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Target Down: Hilarious Tweets Document Shopping 'Armageddon'
Target stores across the globe Saturday were thrown into chaos as registers went down, preventing customers from buying anything.
MINNEAPOLIS — Target registers are back online after a global outage Saturday that created a shopping "Armageddon," preventing customers from purchasing any items at stores for about two hours. In an emailed statement, Target said the temporary outage was because of an internal technology issue.
The company also said the outage was not a data breach or a security-related issue and no guest information was compromised.
Please don’t harass Target Team Members, we have no control over Target falling. Be kind & be patient during our Armageddon #targetdown
— Sooshi (@iiTsSooshi) June 15, 2019
Target apologized for any "inconvenience and frustration" shoppers may have experienced.
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"We appreciate all of our store team members who worked quickly to assist guests and thank everyone involved for their patience," the statement said.
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
Multiple posts on social media showed people waiting in long lines at Target stores as customers waited in the midst of the outage.
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Several customers, however, were able to make light of the situation through humor:
All the registers at target stores across the WORLD are down right now.. #targetdown pic.twitter.com/tvm0tzLefL
— alex (@kingkastro_) June 15, 2019
The true urban crisis. All the Target checkouts are down nationwide and we might die here pic.twitter.com/HUMpdYYKYm
— Faith Heaton Jolley (@FaithHJolley) June 15, 2019
Bless these Target workers. Handing out waters like we are stranded in the desert #targetdown
— Faith Heaton Jolley (@FaithHJolley) June 15, 2019
Narrator: and for the first time in her life, Erin walked out of @Target without spending $50. https://t.co/P3NI5NpUk5
— Erin Maye Quade (@ErinMayeQuade) June 15, 2019
The only thing funnier than the #targetdown tweets is the fact that people are actually waiting in ridiculously long lines while this is happening. Just take the L and go home. pic.twitter.com/DrsfE5AauG
— Lindsay Jo Ann (@LindsayB33) June 15, 2019
#targetdown Every manager at Target right now.... pic.twitter.com/KAaRG6VIFZ
— Max Powers (@MaxPowers44) June 15, 2019
I guess the Russians are serious now. They've figured out how to really bring Americans to their knees! #targetdown pic.twitter.com/qfmAJ2MF29
— Lisa K-B (@lkortbutler) June 15, 2019
According to the website downdetector.com, there was a spike in issues being reported at Target starting at 12:42 p.m. central time.
Feroze Dhanoa, Patch Staff, contributed to this report
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