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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

I'm a little confused by the following statement: "Sitting on product in the backroom because of an arbitrary date goes against how I was taught."

Are you suggesting that the front end employees are countermanding mandates from direct higher ups and purposely sitting on mech by adhering to street dates?

And, out of simple curiosity, when you say, "you can blame managers for “breaking” street dates," are you implying that there is some punitive measure taken against a manager who does so? If so, that goes a long way toward illuminating why this conundrum persists and buttresses my comment about anger being displaced when leveled at floor-employees.

No clue how it works, I’ve never had to deal with street dates in my career. It makes no sense for toys from my perspective. I’m sure Target hires team members, leads, and managers routinely like any other retailer. I’m sure they all aren’t taught about the “dire importance” of street dated toys during on-boarding. If you’re coming in from the grocery world then they are completely foreign. It’s just one more layer of complication for a retail that isn’t necessary in my opinion. I’m not sure who it really benefits.