Target's "guests"

[Joel S. Berson]

I don't care whether or how companies manipulate their employees.  I
do care how they manipulate their customers (me).

Joel

At 1/11/2014 08:30 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>Seems I posted years ago about the salesman at now-defunct Circuit City
>whose card read "Consumer Consultant."
>
>That was, appropriately, in 1984.
>
>Manipulative euphemisms seem to work on all but the most cynical. American
>milestones: "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice."
>
>JL
>
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>On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 5:56 AM, paul johnson <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com> wrote:
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> > and Wal Marts associates
> > and Human Resources for Personnel
> > and
> > and
> > and we euphemism ourselves into a two tier society.  Of course these
> > aren't euphemisms, these are manipulations
> >
> > On 1/10/2014 11:11 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> > > Have you shopped at your local Ford store, lately?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net
> > >wrote:
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> > >> I remember my dad having a problem with this sense of "guest" since at
> > >> least as far back as our family trip to Disney World (1989). He didn't
> > >> like being called a guest when he was having to pay a lot of money for
> > >> us to get in there. Guests should get in free.
> > >>
> > >> Neal
> > >>
> > >> On 1/10/2014 10:24 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
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> > >>> Poster:       "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
> > >>> Subject:      Target's "guests"
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> > >>> Target's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Gregg W.
> > >>> Steinhafel continues to refer to those at risk due to its failure to
> > >>> keep their personal information secure as "guests".*  But I wonder --
> > >>> does that let Target claim it does not have a contractual
> > >>> responsibility to its (house-?) guests that a less with-it company
> > >>> might have to its customers?
> > >>>
> > >>> * This apparently is their standard nomenclature.  I never
> > >>> knew.  Because I've never shopped at Target.  And I don't listen to
> > >>> their commercials.  I guess I'm not at risk.
> > >>>
> > >>> Joel
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