A TARGET shopper has blasted the chain after they seemed to encounter problems at the self-checkout.

The furious customer lashed out, claiming trips were becoming worse and worse every time.

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They seemed to be stunned by the fact that bosses had rolled out limits at self-checkout.

“The limited self-checkout lanes are 10 items or less,” the shopper pointed out.

“When did that change?”

They complained that they had 12 items in their carts and were standing behind customers who were taking a while.

“Why am I here?” they bemoaned.

The shopper complained about how they now hate going to Target.

“Each trip is worse and worse,” they said.

A Target spokesperson responded to the shopper’s fury and wished them a “Happy Holidays” despite their complaints.

“We appreciate you for sharing your feedback,” they said.

The representative also teased bosses were looking at new ways to help customers at the checkout.

And, they explained they would pass on feedback with senior leadership teams.

Like other major chains, including Walmart and Kroger, Target has been criticized for problems shoppers experience at checkouts.

Shoppers have complained about item limits and machines not working as they should.

Target bosses rolled out its 10-item limit policy on a much more widespread basis after trialing it at a select number of stores.

Bosses said they were impressed with the impact, which is why they rolled it out.

But, despite chiefs being thrilled, customers have fumed that the shopping process has become more inconvenient.

Shoppers have moaned about how they’ve seen time added onto their trip.

Customers claimed they’ve been forced to wait in 20-minute lines to check out items – even though kiosks are not being used.

The policy has sparked fury among some who have since threatened to boycott the retailer.

Meanwhile, the measure has created a sense of dread among others.

Item limits have also been rolled out at certain Walmart stores and Schnucks outlets.

Schnucks imposed a similar measure in February but relaxed the threshold to 15 items.

But Dollar General chiefs seem to have taken a different approach.

Earlier this year, CEO Todd Vasos confirmed plans were in place to pull the machines from the majority of its stores.

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PUNCHING the air as she crossed the finish line this summer, athlete Keely Hodgkinson not only made history but changed her life forever.

The 22-year-old scooped the Olympic 800-metre gold in August in Paris and became the first Brit woman since Jessica Ennis-Hill to claim a gold in athletics since London 2012.

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Keely Hodgkinson wears the crown after winning the 800m final in Paris[/caption]

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It’s the first Olympic victory for Keely, who previously revealed how winning three silver medals in successive years – starting at Tokyo 2020 – left her “gutted” as she longed for more.

And this summer’s triumph changed the young athletic superstar’s life forever – with an expert predicting to The Sun that she could be given a damehood, become a millionaire by next year and be flooded with branding offers. 

It’s also made her a favourite to life the SPOTY prize tonight – batting off contenders Luke Littler, Joe Root, Alex Yee, Sarah Storey and Jude Bellingham.

Keely crossed the finish line with a time of 1:56.72, beating Ethiopia’s Tsige Dugma and long-term rival Mary Moraa, of Kenya, by around half a second.

It was the first 8O0m Olympic win for a British female since Dame Kelly Holmes, two decades ago.

After her win, Keely said: “I have really grown over the last couple of years and this year was the year where you could really tell that I had tried to make that step up.”

Keely’s journey to the top has been far from easy – with temporarily being robbed of her ability to walk, and losing hearing in one ear, due to a tumour in her skull that grew worrying close to her spine. 

And she nearly pulled out of sport altogether during her teens and battled a crippling “post-Olympics comedown” that left her so depressed she couldn’t get out of bed. 

The SPOTY crown would be the icing on the cake in a year that has seen her become a sporting hero and land lucrative deals with Rimmel and skincare brand Avene.

And according to culture and brand expert Nick Ede she is set to be flooded with more offers.

He told The Sun: “Financially she will be in the running to become a millionaire by 2025 from signing lucrative deals and personal appearances.

“I can see her getting fashion deals whether that’s with Little Mistress, like Vogue Williams or Lipsy, like the cast of Selling Sunset. She really will have many offers and options which can net her millions. 

“The BBC will be looking to snap her up for a stint on Strictly or even the celebrity version of The Traitors which will be a massive ratings winner. 

“She’ll also be eyed up by the producers of I’m A Celebrity and Celebrity Big Brother, both big ratings winners and she will be offered a lot of money for them and for her to appear.”

Nick says a lucrative future lies ahead for “Britain’s newest sports superstar” and believes she will quickly “become a poster girl in the UK and beyond”.

While she has 500,000 Instagram followers, rising by the hour, and big brands lining up to get her to endorse them, she comes from humble beginnings.

Sacrifices

Keely, who was raised in Atherton, Greater Manchester, was initially a swimmer before being bribed to try track events with a pair of running shoes from her dad.

In 2012, at the age of 10, she impressed at the British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships, where she placed second in a 500 metre run and soon after the medals began to pile up.

That same year Keely, inspired by heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill’s gold medal win at the London Olympics, racked up 17 undefeated races for Leigh Harriers.

That included a 2km course which she won with a 45-second lead and, in the following years, she would defend her track titles and break championship records.

Recalling Keely’s commitment, early mentor Margaret Galvin said the youngster “sacrificed a lot” during her early years, adding she “always special”.

She told The Mirror: “Keely always put racing first; I remember her coming back from family trips to Centre Parks to compete, before heading back again.”

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But her career was nearly derailed before it began at 13, when Keely had to undergo an operation that for a time robbed her of the ability to walk and left her 95 per cent deaf in one ear.

Keely had a non-cancerous tumour, which “had been growing for 10 years” in her skull.

She told: “It crushed through my hearing bones and it was just touching my spine so the risk for the operation was to take it out or keep it in.

“If you keep it in and let it grow, it can hit the spine and I could end up with Facial Palsy, now that’s quite scary for a 13-year-old girl to think that could happen.”

Keely had the operation but because it was so “near the brain” she “literally couldn’t walk” after struggling with balance due to her hearing issues and couldn’t go to school for a month. 

She told the High Performance podcast: “Then I had to have like three months off any kind of jumping, moving my head, even though I was so young.”

Prior to having her operation, Keely nearly bowed out of athletics altogether because she “really didn’t know how to cope with nerves”.

She was due to race a rival in Manchester and knew it would be “really close”. She claims it was only her dad’s bribing her that made her continue.

“I was just c***ping myself. I was just like, ‘I don’t want to do it. I’m too nervous’. My dad actually bribed me with a pair of shoes.

“He was like, if you do it, I’ll take you to Selfridges and get you a pair of shoes…it was probably the only time that he’s done that.

“I won by like 0.01 but I’m adamant that if I hadn’t, if he hadn’t made me do that race I would have just quit, shied away, so he really pushed me out of my comfort zone.” 

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The Olympic star training in South Africa will athlete pal Olivia Mason[/caption]

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‘Olympic comedown’

She suffered more doubts about her career while recovering from mastoidectomy – the surgery to remove the tumour from her skull.

Keely admits she “actually wanted to quit” due to struggling to “comeback” from no sporting activity, adding: “It was very difficult for me.”

She overcame it by participating again “for fun” and says: “Soon my competitive side kicked in and I was like ‘no’.

“I think I won my first national title when I was 15 and the next year was the European under 18s. I said to my dad I really want to make that team the next year. 

“Fast forward, I ended up winning it. That was my first international debut that I won.”

In school, she was referred to as “mini Ella” after her pal Ella Toone, the future England Lioness, who was two years older than her and, like the footballer, she excelled at sport. 

After Tokyo 2020, when she claimed her first silver medal in the 800m at the age of 19, Keely went through a “stage of depression”, admitting she faced a troubling “Olympic comedown”.

Going through such a high, followed by normality, left the athlete unable to get out of bed and having to take things “day by day” including trying to take joy from playing piano and seeing family. 

A year later, at the World Championships, Keely claimed silver a second time – just 0.08 seconds behind opponent Athing Mu – and placed second again the following year in Budapest.

‘Millionaire’ future

After that silver medal, Keely vowed to herself “never again” while walking off the track in defiance and determination that 2024 would be her year to claim gold.

It’s an achievement she had earned at Paris 2024 and a crowning moment for the star and will undoubtedly change her life.

Nick Ede, brand and culture expert, says companies will flock to her to capitalise on her Olympic success but says it’s not just her athletic talent that will attract big brands.

He tells us: “She is full of fun and totally grounded, with a huge personality and glamorous looks. I can see her getting lots of deals from brands looking for a wholesome, aspirational star.”

Nick predicts fashion, jewellery, make-up and lifestyle brands “all wanting a bit of her golden touch” will try to utilise her social media following.

He also predicts a bidding war from major publishers over any forthcoming memoir. 

Nick adds: “Sportswear brands will be vying for her attention as a brand ambassador too and with major players with huge pockets brands like Fabletics, Gym Shark and even M&S will be looking to get her as their next big brand ambassador. 

“Her existing brand partners Nike and Omega will be looking to up their sponsorship deals to make sure she stays loyal to them, as she sees her life being turned upside down as she becomes a big star. 

“All eyes will be on her to win the coveted Sports Personality of the Year award and she’ll also potentially receive an honour from the King for her services to sport so this is definitely her time.”

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MULTI-AWARD-WINNING athlete Dame Sarah Storey is the most successful Paralympic British sports stars of all time, having competed in the pool, on the track and in cycling.

Now the inspirational athlete is in the running for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024.

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Sarah Storey, 47, is up against popular stars including Luke Littler and Jude Bellingham in the race for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024.

Olympic 800m champ Keely Hodgkinson, triathlon king Alex Yee and record-breaking batsman Joe Root have also made the shortlist.

Sarah has spoken out about how para-sports is not covered enough between Paralympic games.

She said that this affects people’s ability to recognise her compared to her able-bodied counterparts.

Sarah said: “It’s really, really challenging.

“You only have to look at comments when I was out of Dancing on Ice, people were like, ‘Well, who is she?’

“People don’t see para-sport on TV enough to know who their most successful athlete is.”

And she may well have a point — bookies have her at 100/1 to lift the SPOTY crown.

Dancing on Ice 2024

Sarah was due to appear on Dancing on Ice 2025, but a nasty injury has forced her to pull out.

Dame Sarah Storey has been forced to withdraw from Dancing On Ice after suffering a serious injury.

The 47-year-old athlete broke the news to fans on the morning of December 6, 2024, sharing a picture of her injured leg in a cast.

She wrote: “Absolutely gutted to have my Dancing on Ice training interrupted in this way – just as my first routine with @slongchambon was really coming together!

“An awkward stumble and fall with my left foot stuck on the ice sadly led to me fracturing my left ankle.

“I’m so fortunate that both Sylvain and Coach @stephenpickavance were by my side and knew exactly what to do and that the medical backup for the show is truly world class.”

How old is Sarah Storey and where is she from?

Sarah Joanne Bailey was born on 26 October 1977 in Manchester, England, and has a younger brother named Simon who is also an athlete.

Growing up in Cheshire wasn’t the easiest as she was hounded by bullies at school who targeted her for her success.

“They’d call me weird, and accuse me of being big-headed when I couldn’t have kept a lower profile. They even hated me for coming to school with wet hair after training. It was horrible,” she explained in 2012.

What is Sarah Storey’s disability?

Sarah was born with an under-developed left hand as her arm was tangled while in the womb and caused the defect.

However it is clear she has never let her disability stand in her way – and even fears some people don’t think she is disabled enough to compete in Paralympic games.

“I didn’t believe I had enough of a disability. When I first came into disabled cycling, it  took the whole team of staff a while to convince me that it isn’t just about legs – upper body control is vital, too,” she explained in 2012.

When did Sarah Storey start competing in sport?

Sarah started competing from a young age and was training hard while a school girl – which led her to be taunted by classmates.

Not letting the bullies get her down, Sarah focused on her competitions and had 5 medals to her name by the time she turned 18.

She competed as a swimmer until 2005 – at which point she switched to cycling.

Why did Sarah Storey switch between swimming and cycling and why?

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games when Sarah was just 14 she won two gold medals, three silver, and one bronze.

And while her success continued in the pool, persistent ear infections caused her to change her sport of choice and swap the swimming costumes for the bike saddle.

She made the swap in 2005 and her continued success in sport has seen her crowned the most successful female Paralympic athlete in British sport history – and one of the most successful Paralympic athletes in the world.

How many medals has Sarah Storey won?

In the Paralympic Games, Sarah has scooped 19 gold (5 swimming, 14 cycling), 8 silver (swimming) and 3 bronze (swimming) across nine of the Games.

She also holds more than 140 national titles, 73 world records, 29 World Championship titles, 21 European titles and 7 World Cup titles.

Never letting her disability hold her back, she also qualified for 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the English team.

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Is Sarah Storey married? Who is her husband?

Sarah is married to fellow British athlete, Richard “Barney” Storey – who has competed in tandem track cycling events, is partially sighted and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when aged four-years-old.

The couple tied the knot in 2007 and welcomed a daughter named Louisa Marie on 30 June 2013.

Sarah has credited her daughter with pushing her to her athletic best, saying in 2016: “I was in the best form I’d ever been [after giving birth] because I still had all of the physiological benefits from having a baby, such as the extra blood volume and higher haemoglobin.”

When did Sarah Storey become a Dame?

Sarah was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours list following her triumphant performance in the 2012 London Games.

She had previously been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours after the 2008 Beijing Games.

And prior to that she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1998 New Year Honours – while Sports Personality of the Year would only be one more trophy to her name.

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