Check out machines at Target stores across the country briefly stopped working on Saturday, causing a nationwide panic and prompting many people to declare it the “gay armageddon.”
According to Target’s down detector website, the company had 5,429 reports of its check out machines not working.
The company quickly rushed out a statement letting customers know it was aware of the issue and working to solve it.
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
But that did little to quell the panic.
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Soon, the hashtags #targetdown and #TargetApocalypse2019 were trending on social media, with costumers across the nation voicing their concerns.
Honestly, we haven’t seen panic like this since the last Grindr outage.
Target has fallen.
Registers are down.
People are choosing sides.
Targetgeddon is upon us.
I just needed this blazer.#Target #TargetDown #PrayersNeeded pic.twitter.com/609AMflAth
— Gay Bachelor Bitch ? (@BGaytion) June 15, 2019
YOU GUYS EVERY @Target STORE ACROSS THR COUNTRY IS DOWN. THIS IS THE GAY ARMAGEDDON
— nursezaddy ???? (@itsmejoee) June 15, 2019
Live look at Target Tech team trying to get their system back up #targetdown pic.twitter.com/KB4dfMFFY6
— Jim Salomone (@jim_salo) June 15, 2019
Okay, #targetdown… during PRIDE month?! The heteros are striking back! Gay rights are being ATTACKED!!
— Thickums Marie (@Neil_Savoy) June 15, 2019
Me entertaining all the guests at target while our registers are down pic.twitter.com/vCb5adQaKg
— christian?? (@Christian_Brook) June 15, 2019
God why do I tell my mom things, she says the #targetdown is because they support gays.
— Janessa (@nessa_marks) June 15, 2019
There’s only one person who can save Target right now #targetdown pic.twitter.com/U9dGWNNkXc
— Puma (@jasonapuma_) June 15, 2019
Walked in to @target and got told “our systems are down and we are unable to sell anything at this time.”
That’s one way to ruin a gay’s day.
— Micheal (@mdanbom) 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
Thankfully, Target’s team was able to resolve the issue within a few short hours, blaming the whole thing on some sort of “internal technology issue” and assuring everyone there was no data breach or security-related issues.
https://t.co/XdKq8SFWjQ pic.twitter.com/RTDS33eo3L
— Target (@Target) June 15, 2019
Phew!
It is such a relief to have this issue resolved!
Related: Grindr briefly went down this week and gay Twitter responded accordingly
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Wasn’t April fool’s April 1st? You’re flocking kidding with this thread right??
mulletkitty
Well as a homosexual with a sense of humor, I found the story 1) funny and 2) evidence of why queer people rule the internet.
Mars414
I must have been de-gayed because I never go to Target.
RomanHans
If a heterosexual wrote that headline we’d boycott them.