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Here's what we liked most: It's everything you expect to find at a Target and more, which means everything OR nothing, depending on your point-of-view. But it does have TONS of everything or nothing. Don't believe me? There's a whole aisle of dish drainers AND silverware racks. Normally, you'd have to go all the way to China or Ikea for that sort of thing. It's got nice, big dressing rooms that have 360-degree mirrors, so you can see how funny your hair looks from behind. It's got a comprehensive selection of LEGO toys (if you like LEGO toys), and also larger than average selection of electronics, video games, and housewares. Its $1 section is twice-as-large as most Targets. This Target is also NOT in Homestead, nor is it in Robinson Town Center, something attractive to anyone in 15206, or nearby. In fact, this Target isn't in a strip mall at all! That means I can stroll its aisles with a $3 cupcake from Vanilla, an excellent bakery right down the street, or I can also get buzzed beforehand at Kelly's! Lastly, it's an urban big-box that will promote long-needed (and hopefully productive) dialogue between citizens, the city, and developers about what this part of Pittsburgh could, should, or ought to be.
Here's what we liked least: Car and foot traffic. It's got three football fields of parking, but traffic in and out of garage and arterial streets already sucks. Imagine what this discount-zoo will be like fall semester when every student decides they need something lime green or fuchsia for their dorm room. Trash. When we visited at 9:30 p.m. on a Monday night, the trash bins in the parking garage were overflowing, and overflowing with recyclables. There were dirty footprints on the edge of escalators, and sticky hand prints on the glass at Starbucks that overlook the escalators. It appears no one cleans throughout the day. Lastly, we disliked its ponderous size and labyrinth-like interior. Bring your GPS (or buy one there!). There's no map, no greeters, no info desk. So you can spend a long time looking for embroidery thread (they don't have any, or at least none that we could find).
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