Target is facing backlash after a customer noticed an Austin, Texas, location put anti-theft devices only on darker shades of foundation.
“Hey, @Target any reason you only put these anti theft devices on the darkest shades,” the woman, who identified herself as Tall-yuh reportedly tweeted.
The woman’s post attracted more than 18,000 likes and hundreds of comments this month, 7 News reported Thursday. Although Target hasn’t responded to an Atlanta Black Star request for comment, the company said it was aware of Tall-yuh’s tweet in a response on the social media platform Thursday.
“Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Please DM us with your email address, the store location and time/date this picture was taken,” Target tweeted. “You can also contact us here https://tgt.biz/lnmhx. We would like to look further into this. Thanks. ”The post attracted both criticism and unanswered requests on Twitter for Target to publicly explain the decision in question… Atlanta Black Star