And alongside the frustrated shoppers who voiced their complaints and observations about the "Great Target Outage of '19" on social media were the Target employees struggling to explain what was happening and contend with the frustrated crowds.
Business Insider spoke to four Target employees about their experiences this weekend, along with Jacquelyn Smith, Business Insider's deputy editor of distributed content, who was shopping at Target at the time.
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"This past weekend, our team members were empowered to make the shopping experience as seamless as they could when guest transactions were not being processed," a Target spokesperson said in a statement to Business Insider. "Stores showed up to make it right for our guests by keying items manually, asking to hold guest orders, and handing out snacks and beverages. We have received numerous positive messages from our guests who felt our teams delivered at an exceptional level during a difficult time."
Here's what employees had to say about the retailer's register malfunction: