Take a look at this photo someone posted to Twitter a few days ago of a Target employee:
@alannapage12 pic.twitter.com/fWcV68a9N7
— b (@brooklynjreiff) October 26, 2014
If your reaction was “Yeah, it’s a picture of some guy, what’s the big deal?”, you obviously don’t understand how the internet works. “Alex from Target” is one of the biggest deals on the internet right now, because, and this is literally it, people just think he’s attractive.
And people are getting a liiiiiitle crazy about this:
It would be a privilege to have my groceries bagged by you. #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/CjNgKex0HQ
— Kimmi きみ (@KimmiSmiles) November 3, 2014
I'm so done #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/BaiMaWBzM0
— Skinny Girl (@_theskinnygirl) November 3, 2014
maybe scanning can be our always.
coupon? coupon.
#alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/AJIhwplud7
— (@_BieberIsAStar_) November 3, 2014
Baby you scan my items like nobody else.
The way you bag groceries gets me overwhelmed
#alexfromtarget
— Kimmi きみ (@KimmiSmiles) November 3, 2014
People have no chill #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/FI9DOFuq5C
— justina (@whizkidmalik) November 3, 2014
this got way out of hand #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/RXfzHHATjK
— abel tesfaye (@yeezusweeknd) November 3, 2014
OMG!! THERE IS EVEN A PLEDGE TO HIM ALREADY HAHAH #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/SEWfMB4NHU
— Alex (@ObeyMendes_) November 3, 2014
There’s even this incredibly weird video summing up the online buzz:
And, of course, Target jumped on the bandwagon too:
We heart Alex, too! #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/LvA7qc5RfS
— Target (@Target) November 3, 2014
[image via screengrab]
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