Target-pocalypse #targetliquidation pic.twitter.com/s5oYn97G16
— Sarah Aspler (@saspler) February 6, 2015And there aren’t enough gluten-free candles to go around.
Even my favourite soy candles at 20% were gone on the first day people ppl started shopping after work #targetliquidation
— Nadine (@gladiNADer_) February 6, 2015Bummer.
But shoppers still turned out for deals like this.
Wow! Very impressive
#liquidation Canadian #Target! Christmas has come early... 5% off certain items.. CantGoWrong pic.twitter.com/e8p85zwP7B
— Claude Sharma (@ClaudeSharma) February 5, 2015And this.
Most electronics are reduced by 10 per cent at the #TargetCanada liquidation. pic.twitter.com/Ug7GW97GJJ
— David Friend (@dj_friend) February 5, 2015And this.
10% off? Fake liquidation sale at #Target. Come on - show us the discounts! pic.twitter.com/Ea4rXo7eZJ
— noreenmcd (@noreenmcd) February 5, 2015Some regulars noticed classic pricing tricks.
#targetcanada #targetliquidation What a joke. Most items are much expensive then last week.
— Muzaffer Aydin (@The_Horoz) February 5, 2015A reality some found hard to chew.
@RetailInsider_ #targetliquidation is a joke. Literally raising prices a week later then 10% off. Example this gum... pic.twitter.com/vAiMBiWcQD
— Eric Lewis (@ericlewis91) February 6, 2015But the crowds still lined up.
Line of around 50 ppl before they were let in at Market Mall. #yyc #targetliquidation pic.twitter.com/PUzlgVKu4R
— Kaitlin Lee (@Kaitlin_Lee) February 5, 2015Long line today at @TargetCanada Stockyards. Deals aren't good but customer service was great! #targetliquidation pic.twitter.com/qGDgkX9RXH
— Kristine B. (@kristberz) February 6, 2015Some people scored deals.
#targethaul #targetcanada #targetliquidation pic.twitter.com/KZggyVXRsM
— Jennifer Kennedy (@Jennkennedy22) February 5, 2015While others were underwhelmed.
Lmao all I got.... #targetliquidation pic.twitter.com/hhGjWS5VE7
— THE PREP GUY (@Theprepguy) February 5, 2015And things got real messy.
Shoppers have sure pillaged #Target. Feel bad for the workers who have to clean up post-liquidation mess... pic.twitter.com/xSVIDDT9tJ
— Andrea Slobodian (@AndreaSlobodian) February 5, 2015@Target Canada's liquidation sales add chaos in Richmond bc and it's only 10% off lol #crazy shoppers of #RichmondBC pic.twitter.com/e0EHh12kJ6
— Sunita Jangra (@SunitaJangra1) February 6, 2015Some turned to Twitter to warn others.
Reality check of upto 30% off:
Abt 70% Items 10% off...
20% items 20% off...
10% as 30% off while few 5% off
#targetliquidation #Target
— Javed N (@javednasimullah) February 7, 2015And others behaved in a way to make you think, “Target liquidations, that’s where human virtues go to die.”
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So some got philosophical.
Does the amount of satisfaction I get watching frustrated guests make me a sadist or just a regular asshole? #targetliquidation
— Kaleb MacCrimmon (@k_maccrimmon) February 6, 2015While others cleared all the Coffee-Mate.
Braved the disappointing #TargetLiquidation and it looks like it's been robbed. 30 min line is not worth it #yxe pic.twitter.com/6TZUMoZUW5
— Alexander Quon (@AlexanderQuon) February 6, 2015And ignored the Cocoa Pebbles.
No towels. No shoes. No clothes. No books. No cosmetics. All the Cocoa Pebbles. #targetliquidation #Sydney pic.twitter.com/2BqPRLj6yS
— Cate (@babeinthewoodsx) February 6, 2015Look closer.Beyond the consumer items.
TP mountain! Hurry it's a dollar off! #targetliquidation pic.twitter.com/rW16hBqfkY
— Katherine Taylor (@KVTknits) February 6, 2015At the end of the day, it isn’t the deals that shine. It’s the employees’ sense of humour.
gallows humour by #TargetCanada workers in Ottawa #canlab #cdnpoli #Target #solidarity pic.twitter.com/4I51hYZsQo
— Rank and File.ca (@rankandfileca) February 6, 2015Because they’re the ones that have to deal with bullsh*t like this.
Really dreading work tomorrow... #TargetLiquidation #MakeTheReshopStop pic.twitter.com/0NOZSfPzNO
— Katrina Silvana (@katrinasilvana) February 6, 2015ALSO ON HUFFPOST: