[BITList] Target Stores - What a surprise

[David Harvey]

Not true, check Snopes

On 7 February 2011 12:43, CT's <x50type at cox.net> wrote:

>   frank
> I’m surprised at you passing on this utter nonsense without researching
> first.
> Target has nothing to do with France, is not  a French store and probably
> will never be.
> FYI  *Target Corporation* (simply known as *Target*) is an American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States>
> retailing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retailing> company that was
> founded in Minneapolis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis>,
> Minnesota <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota> in 1902 as the Dayton
> Dry Goods Company. It has been a middle america institution for many, many
> years.
> There was a TV documentary on last week showing photos of the Dayton Dry
> Goods Store in Minneapolis, the family and how the store was expanded by the
> Dayton brothers until the name was changed to TARGET.
> I really would like to know the reasons why morons try to stir up certain
> people by this mis-information.....................
> and then others unthinkingly pass it on.................................
> colin t
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>  *From:* franka <franka at iinet.net.au>
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 06, 2011 8:53 PM
> *To:* undisclosed-recipients:
> *Subject:* [BITList] Target Stores - What a surprise
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>                                     *Target Stores - What a surprise*
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> Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring
> their bells in front of their stores?
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> *Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.
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> 'Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud
> sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our
> spring recognition event.
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> We received the following reply
> from the local  TARGET management:**  *
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> *'  Veterans do not meet our
> area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social action
> groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education.'
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> 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.*
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> *We were
> not asking for thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, just
> a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance.
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> As a follow-up, I, E-mailed the TARGET **U.S.** Corporate
> Headquarters and their response was the same...*
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> **That's  their
> national  policy
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> **Then   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..*
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> *Then as I dig further,  *
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> *TARGET
> **is a French-owned corporation**.
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> Now, I'm thinking again.. If TARGET cannot support American (or Aussie)
> Veterans, then why should my family and I support their
> stores by spending our hard earned American (or Aussie) dollars in their
> stores???  *
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> *And,**  *
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> *have their profits sent to France  .**
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> Without the American (and Aussie)
> Vets, where would * *France**  be today?
>
> 'They, most likely would be speaking German  and trading in Deutsch Marks'
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> Sincerely,
> Dick  Forrey
> Veterans Helping Veterans
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> Please send this on  to everyone you know**
> **to let Target know**  *
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> *we don't need them either ! *
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