WTF is going on!?

[BStecke]

Hopefully I'm not the only one who's noticed this. We went to Target last night to pick up a couple things and, as we've been taught to do since we were kids, walk up to the door on the right hand side of the in/out. Only the door on the right is the out and the door on the right is the in. What the hell is this all about!? This is the fourth or fifth place this week that I've been to that is doing this. And the worst is when the door you walk up to, having been taught that the door on the right is in, doesn't open and you almost walk into it.

And yeah, there are signs on the door, but as I said, I was always taught in school that you walk on the right, you enter a door on the right, you do EVERYTHING, on the right hand side!!

[jq71586]

Now that is a rant!

[unreal1080p]

Originally Posted by BStecke

Hopefully I'm not the only one who's noticed this. We went to Target last night to pick up a couple things and, as we've been taught to do since we were kids, walk up to the door on the right hand side of the in/out. Only the door on the right is the out and the door on the right is the in. What the hell is this all about!? This is the fourth or fifth place this week that I've been to that is doing this. And the worst is when the door you walk up to, having been taught that the door on the right is in, doesn't open and you almost walk into it.

And yeah, there are signs on the door, but as I said, I was always taught in school that you walk on the right, you enter a door on the right, you do EVERYTHING, on the right hand side!!

Early preparation for April Fool's day I guess

[bhampton]

Around here...

It's only like that at one CVS location.

It's completely WRONG and no one escapes at least a slight amount of confusion.

There are big signs up on the doors and they are automated and won't open unless you are going the way they have been setup which is completely wrong.

I think it must be an experiment of some sort..... I don't often go there.

-Brian

ps I think Zep did a whole concept album about this stuff so the significance can't be over-stated.

(In Through the Out Door)

[dakota81]

Things like that are done partially to slow down thieves, they'll smash into the door trying to flee. Gas stations at night may lock the door on the right going out, leaving the other one unlocked. It's kinda funny watching person after person after person trying to open the door to leave then get a very confused look on their face.

[jw]

It prevents things like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9hdCNDF_Yo

[bhampton]

Watched that video...

Never heard that song before...

Hope I never hear it again or anything with that singer... yuk, that was horrible.

-Brian

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

It prevents things like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9hdCNDF_Yo

Ya know, one of these days they're gonna wise up and put GPS trackers in ATM machines.

As for Bstecke's concerns, I agree. But it depends on where the checkout ailes are--to the left or right of the doors. You should never have to cross through incoming customers to leave a store. Apparently Bstecke's local Target is having trouble understanding the concept of ingress/egress.

[Marquoz]

The walmarts near my store have entrance on the left hand side on one side of the building and the right hand side on the other building. It's to do with flow control of customers. The inner doors are for people leaving because the check out lanes are in the middle of the building, and the outter doors are for peopel coming in so they can go out into the store without having to go through people coming in.

Pretty sure that's how the target tried to do it.

[JJ]

Having architecture/town planning as my major/minor has opened up my eyes to a lot of things I never would've caught before. This was one of them - I can't look at a house anymore and not criticize it. Good Lord.

[gvortex7]

I know of at least one type of store where you always enter through the left door. Drug stores. Especially the major ones like Walgreens and CVS.

[blackhawktraffic]

The Target here has entrance on the left and exit on the right. Although even know its been this way for four years people still get confused by the big red and green stickers

[katharsis]

I haven't really paid attention to most stores whether the entrance is on the left or right hand side, as most have some kind of double doors that seem to be open the most time.
However there is this escalator in a recently built WalMart and Sams Club, and the down and up onces are built on the left hand side, which is kind off odd. Here you come walking down from the top and take a right turn expecting to be able to get onto the escalator right away but you actually need to step more to the side to catch the one next to it. First time I came down there I almost fell because I wanted to go down on the upcoming one...
Kind of hard to explain, but I hope you get the picture!
Who knows what building genius designed this!?!

[tron3]

Sounds like some sort of subtle political correctness bull crap. Stores want you to have a pleasant shopping experience, and they want you to come back. Backwards doors suggests backwards management, if you ask me.

[tron3]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

It prevents things like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9hdCNDF_Yo

How old is that video? Any Target I have seen has those huge concrete balls lined up in front of the store. It would wreck a car to break through those things.

[jw]

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - A robbery at a Target...
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Added: November 26, 2007
LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - A robbery at a Target store in Lake Charles early Monday morning is being described by police as "unbelievable."

It was around 1:30am when at least three suspects smashed a vehicle through the front door and took off with the store's ATM machine. Now, authorities are asking for your help in tracking down the suspects.

The surveillance video is dramatic. At least three men backed a vehicle into the front entrance of Target, searching for the ATM. It didn't take long for the robbers to get what they came for.

The entire smash and grab took no longer than two minutes.

So far, they've eluded capture. Detective Jeff Keenum with the Lake Charles Police Department says he has a hard time comprehending the brazen nature of the robbers. "I mean, it's unbelievable to me that someone would be so bold and brazen to do that. Target always has people there 24/7. The casino is right there. Buffalo Wild Wings is right there. So I'm certain that there is someone who saw something."

At last word, the damaged doors have been replaced but are not yet operational. Police were able to locate the vehicle used in the crime, as well as a second vehicle believed to be used as a lookout, at approximately 8:00 Monday morning.

The ATM was there, as well, but had been emptied of its contents. All items were found in the 400 block of College Street.

Remarkably, this robbery was committed right in front of a cleaning crew that was in the store at the time.

From the post date I would say several months old, the story is on the right hand side of the youtube page

The Target here which is several years old doesnt have any concrete pillars/balls in front of the doors like the newer Target's do

[bhampton]

I'm dying to know if the cash in the ATM was enough to pay for the damage to the car.

(Just cause I'm curious... not because that looks like a fun thing to do or something. It reminds me of the story about the guy that went to a store and asked for change for a twenty and then grabbed the cash box from the register and ran of with $17.xx)

-Brian

[TheRealBob]

Originally Posted by BStecke

Only the door on the right is the out and the door on the right is the in.

So all the doors are on the right? That does sound confusing!

Originally Posted by BStecke

What the hell is this all about!? This is the fourth or fifth place this week that I've been to that is doing this.

I've seen it a lot in stores where they want the outgoing traffic to be closer to the cash registers and the incoming traffic to be at the far wall. So if the doors are on the left side of the store when you're coming in, that will lead them to the setup you describe. That lets people exit more easily and also lets them get a clear view of people leaving so they can see if they're shoplifting.

Originally Posted by BStecke

And the worst is when the door you walk up to, having been taught that the door on the right is in, doesn't open and you almost walk into it.

The Circuit City near me had automatic sliding doors that were so slow I slammed right into them. At least it satisfied my curiosity about what exactly they meant by "in case of emergency, push doors open", as the two doors both swung out. I turned to push them back into place, then I thought that if they were going to have them set up like that I'd let them handle it.

Originally Posted by BStecke

And yeah, there are signs on the door, but as I said, I was always taught in school that you walk on the right, you enter a door on the right, you do EVERYTHING, on the right hand side!!

Not true. You're supposed to walk on the left side of a street if there is no sidewalk. This lets you see the oncoming traffic instead of it approaching you from behind. I believe this is actually the law in most areas and you can in theory get ticketed for walking on the right side.

[jw]

Originally Posted by bhampton

I'm dying to know if the cash in the ATM was enough to pay for the damage to the car.

(Just cause I'm curious... not because that looks like a fun thing to do or something. It reminds me of the story about the guy that went to a store and asked for change for a twenty and then grabbed the cash box from the register and ran of with $17.xx)

-Brian

I bet they did more damage to the Target doors than what was in that ATM. Those commercial doors are expensive not to mention I bet they installed those concrete pillars to stop it from happening again.

I believe I read that the car was stolen, as the tag is clearly visible

At last word, the damaged doors have been replaced but are not yet operational. Police were able to locate the vehicle used in the crime, as well as a second vehicle believed to be used as a lookout, at approximately 8:00 Monday morning.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by TheRealBob

The Circuit City near me had automatic sliding doors that were so slow I slammed right into them. At least it satisfied my curiosity about what exactly they meant by "in case of emergency, push doors open", as the two doors both swung out. I turned to push them back into place, then I thought that if they were going to have them set up like that I'd let them handle it.

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