I wrote about this problem nearly two years ago, and in finding that link I see that once again Target moves me to say pretty much the same thing.

I was in the local Target over the weekend and I happened across an XM Roady on clearance for $45.  While it wasn’t optimal for home installation, it was tempting because it had all the components needed (unlike the other units which require expensive kits for home or auto).  Since I’ve already got XM in the truck, I could add this unit on my existing account pretty easily.

However, my musings on connecting and using the unit were interrupted by a young lady with a clipboard who was wandering the isles attempting to sign people up for a Target Visa card.  This is the one thing that really annoys the daylights out of me about them.  They push and push and push this card to the point I’m really considering staying out of the store.  Heck, I even had one experience where the clerk tried to get me to sign up for the card when I purchased a case of bottled water (like I’m stupid enough to sign up for a 20%-interest credit card to save 45-cents on a purchase).  While Target has a much nicer shopping environment than Wal-Mart, at least Wal-Mart isn’t pushing their damn credit card on you at every opportunity and interrupting your shopping.

Target will never get me to sign up for their Visa card, and they lost a sale (albeit a cheap clearance sale, but a sale nonetheless) over it, because I was so annoyed that I decided to myself to just get the hell out of the store with the couple of items I’d come for.