TARGET STORES....

[CarMike]

I received this email today. And I for one will not visit this chain ever again. I've never bought cloths there but I have puchased several of my PS2 games there.


by Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association

Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event.

We received the following reply from the local TARGET management:

"Veterans do not meet our area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social
action groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education."

So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans in
general do not meet their donation criteria, then something is really wrong
at this TARGET store. We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not
Even hundreds, just a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance.

As a follow-up, I e-mailed the TARGET U.S. corporate headquarters and their
response was the same. That's their national policy.

Then I looked into the company further. They will not allow the Marines to
collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their stores. And during the recent
Iraq deployment, they would not allow families of employees who were called
up for active duty to continue their insurance coverage while they were on
military service. Then as I dig further, TARGET is a French-owned
corporation.

Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET can not support American Veterans, Then
why should I and my family support their stores by spending our hard Earned
American dollars and to have their profits sent to France. Without the
American Vets, where would France be today?

Feel free to pass this along to whomever you want.

Sincerely,

Dick Forrey

Veterans helping Veterans
Never to be forgotten



Bill Doyle -Father of Joseph
Wtc tower1 101st fl.Cantor
www.joeydoyle.com

[Keino]

There is a reason we call it Tarjay...to give the french accent.

[RedskinsDave]

Not quite true.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...eterans-v2.htm

[Keino]

Thanks Dave!!!

[lakewinola]

Leave Target alone and boycott Walmart

http://target.com/common/page.jhtml?...fvet%5fsupport

[BigCountry]

Walmart is a given but I didn't know that about Target...

[lakewinola]

Read the link I placed, the target thing is complete hoax.

Originally posted by BigCountry
Walmart is a given but I didn't know that about Target...

[CarMike]

Originally posted by RedskinsDave
Not quite true.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...eterans-v2.htm

I hate these friggen hoaxes! I always fall for them. Suppose I need to do a little research before I post them....

[lakewinola]

Hey, its hard not to fall for them. Some are really believable.

Originally posted by CarMike
I hate these friggen hoaxes! I always fall for them. Suppose I need to do a little research before I post them....

[dj_stouty]

Click the following link to hear Target's response on the hoax...

http://target.com/common/page.jhtml?...fvet%5fsupport

[skinsfan44]

The fact remains the same that Target is a "French" company.

That's all I need to hear.

I never have and I never will shop at Target.

Target Sucks!!!!!!!!!!

The French Suck!!!!!!!!

[dukeuch]

Originally posted by skinsfan44
The fact remains the same that Target is a "French" company.

That's all I need to hear.

I never have and I never will shop at Target.

Target Sucks!!!!!!!!!!

The French Suck!!!!!!!!

So if you were to find out that Target was owned by a US company headquaretered in Minneapolis you would lift your ban?

[lakewinola]

Target is not a french company, it has always been a US company, since the early 1900's in fact. On the other hand Walmart abuses senior citizens, practices an unusual ammount of censorship, and hires illegal aliens to keep its costs down. If there is a retailer in this country that is blatently unamerican it is Walmart.

[dukeuch]

By the way, what does the nationality of a company have to do with whether you would buy some of it's products? I assume they are not an arm of the government, just a bunch of businessmen trying to make a buck, right? Certainly many will try to exploit market circumstances, their workers, etc. but what does that have to do with their nationality? Our biggest trade deficit is with China, a country certainly not known for it's democratic principles or enlightened labor practices. What companies would we ban from there? Would American companies taking advantage of subsistence level wages for manufacture of their products be included, or is profiteering off the misery of others an issue only for "foreign" companies?

[dukeuch]

And another thing; concerning the French, how does everyone feel about their participation in hunting down the terrorists responsible for 9/11? Should we ask them to excuse themselves?