A Look at the Chaos Inside Target While Registers Were Down This Weekend
If you were searching for the perfect last-minute Father's Day gift this weekend, you were out of luck at Target. On Saturday, June 15, Targets across the country were drawn to a halt after cash registers unexpectedly shut down for two hours.
It goes without saying that Twitter was along for the ride, giving birth to #TargetDown showing long lines, abandoned shopping carts, and Target employees trying to make the best of the situation.
“We’re aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores,” Target tweeted amid the crisis. “Our teams are troubleshooting now and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will provide an update as soon as possible.”
We’re aware that guests are currently unable to make purchases at Target stores. Our teams are troubleshooting now and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- Target (@Target) June 15, 2019
While customers tried to patiently wait out the Target register outage, there were several who made the decision to abandon their filled shopping carts altogether - leaving Target employees with the job of putting everything back later.
I work at Target. Here's our massive line of our current holds (still expanding due to system fluctuations). #targetdown pic.twitter.com/FHlZuTo3jg
- this month im extra gay (@dogfluffs) June 15, 2019
But at a few standout Targets, customers and employees took it all in stride, joining together in the face of chaos. In Texas, showing true southern hospitality, employees gave out chips and Starbucks provided drinks to customers still waiting.
Terrible video but had to share. Employees handing out chips. Starbucks handing out drinks. Customers offering their baskets to strangers trying to hold all of their items. Sometimes the most uncomfortable situations can actually bring out the best of human nature. #targetdown pic.twitter.com/iI3owraDoX
- Hunter Sowards (@huntersowards3) June 15, 2019
And as with other events that unfold on social media, #TargetDown inspired hilarious tweets of the apocalypse caused by temporary outage, while others recollected a scene straight out of Mean Girls.
The time is 14:52. The global system at Target has been down for 40 minutes. People have divided into tribes: men hunting, women gathering. Insanity running rampant. Frappuccino supplies running low. Clearance sections decimated. Will humanity survive? #targetdown pic.twitter.com/5l8u4VxBZu
- stephanie anderson (@Steph_IRL) June 15, 2019
When you’re on break while all of Target’s registers are down #targetdown pic.twitter.com/fGpebyPMhd
- allie humenay (@Allie29allie) June 15, 2019
Although Target released a statement a few hours later assuring customers that the outage was caused by a tech issue, and not a breach, there's no erasing what happened on that historic Saturday afternoon. Most Target stores across the country were back in business within hours, but a few locations reported continuing issues on Sunday.
https://t.co/XdKq8SFWjQ pic.twitter.com/RTDS33eo3L
- Target (@Target) June 15, 2019
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