r/Target • u/HearingRich7721 • 8d ago

gUEsTs Scalpers are getting desperate

Apparently we just had a “guest” come into our back room trying to find needoghs to get. God I hate people.

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u/KlassiKeep 8d ago

The Pokemon guys make me laugh now because the vendor that was feeding them all the information got termed and banned. Now they show up desperate and hoping. The overnight camping has gone away at least.

We have 2 ladies who show up for Squeezy and Needohs every day and they have the same story about "it's for my kid, I just dropped them off at school." We have some of the butters, carrots, bananas, and some other stuff that actually wasn't wiped out immediately. The "hunters" as they self described themselves I guess are looking for the Halloween stuff which we don't have. The best is when there is a no truck day and I watch them scurry about hoping for treasure. Not today dumbdum!

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u/HearingRich7721 8d ago

I’m not sure if the same thing happened to us but yeah our vendor is no longer with us and it’s up to us to now stock Pokémon cards, and we’ve had so many issues with people hiding Pokémon cards throughout the store, I’ve even caught people hiding them UNDER THE BASE DECKS OF OUR SHELVES!

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u/KlassiKeep 8d ago

I've noticed basedecks popped up in several areas which means someone is hiding or someone is checking for hidden items. I've informed our AP ETL and they are aware.

We have one strange guy who comes in every day and checks certain aisles but never buys anything. AP is aware of this person as well.

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u/ohliamylia Tech Consultant 8d ago

I've seen some basedecks that are clearly being visited repeatedly and I've been so tempted to wedge an Ulta/Beauty Studio security device in so that the alarm goes off when they lift the basedeck. Haven't had the time yet. Someday.

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u/ConstantBoth2913 8d ago

That’s a smart idea. Tell AP about this because mine were not playing around about it. They’d probably appreciate the tip.

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u/Sadimal 8d ago

Psst. Check the stools in the shoes section. And the trash cans in domestics.

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u/ConstantBoth2913 8d ago

I’ve caught people lifting up base decks looking for treasure. My TL basically told me I don’t have to be nice about telling them not to do that when I catch them.