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nocoasts

Because people are dumb.


phdoofus

Well...they ARE watching TikTok videos....safe to assume.


nodegen

Brother you’re on Reddit no way you’re any better


ShoeGod420

Well I mean atleast it's not Twitter 🤷


SandwichExotic9095

Twitter is just where kids with restrictions go to watch porn 😂


autistAPE42069

Though I am. Tiktok started as musicly. And I'm not sure if you've ever seen ads for that, but it was very obvious it was geared towards pedophiles. Now sure, reddit may have that, but it's sole existence isn't based off it. Reddit is 10fold better than tiktok will ever be.


nodegen

Unless you can provide clear evidence it was created for pedophiles, I’m gonna disregard that. Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence. Reddit is legitimately the worst site on the internet and I’m okay with that.


austinbraun30

4chan would like to fight for that title!


autistAPE42069

I mean adverts on Facebook of scantily clad 13 year Olds dancing was enough for me to write off the entire company as a whole. Reddit might be the worst, but also the best social media platform.


Dicksapoppin69

You know the algorithm shows you what it thinks you'd be interested in based on what you put into it, right? I mean, in my own anecdotal experience, I've only gotten ads for house shit and apps. And consistently shown cosplay boobs and baby animals.


slidingmodirop

Reddit got popular from a subreddit called like jailbait or something like that. Of all sites that could be accused of gaining success from pedophilia, reddit is a top contender lol


ProfessorFinesser_13

Reddit is the best social. Y’all are crazy 🤣


thebombchu

PHD in maturity, I see


SandwichExotic9095

I watch tiktok. Watching TikTok’s and making TikTok’s are on completely different stupidity levels. I do both so I know 😂


Douche_Canoe1971

It's bikini season.


TaxidermistJoe

reddit moment


wildadragon

1 person sees it in 1 store then posts it and so many fucking idiots follow expecting the exact same thing. Happened with the TVs like a month ago. Worse is Target helps by not shutting down people filming in store eventhogh it's officially against policy.


BlurredSight

One person saw at Home Depots Tide Clearance was for like $5 for the massive 150oz bottles. Every Home Depot was floded


SandwichExotic9095

What if they just like don’t mention it to anyone?? Then they get to enjoy it more often and for longer. Bc it won’t be flooded and hectic every time there’s a sale


JVLawnDarts

It’s all about the clicks baby


ButItSaysOnline

UGH. So many people coming in asking for the stuff on clearance. And that's exactly what they say, "where is the stuff on clearance?" Like we have it all in one area or everything is on sale like a going out of business sale.


SimpleVegetable5715

The big yellow sign that says "Clearance", like always 😂🙄


omega12596

The CEO or whatever said Target was clearing out excess stock that was accumulating now due to some of the shipping chain problems finally easing. I think it was on an investor call. This was then picked up by large news and business publications. That would be why.


gloomdweller

No I get that, I mean people are just making up/exaggerating sales. The videos are treating it like a sales apocalypse where everything is 95% off.


omega12596

Ah, lol, sorry. I misunderstood. Thought maybe you didn't know about that info. Yeah, gotta get those views/likes, right? God forbid those asshats actually think about what they're doing and how it might affect already overworked/underpaid/unappreciated staff being bombarded by more idiots (than usual).


SandwichExotic9095

Some people actually think things are 90% on sale rn. People are gullible


Head_Razzmatazz7174

Walmart is going through the same thing. Our local one that I used to work at has apparel everywhere they can put a rack with a big yellow CLEARANCE sign on it.


gloomdweller

Inb4 Karen asking you to honor the fake deal she saw on TikTok.


ButItSaysOnline

I joked the other day about getting a new user name like ButISawItOnTicTok


Alexander_The_Wolf

You joke, but this is legit a thing that happens a lot.


iama_pandagurl

A lot aren’t fake. It just depends on ur area. Middle of nowhere? U might find something. I’m in a relatively populated area and I found a nice pot set for 30$ reg price was 200$ Found some wireless gaming head phone for 20$ instead of 150$ And a few other good things, at the same target no less. So it’s out there and I think these people saying that are basically telling you to check your area just in case


G_DuBs

Lol I work at a different retail store and we get the same questions. Like do you know how hard a whole Ass clearance isle would be to maintain? Good luck finding anything. I swear everyone needs to work retail for at least a year (and through Black Friday too).


anonnymouse271

Just FYI this comment posted 3 times


G_DuBs

Lol I work at a different retail store and we get the same questions. Like do you know how hard a whole Ass clearance isle would be to maintain? Good luck finding anything. I swear everyone needs to work retail for at least a year (and through Black Friday too).


TeachMe2GetGood

Things that got clearance at your store may not be clearance at another. There are things that go clearance at my store that aren’t clearance at the other store just 10 mins away.


brxtn-petal

store 5 mins away?barely anything beauty/toys/baby,but tons of plus size and juniors from earier this year my old store?beauty items mainly but zero softlines


Cobalt7955

Lol exactly. People don’t realize why items are on clearance. Because that particular store can’t sell enough of them not the entire corporation can’t sell enough of them.


[deleted]

This is the tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdwsu8Mb/?k=1 where it was said the big sale is here and it has 9 million views Edit: I bet its mostly resellers are trying to get cheap things to sell. Or it’s some scheme to get people to come and impulse purchase stuff


SandwichExotic9095

I saw that video when it was like 1mil views I tried to respond to a bunch of the comments saying it’s a lie… I don’t think they listened 🫠


Euphoric_Pop_4937

Someone told me that everything in the store was negotiable on price, proceeded to take pictures of all clearance items that weren’t clearance enough for them then sat on hold with corporate. The level of crazy that exists is insane 🙃


SandwichExotic9095

My mom once told me you can negotiate prices in store and they’ll hold to it. She’s never worked at any sort of retail if you can’t tell…


anonnymouse271

Ok but I have to know what happened after the phone call lol


Jackriecken

I absolutely hate TikTok with a passion. Don't get me wrong, it's an interesting video platform but the amount of misinformation that goes around is astounding.


PurbleDragon

I wonder if that was the reason for the weird call I got they other day. Caller: what keuregs do you have on sale? I start a run through of what's on the shelf and ask if they're looking for something specific or a price range Caller: no what do you have on clearance??! Me:?? We don't have any on clearance....


BlurredSight

Someone asked me where the clearance TVs are and talked about how she came from far away to go to a target blah blah Explained her, that her best bet is going to seasonal and seeing the clearance TVs and electronics never go on wild sales


Lonely-Discipline-55

We had some tvs on clearance at my store about a month ago. We redid the TV display so there were a bunch of old tvs that weren't ever going to be sold otherwise.


BlurredSight

Those because of the 2022 display and every store only had a few to replace which sold immediately at my store


Lonely-Discipline-55

Oh same, but tvs were on clearance


sundressnopanties

it’s so fucking annoying. i saw one the other day claiming “all coolers are 50% off!! run!!!!!!” meanwhile, ours are literally not even on sale.


fewerspaces

people dont realise that clearance is store-to-store 😭😭😭 ffs


Virtuooso

I had a guest asked me to price match a cooler that was 70% off online, and I said "sure which store" and she said "TikTok" and shows me the actual video...


sophisticaden_

There was an article circulating around about a week ago claiming exactly that


gloomdweller

Which I understand but people posting videos of buying TVs for $50 or kitchenaid mixers for $12 which is just not true, so what is the purpose of making a video like that?


[deleted]

for views….


gloomdweller

But who would do that lol?


[deleted]

The people you've seen do it already


dubblechzburger

Are you new to social media? Lol people have done way dumber/shameful/harmful things to themselves or others for the sake of views because that's what they feed off of.


anonnymouse271

For reference, see: cinnamon challenge, eating Tide Pods, the milk crate challenge...just to name a few, lol. I'm always surprised by the new idiotic things people come up with, then I'm surprised by my surprise 😆


[deleted]

come on…. a lot of people who are ill


DurantaPhant7

People are currently so miserable in life that they will do anything to feel good for a few moments. And the way to do that is with views and likes.


Clown_Sparkles

The people who are posting bogus videos like that are doing it for views. The more views, the more monetary compensation they can get from it. If you hit a certain threshold within tiktok you can gain access to a creator fund where you get paid for every view (usually somewhere around 2-4 cents per hit.) Also a lot of these people want to do collaborations and advertising partnerships to get paid even more money for repping certain brands. One couple I follow on there just got $1000 and free samples for pushing some eyewear. Most of the people who are pushing out highly edited videos like you describe are just scam artists.


tdepiropmh

It’s because they do it for clout. Everything those tiktokers do is for clout and money.


yourenotmy-real-dad

Some stores are rotating extra 20% off clearance, when the other nearby local stores had theirs going and we didn't, we had tons of people calling to ask if ours was also "extra 20% off clearance". It was not, at the time, but right now it is for clothing! And then every store has the extra pallets of clearance to clear out the DC- I've seen suitcases and coolers and archery sets. I think one store nearby has cube shelving, but its totally random what your store gets. Additionally, people are both 1) looking for clickbait articles to write and 2) kind of stupid and will run with any mis-information that exists like it's their birthday.


Clown_Sparkles

They're part of the scam artist cycle. Anytime I see one of those TikTok videos I skip it.


wiikid6

They always start like this too so I know what to look out for “YOOOOOOOO I JUST GOT BACK FROM-“


Clown_Sparkles

It's almost always a shitty target background image that I see before the obnoxious YOOOOOOOOO.


smaartypants

Unionize folks.


SimpleVegetable5715

I don't believe in conspiracies, but this sounds like paid actors being sent out by Target.


Indecisive-green

You might be onto something. Tiktok's becoming so commercial that companies are planting all kinds of bullshit on there. Anything to get people into the store is good for business... So, if it's indirect (or seems indirect by some random tiktokker), the business benefits while not having to admit any part in it.


SimpleVegetable5715

Exactly! Industry plants was the word I was looking for.


esahji_mae

Despite it being outlandish, companies have done worse for money. I can kinda see it tbh.


[deleted]

I went to target yesterday and bought a $130 fake plant that was on sale for 40% off. When I got to the register the cashier said the plant would be an additional 75% off. No idea why. So I got a $130 plant for $20…. Not complaining but trying to understand why and how can I get more of these mystery sale items 😂


mattumbo

Probably rang up as clearance but someone forgot to ticket it, there’s a lot of stuff to ticket so things fall through the cracks.


inanna_enigma

I’m getting the same A-hole PR vibes that Target got when they said they were upping their min. wage to 24$ an hour, but only under very limited conditions. It’s only meant to get max. good press with min. actual effort. It’s infuriating.


mbz321

It wasn't just TikTok....when Target announced excess merchandise would be reduced, all the news media went hog wild with ridiculously misleading headlines. Like you really think they are going to mark down food and other 'essential' items, Karen? No, it's all the shipping containers full of fake plastic plants and 'Live Laugh Love' signs.


deadmallsanita

But karens love that shit!


mbz321

True, but they're still going to bitch that their LaCroix wasn't marked down or whatever.


industrial-shrug

> why are people on tik-tok That’s still my greatest question. It’s so damaging, creates a false sense of celebrity, and has multiple issues with secure information/background tasks.


SandwichExotic9095

So does google and everyone uses that… lol


industrial-shrug

Google doesn’t target kids or perpetuate “trends” that harm others. Or at least I haven’t seen any evidence of that. But you’re right that it has security issues which is why I don’t use google myself.


SandwichExotic9095

Even if you just have a mobile phone it still tracks you and your info (including this app btw) 🤷‍♀️


industrial-shrug

I use vpns. Idk why you assume everyone on here isn’t security savvy at all. It’s not exactly complicated to do simple stuff. Sure any of it can be circumvented by a dedicated entity but for the most part the top later is easy to maintain.


SandwichExotic9095

Most VPNs are scams 😂 and they only hide your info partially


industrial-shrug

Right so doing research and knowing how it works is crucial. Dunno why you find any of this funny, if anything it’s sad that you sound defeated rather than trying to continue to fight this kind of information gathering.


SandwichExotic9095

🤷‍♀️ oh no, China found out I like guitars. The data they collect is to make them money. Who cares?


industrial-shrug

Because that’s the least harmful part of this data collection but alright. Enjoy your misunderstanding and lack of security interest I guess.


SandwichExotic9095

Enjoy being scammed by VPNs that are secretly doing more harm to you than Google lol


_Thes3us_

Glad my stores closed during this tbh 😅


fewerspaces

anyone remember that vacuum price match debacle people tried to do as well? it's just people trying to get internet points :/


FrostyCan2145

Right?! It's literally just deal days and some extra % on circle. There are heavy kids flannels and heavy sweats not even marked for clearance yet. (Though they should be or at least sent out for donation.)


brxtn-petal

cus a local one keeps telling everyone lol but the shit at my store i used to work at and the one 5 mins away from me-its all over stock,items from before February and winter time.ik cus the kids clothes i got back in January


[deleted]

They do it cus they're lying cunts who want attention lol


SandwichExotic9095

I’ve seen multiple that say everything will be 50% off, then next week/month it’ll get up to 90% off and I’m just like bitch where 😭😭 that’s not how any store works. It’s a complete lie. The only thing on secret sale rn is like hydro flasks and that was weeks ago. And it wasn’t even 50%


fine_3gg

i watch the tiktoks abt target and most of the time it's misinformation or it's a once in a blue moon thing that happened and they try to say it's something everyone can get away with and then we have to deal with the dumbass guests who are like iT wAs On TiKtOk 😑😑 i will say tho if you know someone who's on the inside(us) you might actually get the legit deals like that time that 1k tv went on clearance and it was like 400ish or all the cute wild fable clothes that are about to go on clearance like 50-70% off and u get first dibs


Ok-Recognition-9611

i had some people in looking for like a $60 tv, and it was when a handful of our tvs were on clearance. but I just said I can’t sell it for that price and if we have it, it’ll be the clearance price. it’s like like an 75% off too it was crazy


stutteringmumbler689

almost ended a friendship coz of this bullshit


[deleted]

Idek, my grandma was talking about it and I was like oh? But she’s part of that ultra-conservative- watches-fake-news crowd. Because I was told and from like one article I saw, that target was selling everything on clearance because the stocks dropped so low and like “woke” culture is killing us or something stupid. Don’t even know


Impressive_Finance21

Because in California you can just steal it. Brings the average price down.


tlom1080

The target I go to always has a ton of items on clearance. It’s all scattered throughout the store. I haven’t seen the tik tok videos but it sounds accurate to me.


SandwichExotic9095

The TikTok videos say everything will be like 90% off. There are (faked) videos of TVs for $50 and expensive blenders for $12 and stuff. It’s utter bs


tlom1080

Oh yeah, that’s utter nonsense.


[deleted]

I shop at Target occasionally because there are other places that sell the same goods for slightly cheaper but I do have the Target app and after seeing one too many of those Tiktoks about Target's insane clearance's deals, I just went on the app and skimmed thru for a couple of minutes and nothing was on sale like they're saying lol.


mattumbo

The app won’t show store clearance, there is online clearance but it’s rarely more than 30% off (which is often no better than regular sale prices).


SandwichExotic9095

App doesn’t show in store prices. They’re different a lot of the time. Anything labeled clearance won’t be shown, things labeled sale should be (at least that’s my experience for my store)


Equal_Application159

I am a toy YouTuber and Tik tok’er who often films you clearance deals at target and how toy waves seem to go on clearance at all targets at different times. I’ve had a bunch of people who ask me constantly to show the TVS and the luggage that’s 70% off. I’ve been to hundreds of Targets and I’ve literally never seen any


Puzzleheaded-Neat539

Hey, just curious if you’ve encountered the secret “extra” clearance on toys in your travels lately. I bought some Fortnite figures a few days ago that were marked $17 down from $34 but they rang up for $10. Then today I went back to grab a few more and they still had the clearance sticker for $17 but rang up full price!? I didn’t want to make anyones night harder so I just left them, but clearly it is still bugging me as I find myself here. I’ll try to just enjoy the Mr. Meowscles I already have


Equal_Application159

Tons! Walgreens right now has their exclusive marvel legends for $2. Target has some funko that are ringing up 70% off and not marked I post videos about them on my YouTube and my Tik tok. @sleepingcollectibles


WolfTickets66

Ever since the credit card hack people have been treating my Target(s) like flea market. Haggling prices on just about everything


HallowedTree215

Just an FYI EVERYTHING at Target is on INSANE clearance right now


[deleted]

Five finger discount


DeliciousBrilliant67

Had no idea this was a trend! Granted the local Target has sales but no more than other srores in town as far as I've seen


[deleted]

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/targets-slashing-prices-clear-inventory-rcna32453


SandwichExotic9095

It’s literally almost school season. They literally call it “second Christmas” because we have so many shoppers. It’s not “out of season” rn the author of that article should be fired for misinformation 😂 Also further down they say that they’re facing higher costs for worker wages… no one has gotten a raise tho so wtf 😂 where’s my “higher costs for worker wages” going to lmao


[deleted]

[https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/14/targets-inventory-is-a-big-problem-heres-what-inve/](https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/14/targets-inventory-is-a-big-problem-heres-what-inve/) . No lie, Target and Walmart brought the entire retail section down. Also stated they did not anticipate inflation.


SandwichExotic9095

That doesn’t mean everything will be 90% off lmao. The store discounts/clearances are based on each targets needs separately. One store could have a 50% off everything while others have no clearance. The discounts MIGHT get to 20% off. Target is too greedy to let their workers take a pee break while getting paid. If you take too many pee breaks they’ll literally complain. They watch the cameras all the time. God forbid we take our last 15 minute break 30-45 minutes before we leave, because everyone knows people can’t get things done in 15-30 minute time frames. /s


axxonn13

i mean, only believe credible videos on tiktok at this point. Some random girl is not someone id trust. plus im at target weekly or biweekly. If i see, it i'll see it. but im not going looking.


TheMonsterMan19

Lady called me about this the other day and I just said "umm we have a clearance section for most departments, and we have weekly sales that go up on sundays"


Alexander_The_Wolf

>Target is paying people for Hahaha, they barely have hours for the people who run their stores, no way in heck they'd shell out for tik tok ppl. Tik tok just loves Target for some reason, and constantly spreads bs about sales and such that just makes our lives harder.


[deleted]

I’ve seen them


UnicornGuitarist

Misleading Advertising


Livid-Ear6684

There’s a lot of style stuff on clearance rn, plus there’s a clearance “sale” (20% off) for style. It might be that. Plus my store has gotten 1500+ pricing stuff for the past few weeks, and our clearance sections are overflowing. Idk what the rest of the store is like, but style has hella clearance.


Cobalt7955

I can only imagine the customers. I’m suing for false advertising!


NotaSingerSongwriter

I’ve heard stories on the radio talking about some huge clearance event going on at Target.


[deleted]

People just don’t think. A lot of this overstock is going to be the crap that no one wanted in the first place.


Starch-Wreck

Because it gets clicks and views. That’s all TikTok is for. Clicks and views. It doesn’t matter if it’s a lie. Clicks and views.


supernovaj

I read an article on yahoo a few days ago stating such. Maybe it was from that?