r/Anticonsumption • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 1d ago

Corporations Target struggles after end of DEI program and boycott, with foot traffic down 8 weeks in a row.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/?itm_source=parsely-api
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u/ChristinasWorldWyeth 1d ago

You may want to reach out to friends, family, neighbors or co-workers to see if anyone has an interest in forming a Costco shopping group that splits costs/purchases?

My elderly aunt does this & they have several single ladies who share Costco bulk buys between themselves. For example, each person gets 4 cans from a 12 pack of tomato sauce, or whatever.

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u/adversecurrent 1d ago

This is exactly how I do it. I split purchases with both family and friends.

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u/IsaacAndTired 1d ago

Costco is far and stressful. No way is this a sustainable replacement for most people who shop at Target.

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u/chaoticdonuts 1d ago

How is Costco stressful? It's literally just shopping like normal.

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u/IsaacAndTired 1d ago

You and I have had incredibly different Costco experiences. First, most people don't live that close to a Costco, so commuting is a giant hurdle. Next, you have to plan for an extra hour cause it tends to take about 30 mins to get into the parking lot and find parking, then another to get out of the parking lot. Checking out takes wayyyy longer at Costco than virtually every other store I've been to in my life. Costcos are jam packed with products and people, making flow probably the worst of any other type of shopping.

As much as I like Costco, it's simply not an alternative to Target at all.

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u/Glad-Pollution-4346 1d ago

Your Costco is hell, it sounds like. My Costco is great. Your experience is valid, but a lot of people don’t have that.

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u/Moclordimick 12h ago

I know we do with ours here. Ours is super close but always so packed and takes forever to check out and park. Also it’s not a place you can take your time and look at stuff, you get bumbrushed constantly if you stop to look at anything. We do a lot more of Costco same day because of it

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u/Ok_Human_1375 1d ago

I absolutely love this idea

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u/chailatte_gal 5h ago

We also donate a lot a to food shelf. Example- 4 pack of ketchup is the same price as 2 from a regular store so I donate the extra 2 I wouldn’t use timely

Paper towels— a whole pack there can last me a year+ and they don’t go bad so no big deal.

Dishwasher detergent - lasts me 1-2 years per tub. Or I can split in half with family.

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u/Vantriss 1d ago

You gotta be sneaky about it though. You can't make it obvious you're buying for other people. They don't like that and have been trying to crack down on it.

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u/AnotherRTFan 18h ago

That's an awesome idea. My way is just not buying bread or milk there. Mainly soft drinks, pantry safe, and frozen food.