Classic.

What does it mean?

*facepalm*

Especially since the prices expired almost 2 months ago. Reading is fundamental.

So, they are letting the Employees know about the no rainchecks for the bra, so what wrong with that?

@Vanilla5:

How do you know when the picture was taken?

@aerick79:

Agreed. I want to know how Meg Marco inteprets this.

I thought this was going to be about a study done that shows reading comprehension among Target employees to really be at an all time high because smart people that got laid off are starting to work there out of necessity. This is less sad.

@aerick79: the fact the sign clearly says 'Do Not Display' but yet it's being displayed?

Why the hell do they make a sign to say people shouldn't post this sign?

Target needs to place an "Easy" before its name.

I bet when this same employee filled in his job application, he wrote "OK" in the box marked "DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA."

@philmin: That store doesn't carry a certain bra that was in the ad last week, and they aren't going to offer rainchecks on it.

They received two signs, the "informational" sign which is to be put up, and this "instructional" sign telling them what to do with the "informational" sign. It's pretty standard practice for places where the employees have no idea what they're doing. Unfortunately they still put up the wrong sign.

"Display" may imply being displayed in an area where the customers can see it (i.e. the sales floor), but you should put it up in the office or something.

I like the "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT DISPLAY THIS SIGN" right above the "DISPLAY THIS SIGN AND THE OTHER ONE!"

@floraposte: Because some idiot might actually post it. (full circle)

@harlock_JDS:

It looks pretty clear this is just a slip of paper in the employee hallway/area. Not a "sign being displayed", which is exactly what the sign team member would produce and display.

Could someone explain why it says in big letters "DO NOT DISPLAY THIS SIGN," and then below that

TO DO: Give this sign and [yada, yada sign] to the GSTL to display...

Conflicting instructions, poor interpretation, or are we just commenting on something even though we're all out of the loop? Also, Breaking Story: Humans make mistakes!

@chrisjames: yeah, way to highlight that by not closing the italics. *sigh*

@floraposte:

This was probably printed in a batch along with other signs. This one informs whoever comes across it to use the other one instead.

I believe there is one more sign that refers to this sign that refers to the correct sign. Good things come in three's.

@floraposte: I think the sign says
"Do not display".... to the public.

We're all aware that retail isn't the best display of human intelligence...

@philmin:

come on, it's clearly all there in random numbers and acronyms

@philmin: I don't, but I've seen "DO NOT DISPLAY THIS SIGN" signs left up for ages, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was taken yesterday.

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@philmin: I don't know, it's a red wall and they usually leave employee areas barren and white so I would hazard a guess that this was not in the employee only area. Of course even if it is the employee area it is still being displayed when it clearly says not to.

@Magspie: this is what I thought, and I agree, this is less sad.

I blame the customer.

How do we know this wasn't displayed on the entrance ad board? Perhaps someone who works there took it and thought it would be real cute to send it in as a joke.

"Self Expression" bra ...ftw?

Reading comprehension fail.

I'm calling it staged. Someone put it in a sign holder and snapped a pic for a laugh.

@chrisjames:

This is why punctuation is important.

Ambiguous:

"Give this sign and the informational sign #1252499 to the GSTL to display on the entrance ad board."

vs. Non-ambiguous:

"Give this sign, and the informational sign, #1252499, to the GSTL to display on the entrance ad board."

Of course, neither is what is really wanted. But it would have been clearer to the person writing the sentence that there was a problem with it when commas are inserted.

@chrisjames: I feel you man. And I posted the same thing like .68 seconds before you. Probably while you were typing.

Is anyone else disappointed that "all time high" wasn't a pun on being stoned?

Just me?

@YardanCabaret: Agreed. There's usually a red wall when you first walk into a Target that has that week's sale ads up - usually next to customer service.

@RandomHookup: Wouldn't a *true* self expression bra be, well, no bra at all?

To be fair...I worked at Target once upon a time and I'm pretty sure that is a sign holder in the backroom. The 7X11 red text at the bottom is a common paper size they use so I think it's a holder.

@aerick79: The big "DO NOT DISPLAY THIS SIGN" didn't give you a hint?

@Pedro Vera:

I'm not a jokester nor do I work for Target. :)

@philmin: It doesn't say "Do not display to customers", or "ok to display to employees". It says "Do not display". Period.

@philmin:

It was displayed on the public 'cork board' upon entering the store. I'm sure it was just a common mistake, but I found it humorous.

@dktcluff:

I am not an employee. Just walked in an saw it. I didn't think it was harmful, just a bit humorous.

@ThinkerTDM:

That's what the police keep telling me, but I keep on going out there...

Apparently, a good number of Target employee's are posting here today.

Because stupidity has an ugly cousin: [ui15.gamespot.com]

Just blame it on the Bush administration, right?

@floraposte:

this is the grown-up version of the "do not push" button you remember from cartoons as a child...

As a former target exec: #1 where is it posted (off stage is it what it looks like to me). This could be on the wall of an office or hanging in the stock room as a reminder. #2, the fact that it says do not display implies to the signing team not to post it IN GUEST AREAS. Maybe it is in a guest area, who knows. You can't tell from this photo.

But really, lets all get back to making fun of people making