The following is the actual text I sent to Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel:
Mr. Steinhafel:
My name is Jon Collins, and I live in Los Angeles, CA. Up to today, I have shopped at your Eagle Rock Target store frequently. When my husband and I got married in 2008, the only place we registered for gifts was Target. The bulk of my friends here in Los Angeles shop at Target. We love shopping at your stores.
But when the information came out about the donation to Mr. Tom Emmer's guberntorial campaign, my heart sank. I find it particularly galling that the same company that took in a good deal of money based on my same-sex marriage would be going to someone who actively seeks a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. This indeed is a slap in the face of all of your loyal LGBT customers and their families.
As someone who absolutely loves shopping in your store, I am asking you to please help rectify this situation. Based on the donation to a gentleman who is so hostile to the LGBT community, I do not feel comfortable shopping at Target. When you guys to fix this, I will make a beeline to Target and shop to my heart's content. Until that happens, though, I will not shop at Target.
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Jon Collins
Los Angeles, CA
You can reach Target thusly:
Gregg.Steinhafel@target.com
612-696-6234
fax: 612-696-6325
Thumbs Up! Thank you Jon. I live in Minneapolis Downtown across from the Corporate Offices and am heading on Monday to speak to the store manager and let them know I will not be shopping there any more. Target has also set up a toll free hotline - 1-800-440-0680 to track this issue.
Posted by: Mark | July 31, 2010 at 06:29 AM