What a miserable experience! I went shopping for a couple of items. Took a cart, had my KleenKanteen travel coffee mug with me and a shopping list. Stopped the cart at end of a short aisle. Found what I wanted after a brief peruse. Went back to find my cart gone, with the KleenKanteen mug, a gift for this Xmas from my fiancé, and my shopping list. I looked around thinking maybe I had misplaced it or something. Looked all over the area, it was gone. Here's where I find fault with Target. I told employees that my cart was missing with the KK coffee container and list and they looked at each other like "not my problem". One of them said "oh yea it happens all the time". Then another actually said, "there's a cart there. It's been there a little while. Just take that one." I reminded them of the KK coffee container and they recommend I just look around the store, someone's probably got it. What? So, I proceeded to walk through various aisles loudly calling out repeatedly "SOMEONE HAS MY SHOPPING CART WITH A COFFEE MUG AND A SHOPPING LIST!!" Finally a manager approaches me; Young guy, and asks what the matter is. I explained it to him and he said- I'll check and see if someone's turned it in. He walks away and comes back with - yea no one has turned it in. Then he makes a slight effort to do a quick walk around and comes back with- "nope, I don't see it, so... maybe check back tomorrow..." he seemed like he didn't want me to be loud in the store and really wanted me to leave. I stood there and said, "wait, I want my mug back." To which another employee asked if he could help her ring something in or something. He walked away from me and began seeing to another issue... I finally told him I thought his customer service was terrible. That the least he could've done was take my number proactively and say he'll let me know if they find it. So he pulled out a piece of paper and a pen and took my number. That damn mug and cart were there! In the store! Somewhere! No intercom call! Nothing! I wasn't sure what to do. I was so pissed, I didn't want to make a further scene. Obviously I checked carts all over the parking lot. Went back the next day and the next day. They did not have my number from the original manager guy. But, the second manager I spoke to took it, and the third one saw the one from the second. I finally told them I thought their service was terrible and they handled my situation awfully. I saw that Target does carry my brand of mug ($30.00 +/-). I said I would accept a replacement mug. They told me they'd call me back within a day or two when they speak to the general store manager. No one has called me. It's been well over a month now. I cannot shop at Target anymore now. If they would honor my request at this point I would accept graciously and remove this review. But this treatment was unacceptable. read more

I go to target for all my needs. Wether it is furniture, groceries, electronic es, fixtures, decor, school supplies, part favors, literally everything. Less then 4 weeks I purchased Dr. Dre Wireless beats. They worked wonderful but my phone was having difficulties. As I went last night to return them, Norma on customer support was being extremely rude, and made me feel uncomfortable. As I too deal with costumers, I never thought one would be so rude and disrespectful. Norma gave me attitude, and very rude looks. Don't think I'll be going to this target again. Huge disappointment. She literally snatched the receipt from me and the product. read more

I've never seen such an organized mess. This store is torn side to side and cluttered. Nothing is in the right place and it's on the ground or it's somewhere else. They need some structure here and start running it like a store. One isle some kid were messing around and tearing up and security was not intervening. I won't ever visit here again it gave me anxiety trying to find one simple item. read more

I am reviewing my many experiences with Target Pharmacy! This pharmacy is wonderful! The pharmacists are overly helpful and always go out of there way to help! The pharmacy technicians and staff are equally friendly and as helpful. I've been using Target Pharmacy for as long as they have had one in this location, when CVS took over I was worried, because at least the couple CVS's I've used in the past were almost never a good experience. This pharmacy still even as CVS, surpasses any other pharmacies I have been to! read more

I went shopping at target last night and forgot one of the bags that I purchased... Such a bummer! So I called and they said they didn't have it but to come back and they would take care of it. When i went back today they had found it but it was missing an item. There was a no problem attitude and they just replaced it! Thank you Target for always being my go-go store! read more

I've probably haven't been to the best Target in town, but I'd rather go to Target over Wal Mart and K Mart. This is one of the best department stores I've ever been to. The clothes they sell are the kind of clothes that you would actually want to PURCHASE and WEAR! Also like the shoes too :) The prices aren't as cheap as Wal Mart's, but they're decent. read more

The parking lot is a mess right now as I assume they are renovated this old store. The store is a mess and out of a lot of items. So I wont be back until AFTER the renovation is done. read more

It's target. Or as I call it (tar-jay). YES. I do this. If I'm ever feeling down, I walk around Target. Target is kind of like Walmart for people a little more attractive. You know what I mean? The lights are a little brighter - the customers are a little more attractive. Even the babies are dressed cuter that go to Target. I usually come in to buy Mossimo shirts because they make me look stronger than I really am. The main reason I head to Target it to people watch. I walk in, hit a left and get some popcorn and a medium regular coke. Diet coke is for quitters, but anyway... I don't usually buy produce or food from Target so I can't comment on that. Someone literally wrote that the "food court is the bane of this Target". Really? REALLY? THE BANE OF THIS TARGET? ARE YOU SERIOUS? Enough. I felt personally offended because the lady packs in the popcorn and makes it really dense so you get your money's worth. If you ain't with it, get with it. And this Target is with it. TL;dr Come to Target for its aesthetic offerings - not its produce read more

Second time being in the "renovated" target. Piece of trash now. I currently have a broken leg and the first time coming here their electric carts were out of order so I crutched around the whole store. The second time here they had absolutely no electric carts but just dumb wheel chairs. This place is just trash now. It's just a more expensive dollar tree now. The two times being here no employees asked if they could help me. Last time going to a target store ever. read more

I kinda pride myself on going to Targets in every city I can. Target was uber cool growing up. I can still get in trouble stopping in for one item and leaving with $100 worth of stuff I didn't plan on. Who can resist their jewelry or makeup? This location is needing severe help. It's dirty for one. Every cart or hand basket has trash in it. The aisles are littered with clothes. They need more help. I have never waited in line without being four or five people back and it's always when I have one item in my hand. I'd rather drive to SLO! read more

The only noticeable change to this location between 2007 with I fist lived here and 2013 when I moved back was the addition of the Starbucks and the relocation of the customer service desk. If I were any crazier, I would drive the hour out of my way to San Luis Obispo just for an uber more pleasant shopping experience. That location is WAY more modern, bright, and inviting. Alas I am not, and this place meets my Target requirements. I honestly wish I could say that this place far exceeds them, like the San Luis Obispo location does. read more

Visited here on a whim while passing through town. It is a really small Target, but they really had a good selection of clearance items. The store is kept pretty clean and the people there were pretty nice and welcoming. read more

I got to say this is one of my favorite stores to go grab something really quick! This particular store is always very clean! A lot of their staff is very friendly. . read more

Where to begin? Sorry to say I found the store rather devoid of anyone to ask questions and show me where I can find an item. It's not as bad as 6-7 years ago, when there were five of us waiting in the electronics department, and the 17-year-old looking clerk was on the phone having difficulty in speaking (and not at all acknowledging the impatient customers). I still take my business elsewhere and don't mind paying a little more for someone's knowledgeable assistance! It CAN be fun to walk and walk and walk through the store, trying to spot a clerk. I'm glad others posting have had a good experience! read more

So nice since they remodeled it!! I love target and the staff is great!! in here once a week and will continue to forever lol

This target was very crowded, and as usual finding a worker to consult is next to impossible. Aside from that it was clean, and well organized. For some reason the wine at this Target was super cheap--much cheaper than my Oakland local. read more

Typical Target store. Little bit smaller store than the ones I've seen. Good place to shop and kill time. Free wi-fi is a plus and food court price is reasonable. And now have Starbucks inside. Staff is not that friendly. To me, they only seem to care about signing you up for the red card. Bathroom looks dingy and a lot of the times paper towels missing. Can't seem to ever find the size I need for my toddler son. His size for the ones I want are almost always missing. read more

Feel like I'm being followed around every time I shop here... like I have to wave my money around to prove I intend to pay.. NO. Screw that, save your money shop wal-mart. read more

Ordered AirPods online said that it would be here with in 2 days. I never got it so I called and all they said was it wasn't picked up and they just gave me a refund. Never order online from them you never know if you'll actually get it read more

I can't recommend Target's tech department highly enough.  My flip cell phone stopped working.  I'm a senior lady who knows nothing about cell phone technology. Sandra in the  Target tech department rescued me.  She was so patient with me and spent so much time with me.  She helped me select a new flip phone, activated it for me, transferred the phone number from my old phone, got the minutes I had previously purchased for my old phone to my new phone, and gave me lessons on how the new phone worked.  I could not have asked for better service.  When other customers came to the department she made sure another employee came to assist them while she was busy with my purchase so no one was neglected. There are chairs, too, so you can sit while she got things set up (and she sanitized the chairs beforehand).  If you're in the market for a cell phone go see Sandra at Target!! read more

Well..... when they say you have 14 days for a price adjustment when the item goes on sale within the 14 days they did not honor the price i had receipts of everything there was nothing saying that they would not honor price adjustments this week (NOTHING) not very happy with target...... read more

I find it funny that it's called Target, but really it's a Hit-or-Miss. Most, if not all the products, sold at this Target are over-priced. With the wild exception, most of their products, especially their electronics, toys and furnishing, can be found anywhere else for cheaper. Walmart may not have the best selection to choose from rather than Target, but Target wants to take an arm and a leg from you from the brands they do have. For the service, it's not that horrendous though. It's probably because from charging a bit more that they can expand to a wider variety of products. If you're a card geek, Target puts several stores to shame as far as just what you can buy, having a major section up front and then dozens of extras and older packs in the back. Their toy section may not be as impressive as others, but family favorites can still be found here. Let's be honest; the little food court thing on the left side as you come in, is a joke. The food is too expensive, the options are too few and usually you are not there to eat and, if you were, the last thing you'd be having is popcorn, more than likely. Apologies if I offend the popcorn offienciandos. I simply can't understand the people who carry a bucket of popcorn outside of the area and take it to somewhere like, clothing or furnishings and proceed to touch merchandise, something Target employees are supposed to stop but I seldom see it. Maintenance also seems hit and miss with the place. About half the time when I do want to or have to sit down in the court, the tables have not been cleaned and trash is left in odd places on the ground, as if a brief sweeping is done and nothing else. I don't go specifically for the food, so it does not bother me a large deal, but people who want a clean food experience should beware. What I do like seeing from Target though is their attention to the customers in the cashiering area. Unlike bigger names, they will actually have, depending on traffic, five to six people manning registers at most times, which keeps service and line waits down consistently. I have never been able to complain about how long it took to reach a cashier and that makes me happy as a button. That is to say however, you shouldn't do a gigantic amount of shopping here. They do not have belts to put products on, so you'll be unloading/loading whatever you want to buy. Keep that in mind. If prices were cheaper, I feel like Target would easily surpass other retailers who do not nearly have the same brands as them, but they should also invest in larger sizes. I have never seen an article of clothing at Target bigger than a 2X person and even then, the material would probably shrink back to a 1X when judging by it's material. The pricing of electronics definitely needs to be curbed. If you're looking for video games, cameras or the like, you really need to go elsewhere. Without fail, I have found electronic products much cheaper elsewhere. All-in-all not the greatest store, has definite flaws, but can still be an enjoyable experience--as long as you have a steady hand on your budget and you know *exactly* what you need. Chances are though, that exact need, is cheaper elsewhere. read more

This target definitely isn't up to target standards. It's old and run down. I swear I heard something crawling around up in the rafters making the square ceiling things move. I shop there less and less. With all the option Santa Maria now has there is rarely a reason I need to go to only target. I feel like if it was updated and freshened up then I would go again but for now it's old, run down and dirty. No thank you. read more

A small Target with limited selection. The biggest problems with this Target is the checkouts don't have rotating belts so you hand the items to the cashier they bag them and hand them back. Extremely time consuming for large shopping trips. Also the parking is limited and they only have a few cart parks. Overall the store is clean, but very busy with lines usually 5 deep waiting for check out. read more

I want to acknowledge Priscilla, an Associate at this store. She was so kind and accommodating. She knows how to treat Customers and obviously enjoys her job. She is a great Asset to Target in Santa Maria. They need to hang on to her and never let her go. She would be a good Teacher to everyone everywhere who is in Customer Service. People could learn a lot from her. read more

Love target. Shop here way too often! I'm not sure how I feel about the change of clothing brands but we shall see!

waited in line for 30 minutes to purchase a vacuum that the Target website showed was in stock at this particular store. while In line I watched in excess of 40 people leave the store and 10 people were allowed in. In essence their staff and management allowed the store to become over crowded, in this time where extreme caution should be employed the management of this store fell down on the job. Then when I finally get into the store it took at least another 20-30 minutes to find out that while the inventory system showed the item in stock it was no where to be found. The manager indicated that it was most likely stolen. So not only is the manager lacking on crowd control, they are also lacking on inventory control and loss prevention. I should have just ordered on Amazon and will most likely stop frequenting this store, due to their lack of safety considerations and lack of ability to stock the items that they say they are stocking. 1hour of wasted time, exposing myself to potential illness for no reason. read more

This place has the WORST customer service ever, Norma at returns and exchanges was the rudest person I have ever met and was even giving me dirty looks for simply asking a question. I had a cordless vacuum that I purchased there that was supposed to last up to 45 min on one charge but for some reason couldn't hold a charge for more then 5 min. I was hoping to return it and get a different one but was told I couldn't return it without the receipt. I then asked if I could simply exchange it for the exact same vacuum hoping a new one would hold a charge and she rolled her eyes at me and said "no." Then rudely walked away to go and talk to another employee about me and how I was annoying. I asked her "Is there anything I can do? Can you see if I bought it on this card?" She then rolled her eyes and said "no." Again at this time another employee came over and checked for me and said "yeah unfortunately we can't do anything and we don't show it being bought on this card I am sorry." After that I still wanted to see what vacuums they did have and went to go and walk through the rest of the store when Norma felt the need to tell me "you can't walk around with that vacuum (even though they said I couldn't return it) you need to put it in your car" she's beyond rude and has the worst dirty looks on her face. (To continue her rudeness she has thought my review was funny) read more

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Honestly the worst target I've ever been into. It's always a mess. Always lacking inventory. They don't even have belts at the checkout so there's no where to put your stuff when checking out! I hope they remodel this one soon! read more

Literally the slowest workers! And I mean at everything. Just gossiping the whole time. They might have all day to be there but I definitely don't. read more

Lately I've been going here and this place is so nasty smelly unorganized store and it's Target for crying out loud I'm so disappointed in this store it's terrible. I had a situation where I believe I lost something valuable well I called and called for days to the security department and they never once called me back. This store needs to get their store back together asap! read more

Ever since the remodel this store has seriously lacked proper management. I have been in here many different times of day and the shelves are NEVER stocked. I would almost rather go to Walmart now. How does that even happen? Ugh!!! read more

I love Target, just not this one. It's the worst Target I've ever shopped at and I've shopped at probably 20 Target stores. It's dirty, disorganized and the lines are always ridiculously long. I waited almost 35 min to check out the other day. The shift leader (or whatever she was), was just walking around instead of helping or getting another cashier. Seems like this is the norm at this store. The employees don't seem to like their job either, I've never been asked if I needed help and I've seen employees ignore people who obviously needed help (having issues loading heavy item into their carts). I shop here because I won't shop Walmart, but I don't like it. Also what's up with not having counter space at check out? If you had longer, motorized check out belt, it would be quicker to unload your items, making the whole process go faster. read more

I have been shopping at this target for over 25 years and have always loved it. Today I was totally astonished at my horrible experience. Start with a trip to the rest room which had no paper goods, enough said on that. Armed with my list of about 6 items that I always shop for at Target I found not one item on the list was in stock. I chose a few substitute items from their messy and ill stocked shelves and headed toward the checkout. There were only a few open checkstands and each one had at least 6-8 carts waiting in line. I chose not to prolong the pain and abandoned my cart and left. I have noticed since the recent reorganization the store is poorly stocked and is always a mess. Target better get it together before it goes the way of K-Mart. If the shopping experience continues to be a misery, Amazon is a great alternative. read more

My experiences at our newly remodeled Target have been less then stellar lately. The store is messy with clothes all over the floor! Was trying to dodge running over the clothes with my cart. No one around to help! A few days prior to today's experience I had to exchange a gift I had received and was basically told that without a receipt I couldn't make the exchange! Who has a receipt for a gift!? I didn't want any money I wanted to exchange the item for a working one! I finally called for a manager who spoke to me as if she was a prerecorded message! " I'm sorry ma'am, our store policy is, we can not exchange this item without a receipt" The item was a Target brand item so it could not have been purchased anywhere else! Once again, I DIDN'T want money back I wanted to exchange it for a properly working item!! Needless to say I left the store furious and called their corporate offices! They sent me a gift receipt for my purchase! We are not left with many choices in Santa Maria otherwise I would not do business with this Target store! read more

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Target used to be my happy place until the remodel. I don't know what happened, but the Santa Maria store is a hot mess. No matter what time of year it is, it always looks like the day after Black Friday. The shelves are semi-stocked, disorganized, and don't get me started on the shoe area. On the plus side, I avoid going there as much as possible, so I'm saving a lot of money. read more

Always so hard to find anything in this target! They are always stocked low on their items and it's frustrating.

Me and my best friend went here this past weekend! I haven't been since they re modeled it! It looks way better than it did before! The only downfall is I feel the women's clothing section doesn't have a nice flow to it but it's not a big deal. Also I wanted to buy a mini Christmas tree but they didn't have any from what I saw which was a bummer but again not a big deal. They also added a self checkout area which I'm so happy about! read more

Brought in a brand new ipod to return with gift receipt. The receipt was expired but the customer service person swiped the UPC, looked at his screen, and told me he could offer me a $46 Target gift card instead. I accepted. He asked to see my drivers license. He then opened the brand new ipod by removing seal, looked inside the box at contents, then said actually maybe he could not give card for ipod. He went to ask, came back and said no, couldnt do it. I told him we had a verbal contract when he offered the card and I accepted. I now also had an opened ipod that damaged the value for resale or to regift. No help. I found a supervisor on the floor and explained the concern. Just a sympathetic look. Clearly a lack of training on the part of both staff and a lack of authority on the part of the supervisor who should have followed through and provided the card. I would have used the card in the store on the same trip. Now this store will lose much more than the $46 Target gift card as I do not plan to return. read more

very rude employees, knocked down my items, and didn't even apologize. couldn't see the name tag cause she covered it