fact.

The previous incident in the news apperantly involved a misunderstanding as to whether the Marine was "recruiting" or not. If he was recruiting, that would fall under their "no soliciting" policy and they'd ask him to leave. If he wasn't, and they thought he was and asked him to leave, they screwed up.

I'd like more details on this new incident the original poster in this thread is talking about. Right now it's a second or third hand account. If the Marine it happened too posts his first-hand account, I'd give it a lot more credibility. Right now it's a "this guy on the internet said that a friend of his said..." story.

I really don't care about Target one way or the other. I'm just not gonna jump on the "Boycott Target" bandwagon on such little evidence though.

I seriously doubt they a "no uniformed service members allowed" policy. If they do, and it's not just the "no soliciting" rule applied to recruiting, I'll be the first to say that's indefensible.

 

[Orthonym]

We need a scientific test.

Get some Girl Scouts, in uniform, to go in and wander around. See if they are asked to leave. If not, then go up one level to EMT in uniform. And Mormon missionary, and Hasidic w/hat coat and beard, and woman in Burkha etc. usw.

 

[Mandirigma]

Anyone hear that Target was buying out Wal-mart? seen a lot of changes in Wally world near me lately. From whatever you wanted to wear with a blue vest on to collared blue shirts and slacks a la target style.

 

[Thain]

The Target Corporation is a publicly held, U.S.-based firm which has been headquartered in Minnesota, since it began in 1902. Target is not now, nor has it ever been, foreign-owned.

(Back in the `00-`02 days when I dabbled in stocks, I recall some French-based financial institution held about 40 million shares of Target stock, but that holding would be less than 5% of Target Corporation's outstanding shares. I presume they still hold some or all of those shares.)



As for the claim that these no military incidents are facts, and yet no one can cite their source, well... Back in my History B.A. day's we'c call that shabby research. As a Paralegal-to-be, I'd call that lack of evidence.

In gun-nut message board speak, I just call is a pile of bull leavings.

 

[El Tejon]

***?

Target is French owned? There is a "no uniform" policy? Where is this misinformation coming from? Wal-Mart?

What is this--a gun store?

 

[BADUNAME13]

I don't know about the Marine who's experences started this thread. But rest assured, those 2 Marines mentioned later... they WERE recruting!

 

[HuntCast]

Well, this may be an over reaction to the earlier incident, although I would bet that 90 percent of the population here didn't even hear about the earlier incident. This is a small town in the U.P. of Michigan.

This Marine...... I could give you his name, address and phone number, but I won't, WASN'T recruiting. He was drinking a pop in the little food court thing, talking to no one. They saw a uniform, and kicked him out. Anti-military reasons?? Probably not. Like I said, probably just an over reaction. It is still BS however, and should be rectified.

 

[XDKingslayer]

Considering he just went through basic, then he should have known that he is not to wear his uniform in public places unless instructed or for certain reasons.

Shopping with your mother, isn't one of them.

If he was following Marine Corps uniform standards, this wouldn't have happened.

 

[obxned]

How can they be so stupid.

From what I have seen of Target (only twice in last 2 years), if the uniform consists of baggy pants at half-mast you are welcome there.

I know I will never set foot in their stores again!

 

[MilsurpShooter]

Well if we get some final word on this, I'd appreciate someone letting me know and sending me a PM. I have a few friends upstairs in our Military Sales department that would be interested to know

 

[jerkface11]

Mandirigma Anyone hear that Target was buying out Wal-mart? seen a lot of changes in Wally world near me lately. From whatever you wanted to wear with a blue vest on to collared blue shirts and slacks a la target style.

LOL yeah target is buying walmart. On a related note KIA is buying Toyota

 

[scout26]

Before I jump on the Evil Retail Establishment De Jour(tm) Bandwagon, I want to carry to a torch. Last time I only got to hold a pitchfork.

 

[Heavy Metal Hero]

This thread stinks of BS.

 

[CannibalCrowley]

While waiting for his mom, a store manager asked him to leave. When he told them he was waiting for his mom, they said he had to leave the building, or they would have him removed.

What was the manager's name? What uniform was the Marine wearing?

 

[default]

Target is a publicly-held US company based in Minnesota. Target has a no-solicitation policy that applies to military recruiters and the Salvation Army. They are a contributor to Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Operation Gratitude, and United Through Reading, and, for that matter, The Salvation Army. They have a benefit program for activated reservists. Go poke around here.

If some people at THR are so eager to uncritically accept any assertion made on the internet, it's amazing there are so many 1911 fans here. Don't you know the recoil on those things will break your arm and knock you flat on the ground?

 

[Heavy Metal Hero]

Don't you know the recoil on those things will break your arm and knock you flat on the ground?

Not to mention their "one-shot stop" power.

 

[K-Romulus]

huh?

Considering he just went through basic, then he should have known that he is not to wear his uniform in public places unless instructed or for certain reasons.

Shopping with your mother, isn't one of them.

If he was following Marine Corps uniform standards, this wouldn't have happened.

WTH is this all about? Back in my day, we couldn't wear cammies around town, but the Alphas/Bravos/Charlies and the various flavors of dress blues were fine. Is this policy some new counter-terrorist thing? (i.e., "don't stand out and be a target")