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That advantage is almost immediately overwritten by the fact that most of Target's inventory is usually of no better quality than the comingled things on Amazon, with a higher price tag and custom label. I almost prefer to shop either on Temu/AliExpress now because at least they are up front about everything being cheap crap. If I want quality, I'll buy from a manufacturers website.

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I really don’t see how you can reach this conclusion unless you’re buying stuff from the Target web site that’s sold through their marketplace vendors.

This would really depend on what you’re buying. I would never trust any health product bought from Amazon, but Target has a supply chain with verified vendors so you can be reasonably sure that the medications, lotions, etc you buy from them are legit.

I've bought picture frames, kitchen organizers, a frying pan, tupperware, towels, blankets and tons of other stuff - all of it was terrible quality and cost far too much. It was actually fairly hard for me to snap out of the preconception I had of Target being full of quality products - it simply isn't true anymore. As for your health products, those would be under my "purchase at manufacturer" category of stuff.

Yes, I can see that. A lot of their store brand items in clothing, housewares, etc. are losing their quality. It used to be that Walmart was the lower quality, but in many cases they’re now similar.

I'm not sure I agree with that. The things you can buy on Target are definitely more curated - for tech it's a poor selection.

I'm at the point in life where if it's crap I question whether I need it. Most of the times the answer is no.

And groceries are also very limited and not in a Trader Joe’s way (which often leans towards unique things you want and good flavors at good prices).

Curious what do you buy from temu.

I’ve always wondered who’s buying 2 dollar shoes

That's an interesting take, I don't think I've ever cross shopped anything at Target with Temu or Aliexpress. I don't really think they compete well on clothing, health/beauty, household essentials, etc.

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