Archived So somebody wanted to bomb Target stores...

[RandomRedShirt]

Feds: Man made bombs to be placed in Target stores along U.S. East Coast

TL-DR Bomber made bombs to damage Target stores so he'd buy the stock dirt cheap. Paid a guy $10k to plant bombs. Guy went to cops instead. Bomb maker in jail.

 

[Castagnier]

No need to bomb stores, Target's stock gets lower every day. All they had to do was wait.

 

[Logo]

Damn that's scary!!!

 

[LaTarjetaRoja]

Florida Man strikes again!

 

[BoxCutter]

"They say he did it to make money on target stock, believing the coordinated explosions would tank targets stock price, then he’d buy low and wait for it to come back up."

There was the real flaw in his plan.

 

[oath2order]

As an east coaster I got worried.

 

[2Spooky4U]

Stay safe, my precious meatbags.

 

[Cart king]

Wait Target stock still has value

 

[SFSFun]

I saw the headline and figured it was some crackpot talking nonsense, but then I actually read it today... He already had real bombs ready to go, hidden inside empty packages of food. If he had decided to plant them himself without involving anyone else, he very likely would have succeeded. Which is pretty scary...

 

[IHeartCarts]

No way am I covering receiving's lunch anymore

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Zoning market & finding a bomb in the frozen food.
On walkie:
Me: please come to g17, without delay, please.
Lod: what?
Me: come now!
Lod: coming now.
Me: ok
Lod comes to market.
Me: please call 911, about this package that is ticking & I am not letting go.
Lod: oh shit!
Me: stay calm & clear the area please. I am staying right here.
Police are on the way...

 

[2Spooky4U]

Zoning market & finding a bomb in the frozen food.
On walkie:
Me: please come to g17, without delay, please.
Lod: what?
Me: come now!
Lod: coming now.
Me: ok
Lod comes to market.
Me: please call 911, about this package that is ticking & I am not letting go.
Lod: oh shit!
Me: stay calm & clear the area please. I am staying right here.
Police are on the way...

Meanwhile, at my store...

-find a bomb in a box of spaghetti-
Me: LOD please, LOD?
LOD: Go for LOD.
Me: Go to four.
LOD: On four.
Me: There's a bomb in a box of spaghetti here in G22. I can see it through the fucking plastic inset of the box. Please call 911, we need to get everyone out of here.
LOD: ...
Me: (LOD's name)?
LOD: -puts down walkie-
LOD: -walks out to parking lot-
LOD: -drives far, far away-

 

[redeye58]

Me: stay calm & clear the area please. I am staying right here.

Braver soul than me; I'd set that puppy down & book it out across the street.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

It would of been activate the moment you lift the item.

 

[Cart king]

I'd walk out the nearest exit with it.
1. Because you don't know how long until it goes off so you may not evacuate fast enough and if you get it outside you lower the risk of some random person walking by and getting hurt
PS no I'm not suicidal just former military so I'm willing to give up my life if it can potentially safe another

 

[Kompa]

He should of bombed the bailer. It's already fucked. At least the fire would get rid of the cardboard faster than the LOD

 

[2Spooky4U]

I'd walk out the nearest exit with it.
1. Because you don't know how long until it goes off so you may not evacuate fast enough and if you get it outside you lower the risk of some random person walking by and getting hurt
PS no I'm not suicidal just former military so I'm willing to give up my life if it can potentially safe another

I don't mean this to be sycophantic or mushy, but people really tend to overlook the significance of those who serve and what they're willing to do for people they won't ever know.

 

[tellmeaboutatime]

We live in a whole new world now. I am honestly a little pissed that I found this out online while reading the news. We have huddles for every damn little thing you think they could have called the team together and let them know this happened, people may ask you about it and it was taken care of. I already work in a store with a ticking time bomb TL, I do not feel safe at all in my store anymore. This TL is going to completely snap soon everyone sees it and there is not one damn thing we can do about it. Now this. Targets favorite way to deal with conflict? pull the covers over your head, it might go away

 

[NKG]

Meanwhile, at my store...

-find a bomb in a box of spaghetti-
Me: LOD please, LOD?
LOD: Go for LOD.
Me: Go to four.
LOD: On four.
Me: There's a bomb in a box of spaghetti here in G22. I can see it through the fucking plastic inset of the box. Please call 911, we need to get everyone out of here.
LOD: ...
Me: (LOD's name)?
LOD: -puts down walkie-
LOD: -walks out to parking lot-
LOD: -drives far, far away-

Mean while at my store-

Me: LOD?

Silence

Me: LOD?

Silence

Me: Anyone near the LOD?

Random TM- I saw them in their office, I think

Anothet random Tm- I think they are helping a guest.

Lod- Was someone looking for the LOd?

Me basically dying at this point...

Me: Can you please come to G15?

LOD- Is it something that we can go to 3 over?

Me: No... Your gonna want to come over here. Stat!

5 minutes later.....


Lod- Sorry I got caught up by guest...NO Kiddie?

Im miles away from the building at this point. Ill be at taco bell if you need me.

 

[oath2order]

Other TM: LOD, please come to the service desk.

LOD: What's up?

Other TM: There's a bomb in the returned spaghetti.

Me: KEEP IT AWAY FROM MY FIXTURE ROOM

 

[redeye58]

Me: KEEP IT AWAY FROM MY FIXTURE ROOM

At my store, too late.

 

[Reshop Ninja]

At my store, too late.

Wait, there are stores that have Fixture Rooms that don't look as if an F5 tornado when through it?

 

[oath2order]

Wait, there are stores that have Fixture Rooms that don't look as if an F5 tornado when through it?

I really don't want to post a picture of mine but yes, it took about three weeks of on-off work but my fixture room is very very clean

 

[redeye58]

One of our TLs described our fixture room as "a place where even misery looks around & sobs uncontrollably."