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Target Mike? He's The Real Deal

A Waukesha woman's post about her experience with a Target checker went viral on Facebook. But some were questioning if it was a true story.

Posts on Facebook go viral everyday. Whether it is a funny caption, weird videos and uplifting videos, they attract attention – good and bad. So I wasn’t too surprised when I saw people commenting on a Facebook post about a Target employee. Some people were saying it was a fake story. Others said they saw a similar post on a Walmart Facebook page. But when I was Black Friday shopping at Target for movie deals, I had a similar encounter with a man named Mike Noonan. He was my checker as I purchased several DVDs. He scanned the first few Harry Potter movies. He said nothing. But when he scanned my $6 copy of Bridesmaids, he couldn’t help it. “You need to get a life,” Mike told me with a big smile on his face. I started chuckling. It’s true. …

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