How I blindly get assistance to shop! Part two Target shopping adventure
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This is part two of my two part blind quarantine Target shopping adventure.
In this portion of my shopping adventure, Arabella is guiding me from the pharmacy all the way to the front of the store to the customer service counter.
As you will see/hear in the video, Arabella did an amazing job guiding me to customer service where I then was paired up with Sophia, a sweet sales associate. Manager Jeremy was amazing at taking care of me making sure I was connected to a helpful individual.
Sophia was so lovely. I love working with individuals who have such a kind disposition and a sweet heart. She pushed the shopping cart as Arabella and I followed her around the store to get the things I needed.
But honestly, nine times out of ten, on all my shopping adventures, I am always interacting with such wonderful helpful kind individuals. I believe that when you approach individuals and interact with them with kindness, the kindness is returned back to you. This is one of the beautiful blessings about my blindness, I am always given these sweet opportunities to meet lovely people who make my days brighter. Just love shopping here at my local Target store! Manager Jeremy, and all the amazing sales associates are always so wonderful and make my shopping adventure less stressful and so much sweeter 💛
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Manager Jeremy just commented through his Vacant_Exploration RUclips channel name. He is trying to grow his channel, more active though on Instagram. I have copied and pasted his comment below for you all to read, but encourage you to scroll through the comment section to find the comment yourself so you can give him a reply and definitely give him support on his page and channel. 💛. Vacant_Exploration, Thank you everyone for your overwhelmingly positive response to this video! Was and has always been a true pleasure to assist Joy when she visits our store. I need to give a BIG shout out to Joy: we had no idea she had such a HUGE RUclips following and honestly I was not aware that she was filming almost the ENTIRE time, she is stealth! I had not watched here videos prior to this and thought she'd just be pasting some snippets together. Here videography is superior to that done by many who can see. A woman of remarkable talent!
You put so much work into your videos !! Thank you so much I appreciate you soooo much and love aribella !!!
Keivan K aww, thank you so much for noticing. Yes, I put so much work into creating videos for all of you, even doing my own editing completely blind. However, managing my entire RUclips channel independently from the ground up has been so rewarding. I am a blind you tuber, and everything on my channel I have done without eyesight. It just goes to show the world that you don’t have to have eyesight to have vision :-). Thank you so much again for making me smile with your complement. God bless 💛
Joy Ross you are such an inspiration to so many people !! Your hard work does not go un noticed ! When I watch your videos I see the people who interact with you and they look at you with such love and respect and kindness ! You radiate such a positive energy and I think everyone radiated that back at you ! Just remember that all of your followers respect all your hard work and are inspired and appreciative ! I work in customer service and love watching your videos so that I can learn and best help my blind customers ❤️ also wow you edit your own videos !!! Amazing !!!
how do you read the comments and type if you are blind? especially editing? wow
Okay why can this blind woman 👩🦯 film better than people who can see.
Because it not vertical 🤣🤣
Because she’s not getting distracted by visual things like most of us. She just knows to point and hold the camera in a certain direction.
Nah,not completely blind. She went around the stand before coffee aisle. You normally would run into it because the dog did not lead. And she was able to touch the coffee box when held up. She reached out with second lady holding rubber band and hit with no problem.. She is like me, blind in one eye, 20/800 in other eye, no peripheral. Completely blind carries a Completely white cane, visually impaired is red and white and deaf and blind have candy cane stripes. I say this because you seldom get help at any of these stores!!! I only go with my husband or daughter!!! Too much chance during virus.
Michelle Todd she literally has prosthetic eyes....
Hi there, just heard your comment come through and I had to reply. Well, I am 100% completely blind. I have no light perception whatsoever, and I also wear prosthetic eyes on top of my very small eyes. Go to my prosthetic eyes playlist on my channel if you want to learn more. I am able to do so much just through touch and through sound. And I get amazing assistance like you see in this video everywhere I go. I have learned that if you ask with a joyful gracious attitude, people are more than willing to go out of their way to give you a helping hand/eye :-)
I'm Deaf and worked at Target. When Blind persons would come in my team members were confused when I would include cost with items. Also when checking out I would scan the item, tell them what item it was and how much along with the new total. Eventually some other coworkers started to copy, and do the same.
Bless you for going above and beyond with helping people. I cherish people like you in customer service!
Thank you for this. I’m also a person with hard a hearing. I’m completely deaf in my right ear. I would absolutely do the same for people as far as including cost with items.
So Oral Deaf or more hard of hearing?
@@harveyabel1354 I'm culturally Deaf, and I'm clinically hard of hearing, meaning I can use hearing aids and lip reading as well as sign and am in the Deaf community. So, (d)eaf and (D)eaf mean two different things in our community.
@@CatalleyaStorm I do know this, being as I'm Deaf. You did very well to assist the blind shoppers as you did , just makes common sense to do that.
“I’m completely blind.”
“I see...”
weird flex but ok
Stfu 😂
i laughed at that shit too much
BRUH DID YOU SEE THE PART WHERE SHE WAS LIKE “hmm yeah i’ve never seen these ones before”I WAS LIKE WTFFF
AND AT THE DOG PART “hmm lets keep looking” HAHAHAH
😭nooo
Sophia is so freaking gorgeous and respectful Employe of the month
she's exotic
@@DeeSnutts how would u know? lol
@@NecrolydeTV she is foreign
Man on me, I need that IG
@@DeeSnutts Exotic? Where you from?
my coworker just sent me this video. I’m the girl who helped out with the hair ties! Makes me happy the store i work at is getting sm praise:)
Thanks for helping ❤️😙
Btw, does your dress code allow you to wear black skirts?
Thank you so much for your help the other day, I am also so happy our store is getting so much praise and recognition. Every time I shop there, you all give me such amazing assistance which I’m truly grateful for. Look forward to seeing you again. Many blessings :-)
Alicia Evans I’m working the same because we can only wear khakis or jeans, I’d love to be able to wear different types of bottoms
Jazs i work at target as well. I read in the booklet that we can wear solid skirts. I didn’t know till recently!!
the positive about being blind is you don’t buy a ton of stuff at target you don’t need 🤣
Where is the lie😂
Manager Jeremy moved the chair and arranged the Starbucks table closer to you and Arabella, that was quite attentive of him. He also definitely looks up to you in regards to the youtube content when you mentioned your follower count.
Jeremy is always so precious and amazing every time I come in and shop by myself. For the past five years, he has always said hello to me when he has seen me in the store. Always asks me if there’s anything he can do to make my experience better. And I am going to call back to target tomorrow and see if I can get a hold of him. I wanna ask the name of his channel so I can put it in my description. I have never had one negative experience at my target store, I am truly blessed to have people in my local stores who really do go out of their way to make my experience brighter :-)
I think he said Urban exploration?
@@JoyRoss yes! He's such a nice guy, I'd like to be able to support his channel as well!
Did anyone find Jermys channel?😅
Jeremy is one of the best managers my store has! The guest is always his number one priority
A comment.
I agree, a team to assist anyone with any disabilities and help them have a great and happy shopping experience 👌
Unfortunately not all companies could afford to actually do that. It would be amazing if the big retailers did this though. there is no reason you can't have someone on shift who gets a little extra training in certain common things that their customers experience. I was the only person at my location that knew sign language and we were located right by a deaf school. If I wasn't there they had such a hard time doing things. I eventually just gave them all my work schedule to make life easier, but there's no reason they couldn't have just hired a person for each shift they just didnt care and didn't like paying extra money for the skills you had. They were mad they had to pay me an extra .20 an hour for knowing a different language.
Def, there needs to be a better sense of dialogue and more training for the employees because they seemed super lost.
@Stephen C no one said it was a legal duty, it would be NICE and there is no reason that a private corporation with the means to do so can't hire people that make sense for their communities. If someone in your community often has a need for extra help and you have the ability to provide that then it's obviously the nice thing to do. It doesn't need to be mandated, but it would be nice if our world DID cater to people in a better way and wanted to make your existence a better experience. I jump through a million hoops to learn and provide for humans I come across. I moved to an area with a lot of Spanish speaking people, I'm not fluent, but I learned the language enough to make them feel more comfortable. I grew up around deaf people, so I learned sign language. I grew up around blind people so I learned to help them navigate. I see humans needing help with anything ever and I try to be the person they need and there is no reason that companies that bleed money private or not can't provide better. Most companies just don't enjoy paying people more money though, so your skills that other people don't have don't matter to them even though they expect you to do more work than the others because of those skills.
@Stephen C what a disgusting mindset to hold. How much has private profit warped your brain that you think a multi billion dollar corporation doesn't or shouldn't spend the funds to be accommodating to all shoppers?? You will get a sharp shock if you ever become disabled or have any additional needs someday.
It’s funny how everyone instinctively talks with their hands and points even though you can’t see lol
I did this working at a hotel cafe, we had people from around the world, and it helps so much to use exaggerated movements for communication. I’m curious if when you cannot see you will exaggerate tone of voice of sounds. Or perhaps noises just become intense? I’d love to know.
I mean my dad grew up with a blind dad (my grandpa) but he still points at stuff ! XD I guess it goes automaticly.. My grandad has to keep reminding him that: no he cant hear where your finger is pointing at
How did she read the comments
Chandler Alfred phones have accessibility features that will read them to you
Brianne Marie who does the film editing ? I’m curious is there a backstory video? I couldn’t find it. Great video though...
It’s so heartwarming how nice and accommodating people are. I have to say, Sofia’s outfit is fabulous?! love the burgundy top and black midi skirt. She could totally wear that outside of Target lol.
Yeah but her bottoms are against targets dress code lol idk how she’s able to wear that
@@hidden1319 She might be new cause she herself had a little trouble finding things!
Closing your eyes and just listening to this with headphones in, without any idea what’s happening, is absolutely terrifying. Just listening to all the sounds in the background.
When the car went off I thought someone was shooting. Which, the fact that-that was the first thing I thought of, speaks for where we are as a society 😕
was blind after an electrical explosion for most of a week. that was terrifying--her life of it is monumental courage.
Just because you thought of that first and aren’t educated on the different sounds cars and motorcycles make, doesn’t mean the rest of society thinks that way. Just to let you know
Also, if our police force gets defunded you sure as hell will be hearing a lot more of that “sound”
Lidia S no need to be mean I knew it was a car instantly but still some people genuinely don’t know about exhaust or car sounds
I was watching with my eyes open and knew it was a car but it still freaked me out lol and I thought the same thing as you, that they were gunshots.
as soon as she started the “scrunches” with the bubble i knew what she was talking about (I work in beauty at a target lol)
That is so awesome LOL :-)
I'm a straight guy and i even knew what she was talking about.
That is so awesome! Love it :-)
They were below those containers
@@egypthobby same I knew exactly what she meant even though I'm a guy lol
I would love the opportunity to help you shop in a store! I’d be a full on tour guide. “On the left you’ll see our juice section, and on the right we’re passing chips, crackers and nuts, now if you’ll follow me, we will head straight towards the patio furniture”
Oh my goodness, I need you as my shopping partner/guide! That is amazing LOL, I wish everyone could be like that :-)
Customerr: "Where can I find the nuts?"
Target employee: "Try the paper toiler aisle." XD
Ah I was thinking the same thing. Its funny how sighted people rely so heavily on pointing to things and saying things like: "That there" and pointing instead of using descriptive words. Watching someone whose never guided or had to rely on sound alone is really interesting. Love these vids!
Caeli-Rose White YES OMG i was thinking this the whole video like the brands the price everythinggggg
“You’ll see”
The girl assisting you was definitely trying her best! Seems she hadn’t quite dealt with a customer like you before! And maybe a bit of a accent / language barrier. Very informative video on how to help someone who is blind, thank you!
prolly not the best idea to give her someone who doesn't speak great english, doesn't know her right from her left, and doesn't know any of the store's products or where they're located. you might even think she was being trolled by jeremy.
@@ifatreefalse Or he was giving her valuable training and experience
ifatree I agree
Arabella in the dog treats section saying, "mom, just get one of each, that'll do" ;)
8:44 when jerermy call to check how the shopping is going is so nice
That’s a great manager right there. Keeping tabs
This is pretty cool. I didnt know they had assistants to help i think its cool and more of this is needed around stores and malls
All stores should be accommodating if you ask, even people in wheel chairs we get one of our workers to help them the entire time.
Yeah i work at target and have helped two blind elderly ladies shop before, they usually just find the most personable person at the store and help them shop the entire time, both of them were very nice people too and held good conversation.
I worked at a Walmart as a cashier. I got to help a customer in a wheelchair shop in one occasion. It can be whoever is available or whoever a manager deems fit to help.
those beautiful people helping you. That was very nice of them especially, Miss Sophia and Mr. Jeremy. I love how they help you. Your dog seem to like them as well. Good job Arabella!
Have you written more stories?
And thank you, yes they were both so wonderful and so helpful. How are you doing today Mandy?
This is so fascinating. I feel if I lost my sight that there is no way I could be as independent as she is. We always should be mindful of anyone in public that may need a hand. I've helped a lady in a wheelchair shop not long ago when I seen she was struggling and couldn't reach the items she wanted, she was just getting what she could reach. I politely asked if she needed a hand and she was so grateful. I walked her through the entire store. She was so happy to be able to get the brands and products she wanted. We should always help our neighbors.
My goodness Arabella was so cute sniffing around the dog treats.
Love Sofias outfit EDIT for those who don’t see it: she is wearing a dark red slim fit long sleeve shirt, a mid long black tight skirt that has a slit on both sides up to her knees with white stripes next to the slit and white sneakers
Girl, if they can’t see it then they can’t see this comment either.
I guess there may be audio options
dree R most people that are blind are able to use their phone and therefore are able to read the comments by using software that reads the things in the display to them.(:
Haha, forgot about text to speech software, did ya?
And her husband…
Going blind used to be one of my biggest fears, but these videos always make me feel better
Honestly if I worked in a store where someone who is blind often visits, I would put some braille labels on things to help them navigate the store :) “this aisle: juice” “this isle: coffee” etc.
So cute. I use to work at a restaurant when I was a teen, with a deaf customer.
At first she was kind of stand-offish. She would just hand me a sticky note with her order and didn’t really want to interact. Like AT ALL. She became a frequent customer. So eventually, over time I would just start gesturing towards things and she would nod. (It was kind of like a chipotle, no formal menu- so I think the gesturing was okay in that case)
I got her to smile one day by not giving up on making sure she was happy with her order regardless of the communication differences, and seeing her face light up as our tiny little relationship grew, is something I will never forget. 💕
And then I went to college and I wonder what Key Lime Pies, extra whipped cream, lime slices and a coke- To Go is up to these days.
Cheyenne awww 🥺🥺
Cheyenne god bless your kind heart, you’re an angel 😇
At the grocery store I work at we have a costumer that frequently comes in who is blind and partially deaf. He uses a cane to get around and preferred to hold the elbow of whoever is guiding him around the store. While guiding him I use helpful directions so I am not tugging him around. I also let him know if we have to stop to let someone by, or if we are getting close to the checkstands as well as explain what we are passing or getting close to. For the items he wants I let him know the variety we have including product size/quantity, flavor/variety, and cost comparisons. I also have him hold the product to make sure he is familiar and aware of what he is buying. He is pretty independent and walks to and from the store and has been coming for quite a long time. One of my favorite customers. One of his all time favorite things is ringing the bell we have outside if the store for the bottle drop. I always ask him to make it super loud so I can hear it from inside the store. He's super awesome
Wow! You are a blind Customer’s dream assistant LOL. Thank you for doing that, those little details really do make a difference. You should give your helpful tips to any other employees in case they need to assist someone who is blind as well. So awesome, by the way, are you a new subscriber?
@@JoyRoss I am now! Just starting watching some of your videos. 😊
omg the way Arabella looked at you when you were sitting down and pointing the camera at her was TOO CUTE! her big puppy eyes and ears.. I literally said AWHHH lol
Flopsy she’s not a puppy?
Dzaki all dogs are puppies
@@logiic8835 "puppy dog eyes" is an expression. It's not strictly for puppies.
Rebel Rose13 ok thanks
Court C I never knew that
What i’m surprised about is that she’s a good cameraman
Also, joy, I want to tell you that at the end when you’re sitting waiting for your ride. You’re filming Arabella and she looks SOA CUTE!!! Just sitting there listening to you talk and you have the camera perfectly on her cute face. We finally see her how you see her! Beautiful!
Aww, thank you for describing that to me, so precious :-)
Yes! That was super cute! Right on Arabella! She is such a sweetheart and loves her mama so much! You can see it in her eyes and hear it in Joy's voice how much they love eachother! I love it! Also Joy, the beggin strips were on the opposite side on the end haha. I only know this because I get them for my dog too and recognized them! Lol! I don't blame Sophia for not knowing where to look one bit though! Target has tons of dog treats! Hopefully Arabella liked the ones you picked out for her! Such a sweet mama to get her treats! I love the relationship you two share, it is truly special! By the way you have the most beautifully kind and sweet voice I have ever heard! Speaking and singing! I could listen to you all day! You could totally get a job voicing books, or anything really! You could be the new siri! 😊❤ Love your channel! Thanks for being a light in this often dark world! Jesus love shines through you in all you do! You always make me smile!
It’s funny no one seems to know where to look, at you, the camera or the dog.
Lissa Brooks I'm just surprised they're OK with the camera.
Imagine if one day blind people were connected to a camera system they had to move around so that was how they 'saw'? Kind of like the guy from Star Trek with the visor?
Honestly I kind of have this idea with my Zoids Organoid and human OCs because I thought it was a helpful method.
@Roadent1241 they already exist my dude
The control freak in me really wanted to take over helping lol. The employees did great. I would have loved to see continuous ongoing conversation to help guide you as well as help find out exactly what you needed and wanted. I also think they could have described more options for you, but maybe they did and it’s just not in the video. Plus, I know which hair ties and treats you were talking about and it drove me bananas that they didn’t. This video helped me see how I can better help my blind customers. Super cool! Thanks for sharing!
In her defense she very well may have never assisted a blind person before or been trained in how to do it. I couldn’t tell what hair ties were being requested either because I’ve never seen that kind before - I did wish that they removed the shirt someone hung over the hair items much more quickly but all in all for such a young person Sophia did an awesome job!
twilit definitely! I thought she was a total sweetheart! She did very well and sometimes it can be very intimidating helping someone when you’re not sure how to help them. They were all wonderful!
@@shaylahinshaw2515 Plus it seemed like English may have been her second language. She did a great job!
As someone who also doesn't have English as their first language, let me tell you how hard it can be to communicate. Talking and helping a person who's blind also isn't taught in our English classes, so I'm sure it was especially difficult for her. I wouldn't be surprised if she is studying abroad and works part-time at the store. It's difficult for us lmaooo.
christ, the hardest art of being blind must knowing how many different options there are for us to pick from yet not being able to see them all.
your favorite flavor could be right there in front of you but you keep grabbing the original cause your target helper never told you about that one flavor lol
Joy I work retail and I sympathize with you because i know how terrible some people can be with directions. What I recommend is calling the store and speaking to a manager and letting them know you’d like assistance and if you have any preferences like someone who is really familiar with the store or a manager to help you but just let them know before so we can better schedule people because even without COVID scheduling is rough and retail can be crazy. It will make your life easier and hopefully you’ll get someone who is really knowledgeable about the store and can help you without you having to work so hard to get the help you need. I wish I could help you shop it gives me so much frustration seeing how much you were struggling to find your products and for them to give you correct information on how to navigate. If you’re ever in San Marcos California stop by stater bros markets for grocery shopping and id me more than happy to help!
Can you help me?
I agree, a courtesy call to the store would be helpful. Years ago I worked at Target and we had a nearby group home that would bring over their house mates to shop. They would always call first and give us a list for each shopper. We would already have an employee assigned and ready to shop with each person as they arrived to the store. Knowing what they were shopping for and possible brands they liked made the experience better for both the shopper and employee.
S Stirling exactly!
Thor Son of Odin i would not decline an authentic request ✨
I like the sound of your voice. You sound cheerful.
Thank you so very much, made me smile :-)
reminds me of pinkiepie sometimes
She lives up to her name (literally)
I love listening to people with different accents speak.. I don't know why, I just think their voices are always so lovely. Jeremy and Sophia are both wonderful people, and it's nice to see that there's still positive things happening in the world
What an odd statement
Do staff at stores ever remember you, and try to get the same employee to help you shop? Or do you try to remember the names, and make a request? When I worked at a grocery store there was this old man that was blind that came in, and my manager would always get me to go help him shop if I was working that day. He didn't have a guide dog though, so what we did was he would hold on to the handles of the buggy, and I would control it from the side. I loved chatting with him, and always wished his list was longer so we could hang out more, haha.
That is just the sweetest
thats really wholesome
Lol this is dope, seeing life through a blind persons perspective is interesting. Your navigation capability to be 100% blind is amazing. I have no idea how your channel popped up on my feed but I'm glad it did. You have a new sub from me. I love how your fur assistant looks visually and her helpfulness! Pretty amazing video I must say.
So happy you’re new to my channel! And wow, thank you for your sweet encouraging comment. I look forward to getting to know you through my videos. I have a whole playlist dedicated to shopping with Blind Joy if you’re interested :-). Many blessings
You go girl ! My mom is blind, had 2 children and we always knew her like this. Having our first guide dog Titus 18 years ago was the best thing to happen to her and our family. I’m super happy someone likes you educate other people on being blind and having a guide dog ! 💕
I remember when Molly Burke explained how exhausting a day can be for a blind person and this video really put that into perspective for me. I’m temporarily living in the Dominican Republic right now and there isn’t much assistance for the disabled or visually impaired. I’ve seen a few blind people walk onto dangerous streets and cars barely slowing down. I’m glad the U.S. and many other countries implement ways of making daily life accessible for many. Being helped feels good, helping others is even better. Life is about working together as one. Thanks for sharing this video! ❤️
God bless Jeremy. We need more managers like him in the retail world.
Arabella is so amazing I can't imagine how many times you accidentally touch her eyes then she just sits there what you feel around her so you know where you're at I can tell that you two have had a close relationship and that she just adores you I watched several service dog teams and nobody has a good partnership like you to do
I agree that they have a close relationship.
However, you definitely can't say that nobody has a good partnership like they do.
In fact, it is the opposite. Most handlers have an amazing relationship/partnership with their service animal.
You're so informational for people who are starting to be blind but not fully blind they will know what to expect in live.
Arabella's favorite isle. Indeed.
Oh yes LOL :-)
I’ve shared your channel with some of my TVI and O&M friends. I’m retired as a Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired and I really wish I could have shown your vlogs to some of my former students. They would have loved your channel. It’s inspiring to see that you can go about your day in spite of visual impairment. Thank you for sharing your life. It truly helps others. ❤️👍🏼
That is so awesome! I really do appreciate hearing from you and your feedback. I absolutely love giving insight into my life to help the world see it differently. If we want to change the world’s misconceptions towards blindness, we have to share our personal experiences, and educate with joy :-) in addition, if I could encourage another individual through their blindness journey, then that makes my days brighter :-)
I really love the fact that you never film your face while talking like people who can see. Watching your videos is like seeing what you would see and closing the eyes what you actually get from the surroundings (sounds, touching). It's so cool to get into your perspective and I think I can understand blind people better because of you ❤️ 😊
I am so glad you enjoy my perspective, I really enjoyed reading your feedback. Thank you so much for sharing, hope to hear from you again. Many blessings :-)
How on Earth you film more accurately and interesting content then people who can see their view finder!
No Thanks oh that truly made me smile, thank you 💛
I was thinking the exact same thing! ❤️
Sophia seamed so nice. So did Jeremy. The target by me is good at having assistance also.
What a sweet lovely baby Arabella is. She takes excellent care of you and only asks for your love and pets in return. Beautiful devotion. We have a 3 year old Newfoundland girl who is trained as a service animal ( not as extensively as Arabella), but she can get the mail, open the fridge etc. and spends time in nursing homes, special needs programs for kids and VA hospitals visiting everyone. These dogs give us so much. She was soo happy for the dog treat aisle. You could hear her saying, " Yes please. I will take one of each!" 🥰What a blessing!
Never appreciate my eyes so much, so many things we take for granted. Thank you Jesus Christ
I work at target and love how sophia and Jeremy assisted her with shopping experience. As a guest she was welcomed and put first. That's how every guest at target is appreciated. My priority is the guests experience and I look forward to going to work everyday and love my career. Every team member is coming to assist. This target is awesome!😍🤝
The employee had a super cute skirt on, but I'm surprised she was allowed to where it to work.
Wear* and I believe she works for guest first/cashier because if she worked on home, market, or beauty it would be hard because we constantly bend over! But it’s super cute! This target seems fun!
I think it's fine since the skirt is super long
yeah, i work at target. youre allowed to wear long skirts
target allows their employees to wear skirts if they are a certain length
I loved how it seems that Sophia was a bit unsure and new to everything at first but as the video went on she became more comfortable and improved so much. She's a quick learner!
Y'all have amazing social skills lol. I'm not completely blind, just legally blind. But I'm so shy with talking to strangers. I wish I was as confident as you with asking for help! If I don't know an area well I simply don't go there because I don't want to look weird or stupid.
Baby Baphomet over time you'll understand that your problems are just as important as anyone else's
Wow , I didn’t even know she was totally blind at first ,because she held the camera so well ! And the employees are so nice .
This video will get a lot of views I know because she’s never in my recommendations but this video is which means RUclips will do its trick on other recommendation pages
That’s how I got here!
Exactly how I got here and I’m glad because it’s always good to see other people’s perspectives. Hopefully lots of people get to see it because it’s definitely a way to show oblivious/unaware people in our society how disabled people in our society live, at least it can give them a little insight which works wonders to develop empathy.
I would stop doing my own shopping to help someone who needs help with their own shopping in a heartbeat. It’s nice to see how they helped you, we don’t get to see that often.
Awww. You and Arabella shopping. Love your adventures. 😊🐕❤
When you sat down at the table to wait on your husband, Arabella was sniffing where you had the bags. I bet she was sniffing the treats. 😀 She definitely deserved a few of them.
Thanks for all that you go through to bring us your videos. We really appreciate it. 😊
Yes, thank you! I know you love these kind of videos. How are you doing?
@@JoyRoss I'm doing great, thanks.
Your voice is a breath of fresh air! We need more people like you in this world!
Like they’re more spongier “ like this “ no those are scrunchies. I died
You are such a beautiful and positive soul. You made my day so much better.❤
So sweet, thank you so very much! I love bringing you all joy and making your days brighter! Hope to hear from you again very soon. Have a gorgeous and blessed joyful day :-)
Sophia was correct and didn’t lie to you about what the items were and the prices. Make sure she gets a raise or rehired if she doesn’t work there! ❤️
That lady was so kind that told her that she was there but no worker was stand there.
love when you said your sub count and jeremy was so interested! i love that hahaha great seeing you out and about!
LOL, Jeremy was so sweet and love that he was interested in my channel :-)
The folks at this store...this is a masterclass in how to treat ANYONE with respect. These folks deserve the praise.
Being blind during covid must be scary as hell.
Touch is so important to them but during covid you shouldn’t touch anything. I never thought about that until watching this video 😓
I work at target and at least at my store we have all taken training on how to assist disabled guests with an entire shopping trip, so it’s super cool to see that in action! I myself have never had to assist a disabled guest beyond helping someone in a wheelchair carry their items into the fitting room, so it’s good to see a real life example of how I should act if that ever changes :)
I hadn’t seen your shopping adventures in a while, I love them 💕 hope you’re doing well 🥰
No matter how bad the world is, videos like this show me there is good people and it makes me smile.
Hi Joy! I saw you and Arabella at target during this little adventure, I wanted to say hi but didn’t wanna interrupt. Do you ever mind if subscribers say hi while you’re out? Have a great day :)
Oh my gosh, you saw me? That is amazing! Yes yes, next time please come up and say hi. I don’t care if I’m filming a video LOL, I love meeting you all. I was just talking to my husband about this the other day. I said, I wonder if people actually notice me when I’m out but no one stops to talk to me to introduce themselves. Your prime example that this does happen, I wonder how often it happens LOL. How fun! Did you know I lived in your area? Maybe our paths will cross another time :-)
Ahah yes! I knew you were in the same area as me because of the target vlogs you’ve done before. I’m very familiar with that place (I shop too much). I was with my mom and was like oh my gosh I watch her on RUclips. My moms never seen your videos before and I explained that you do videos with your guide dogs and such and that you are blind. She was completely shocked, she had no idea and thought you were training your doggo 😂 maybe I’ll run into you again, and if I do I’ll definitely say hi!
Oh my gosh, I remember you guys. Y’all were in the swimsuit girls clothing department. Your mom actually asked me if I was training Arabella? I could tell that your mom was with somebody else, another girl, I guess that was you :-). , I ended up not putting that footage in my video just because I didn’t like the way the rest of that portion of the video turned out. I was not finding a lot of cute stuff in the clothing department LOL, so I scrapped that and then started all over. And actually, after I basically had edited the whole video, I remembered the moment your mother had asked me about Arabella, and then I was like, darn it, I should’ve put that in my video because I get that question asked all the time. Anyways, that was so cool and so fun! Are you on Facebook? I could actually send you the footage of that part of the video if you’re interested :-) but anyways, hopefully we’ll run into each other again in town. Would love to meet you in person 💛
Joy Ross omg there was a ton of people there that day, the store was busy. I’m not sure if that was my mom you had talked to, we saw you over by the pharmacy when you first walked over to the counter. I watched through the video to see if I could spot myself and I walked by at one point when you were getting coffee wearing black leggings and a blue T-shirt with my hair in a crazy looking bun 🤭 I did just request to be your friend on Facebook, my names Lindsey williams on there. And yes! Hopefully I run into you in town, most likely at target cause that place is my favorite :)
Oh my goodness, that is so fun! OK, so I guess then there was somebody else in the store who thought I was training Arabella. Anyways, I love that you saw yourself in my video. Tell me the timestamp if you can, I would love to point you out to my girls. Anyways, send me a message on messenger, maybe we can meet up one day :-)
I truly admire the fact you do not let your difference dull your shine.. You seem like a very happy and positive person..Keep inspiring others!
That girl didn’t seem to know much about the products at the store lol.
Shes a customer assistant and they usually get assigned to one specific area so like beauty or bakery or wine/spirits, so she wont be used to all the products in all the sections as its a hugee place
Joy may be blind but I bet she can see more of the world than most sighted people. Her social skills, spacial awareness and perception of her own outward imagine to others are far beyond 99% of sighted peoples.
Joy, you truly are an inspiration, not only to the visually impaired but to us all!
Wow, can I just say thank you for that sweet sweet comment that truly touched my heart! Seriously, my heart, my desires, my purpose, is to help show the world that you do not have to have eyesight to enjoy life, or to have a beautiful life full of vision. The beautiful perspective God has given me has truly open the eyes of my heart to see this world in a gorgeous light. My heart is full of so much joy, compassion, and love. I want to impart that so we can make this world a better place, and to hopefully inspire others to never give up on their journey no matter how dark their skies may appear 💛
This is wonderful I actually have a job interview for Target next week I think I'm going to ask about doing things to help people like this if I get the job that would be really fun I'm sure I will I've been in retail management for 20 years so LOL I just think this would be really fun to do and really helpful and nice and I get to know new people
First class customer service ....well done Target and staff
where was Sophia from? Just curious. She had an accent. It was really cool.
Definitely Eastern Europe. Either Russia or Ukraine.
Oswald Memesley That’s what I was thinking too.
sofiya
Probably Sofija from the Baltic states
The more I hear her the more I feel Sofija is Lithuanian
it feels so good seeing people helping others and being so kind. lots of love and prosperity to those people.
Yes, so beautiful isn’t it :-)
And this is WHY Target will always be better than Walmart.
Time for a comparison video
So true. I love Target.
The amount of patience. Wow this was really cool half of these things I’ve never thought about before.
Yes, a lot of patients on both sides. So glad to know this video gave you a new perspective. By the way, are you a new subscriber? I have many many fun educational videos I’m sure you will enjoy learning from. I have a playlist also titled, shopping with blind Joy :-)
Her: I'm completely blind."
Him: Nice!
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Lmao I came here for this comment
Its so good to see people (and pups) help people with real disabilities. I love how shes so bubbly and happy regardless of her limitations. This gives me strength and helps me realize things get harder then depression and people deal with much more everyday and live happy and productive lives.
I live in the uk and target is so werid! I dont think we have anything like that here. Love your Videos thank you for sharing your adventurous with us :)
Was so nice and caring ❤ on that employee how good of care she took of this lady
everybody is so helpful and target where you shop. My favorite people that helped you, I think we're Jeremy and Sophia. When you see them again, tell them that your friend Mandy, thanks them for helping you. can you find out where Sophia is from for me? Just curious.
Yes, they are always so extremely helpful and sweet :-)
I’m from Russia :)
@@sonya2773 You did a great job!!
You are so positive and kind to people, despite the mammoth efforts.
Now that takes some special kind of person
9:05 I love her voice 😭
Okay you are like the best customer 😭😭 I wish we had more customers like you, you are so friendly and I know it's because you cannot see but I feel like it would be so fun to be able to shop with a person like you!!
Her: i’m completely blind him: “i see..”
I just love watching these videos of yours. I interned in Congress during my time in the US (I’m German but I lived in both GA and Washington DC) and saw a man with a cane running into a partial wall. I immediately felt sorry and asked if he needed help, he told me that he was looking for a vending machine to get something to drink. Because I didn’t know about one I offered him to guide him to the cafeteria. He was so happy and such a sweet man. So I hooked my arm into his (I asked beforehand and he preferred it that way) and guided him using my voice and motion. As I asked him what he was doing inside the office building he told, that he was a lobbyist, I asked him what he was lobbying for and he said “some blind stuff” and laughed. He was sooo funny. My friend then asked him about his tie which showed the San Francisco 49ers logo and asked him if he was sad about them loosing the Super Bowl. He laughed again and said he was glad he didn’t see it. It was a great great day and I still think about it very often!
We’re doing well joy joy Ross I commented on your Instagram this is Jonathan telling you you’re a great person
Joy, I have severe health OCD and I fear going blind. These videos make me realize there’s nothing to be afraid of. My father and aunt had retinal detachments and I know they are genetic. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Joy, you have changed my life. Thank you so much for being the person you are. I hold so much love in my heart for you and your videos. And that beautiful guide dog of yours 💖
Just a heads up the jerky treats were definitely rawhide and that's definitely not what you want :)
Arabella is so good and sweet the way she helps and just sits nicely when you are all done and waiting. ❤️
Hey joy its Kylie joy ross I am also totally blind I mean you do A pretty good job of shopping and asking for help to shop I love your chanle so much you bring A light to the blind community what devices do you use I use this thing called the braillenote touch plus and ipaad and iphone I use voice over on my ipad and iphone I use text to speech and braille on my braillenote touch plus you are great
I used to work at Publix customer service and we had a customer named Jermey who also needed assistance while shopping! I remember my fist time helping him it was awkward but then we built a friendship! It was so amazing how he knew me by my voice! So glad I came across your channel!! Wish you well!!
I wonder what position she was to help her, her outfit doesnt seem like a regular employee
probably new, she didn't even know where some of the items were at
Poot i used to work at target. She might be in the style/clothing department. The girls who work in style usually are more fasionable and are allowed to dress more casual. More burgundys and dresses and cardigans and clothes like that.
On top of that, the people who work in the style department usually stick to just that department. It wouldnt be unordinary if an employee who works in style doesnt know where something like caramel flavored coffee for example would be stocked
This makes me cry happy tears. I've raised 3 service dogs with my family. It's so rewarding to see the bond between the owner and their dog. ❤
I think the service is ok but Target needs to be a bit more structured and proactive in their service. The personal shopper should know the product lines and either ask if she's looking for a specific product or would like to explore things more. Like in the coffee aisle, I'd ask if she had brand or roast level preference and then also explain the pack size on the shelf. Loyalty and building sales tends to come when customer service is optimized for each client.
You're expecting too much for people that get paid minimum wage.
I've worked customer service for three years and didn't understand half of that.
i agree, but i don’t think miss sophia was a personal shopper. i’m a cashier and have been pulled to help blind customers find some groceries. it would be nice though to have someone more familiar with the layout to help customers with special needs, maybe even a team who is trained in communicating with customers with disabilities. perhaps someone fluent in sign language and someone who can properly give directions to a blind person.
I dont know but after watching this i want to work like Sofia did helping those who is with disabilities. It feels like its good to talk to then and spend time with them.
How does she upload
How does she read comments
How does she like comments
How does she respond
Does she even respond
Luv your vidddddssssss btw
Of course I respond 💛
I’m sure she has someone who helps her with that
I manage my entire RUclips channel completely blind on my own. I have built it from the ground up since 2014 just figuring it out using my voiceover accessibility on my iPhone to do everything. Through listening, through finger swipes, voice dictation, touch typing, and finger twists, I am able to do everything you can do on your phone. I film, edit, upload, read, and reply to all of you with no eyesight whatsoever. I take such pride in my content and my channel. I absolutely love all the hard work I have to put into it to make it what it is. You all are worth every exhausting adventure, and all the hard work it takes to put in to creating these videos for you. Through all of my challenges in my life whether they’re physical, emotional, or technological LOL, they make me stronger, and more determined to do better, be better. I’m so glad you’re enjoying my videos, hope to hear from you again. Many blessings :-)
@@JoyRoss Your comments and replies are so so wholesome. I absolutely love this channel, the good vibes, positive messages, and information around the blind community!
This actually made me want to cry because you're stronger and happier than I am. And I'm just being honest. You're so great.
Oh you’re so sweet, but my strength has been developed through all of my challenges I have faced and continue to face daily. I always say Joy is more than my name, it’s a choice, an attitude of the heart :-)
Wait what's Jeremy's channel name? I need to know😁
I have a lady that comes in every month and she’s super sweet. She knows where most things are in the store but I never realized how much we assume things until I helped her out. I would accidentally assume that she saw what was in front of her. It was a really cool experience and it’s so cool how much she could just hear and zone onto one sound.
She was able to follow me with my own footsteps and distinguish other people’s.