Target and the Salvation Army, The great irony!

[DawnCt1]

Target does not allow the Salvation Army to solicit funds for their missions, despite the reputable and charitable works that this religious organization does.
Target covers themselves by not permitting any solicitation, although most businesses welcome the Salvation Army. The mall in Enfield, Ct however, does permit the Salvation Army and the entrance of the mall that the Salvation Army's bellringer has chosen is right outside of Target. The bell ringers are doing quite well there too. Ya gotta love it!

 

[wvjules]

I hate passing the bell ringers on my way into a store. I think Target has every right to not let them do it on their property.

 

[Beth76]

Huh? So what? If Target doesn't want to allow that then that's their right. Besides, I'm pretty sure I saw the SA out front last time I went to Target. I'm sure there's no consiracy by Target to deny funds to any specific charity.

 

[Blondy876]

I hate passing the bell ringers on my way into a store. I think Target has every right to not let them do it on their property.

I agree, I understand the need but I hate it too.

 

[DawnCt1]

I hate passing the bell ringers on my way into a store. I think Target has every right to not let them do it on their property.

Why do you hate passing bell ringers? If you don't want to donate, there is no obligation.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

Kohl's doesn't allow it either. Big deal.

 

[stinkerbelle]

The mall in Enfield, Ct however, does permit the Salvation Army and the entrance of the mall that the Salvation Army's bellringer has chosen is right outside of Target. The bell ringers are doing quite well there too. Ya gotta love it!

I'm sure the mall dictates which entrance the bell ringers can use...not the salvation army.

that entrance is a popular one...due to targets entrance being right there...so I really dont' see it as the Salvation army stickin' it to target or anything...it's just good sense from the point of view of the mall.

 

[DawnCt1]

Huh? So what? If Target doesn't want to allow that then that's their right. Besides, I'm pretty sure I saw the SA out front last time I went to Target. I'm sure there's no consiracy by Target to deny funds to any specific charity.

No one suggested that there was a "conspiracy". They have a policy that does not allow the Salvation Army and other solicitors outside of their door. The irony is, in this particular case, they don't own their "door" and so the bell ringer is there.

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

There was a bell ringer outside my Target last night...

I hate passing anyone asking for $, I feel bad when I don't have something to put in and then you get the evil eye!

 

[Beth76]

I truly don't understand this Dawn. Really I don't. Is Target causing a stink trying to get them to move or something?

 

[Briarmom]

I love Target!
If I want to hear the bell ringers, I will go to Safeway (the grocery store) which I go to a lot!

 

[Tigger_Magic]

Another day, another "bash Target because they won't let the SA stand outside their stores" thread. Big hairy deal. Their stores, their choice. Or did that freedom get revoked by the Patriot Act?

As for disliking the SA bell ringers, I've encountered a few that could learn how to keep their opinions to themselves. If I choose to give or not to give, that's my business, not theirs. I've run into some panhandlers who operated with more class than a few bell ringers when I declined their solicitations.

 

[DawnCt1]

I'm sure the mall dictates which entrance the bell ringers can use...not the salvation army.

that entrance is a popular one...due to targets entrance being right there...so I really dont' see it as the Salvation army stickin' it to target or anything...it's just good sense from the point of view of the mall.

No one suggested that the Salvation Army was "sticking it to Target" and in all probability, the mall suggested the location, but it isn't hard to appreciate the irony of the location.

 

[Chuck S]

It is the right of every business to decide which solicitations it will allow on their property. While I do drop cash in the kettles, if a business choses not to allow them it is their decision to make.

 

[DawnCt1]

Another day, another "bash Target because they won't let the SA stand outside their stores" thread. Big hairy deal. Their stores, their choice. Or did that freedom get revoked by the Patriot Act?

As for disliking the SA bell ringers, I've encountered a few that could learn how to keep their opinions to themselves. If I choose to give or not to give, that's my business, not theirs. I've run into some panhandlers who operated with more class than a few bell ringers when I declined their solicitations.

I am not bashing Target at all. I do find it humorous that they can't enforce their policy outside of what appears to be their door but actually isn't. If you have a problem with a Salvation Army bell ringer, I suggest that you call the S/A. They have a code of conduct that they require of their bell ringers.

 

[soccerchick]

If these companies didn't donate to charities at all, maybe I'd mind, but they do, so I don't mind if they decide to keep people from soliciting on their property. In fact, if keeping the Salvation Army away also keeps every travel sports team away, then I'd probably be MORE inclined to support their decision. I DO hate the sports teams selling their raffle tickets, discount cards, whatever and surrounding me when I go into the grocery store. "Do you want to support our soccer/baseball/football team?" No, not really, that's your parents' job, not mine. Someone needs to teach them some basic marketing skills, like why should I care and what's in it for me? "Want to save 20% at Moe's?" THAT I might be interested in. (gets off soapbox now)...

Those of us who do agree w/SA already contribute via United Way and through other projects such as the Angel Tree. I don't put $ in the kettles anyway. I give a lot already.

 

[DawnCt1]

I truly don't understand this Dawn. Really I don't. Is Target causing a stink trying to get them to move or something?

Beth, it really isn't complicated. The national chain, Target has a policy of no solicitation outside of their retail locations. This includes the Salvation Army. In this particular case, the S/A has been located there. That's all. I can appreciate the irony of the situation. It isn't a mountain out of a mole hill, its merely an observation.

 

[ashjohnson80]

I really can't see how I couldn't care any less whether Target will allow SA bellringers in front of their store. I still love Target. big whoop.

 

[Beth76]

I do find it humorous that they can't enforce their policy outside of what appears to be their door but actually isn't.

I fail to see the humor or the irony in this. I don't understand the "draw" you're trying to get with this thread. If the SA is outside the Target door, then they are on the mall property. I doubt Target has any problem with this.

 

[stinkerbelle]

I am not bashing Target at all. I do find it humorous that they can't enforce their policy outside of what appears to be their door but actually isn't.

Well...the enfield Target isn't saying "we don't want the SA there!"...cause they know they can't. It's a mall entrance...15 feet from their store entrance.

so I guess i just don't see "the irony" of what you're seeing.

The SA is doing well where they are - great.

Target is in fact enforcing their policy - at the entrance to their store, there is no SA bell ringer. The bell ringer is outside the first set of doors which, is actually, the mall entrance.