David Leavitt slammed for calling police on Target over a toothbrush Twitter: @David_Leavitt \/ Wikipedia CommonsJournalist David Leavitt ruffled feathers online when he put a store employee on blast on Twitter over a mispriced toothbrush, and now, people are calling for justice for \u201cTarget Tori.\u201d Everyone knows how it feels to go into a store and spot a bargain that\u2019s just too good to pass up, especially if it\u2019s something they\u2019ve been wanting for a while and it\u2019s reduced in price by a substantial amount. Sometimes, price errors occur though, and it\u2019s not quite the amazing deal you thought it would be. While many would simply accept it and continue on with their day, writer David Leavitt shared his frustrations on Twitter when it happened to him, and is now being slammed for how he handled the situation. Man calls police over mispriced toothbrush On January 17, Leavitt uploaded a series of photos to the social media platform with the caption \u201cThis [Target] manager Tori is not honoring the price of their items per massachusetts law.\u201d The pictures showed the item in question \u2013 an electric Oral B Pro 5000 toothbrush usually worth $89.99 \u2013 with a $0.01 price tag, alongside a photograph of the employee, and a screenshot of the Massachusetts pricing law. He then followed it up with another tweet stating that he\u2019d actually gotten law enforcement involved over the situation. \u201cI just had to call the police because [Target] refused to sell me the toothbrush,\u201d he said. I just had to call the police because @target Refused to sell me the toothbrush \u2014 David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020 After outrage started to brew, the \u201caward-winning multimedia\u201d journalist clarified further and said that he hadn\u2019t called 911, but had instead reached out to the police\u2019s business line. \u201cI did not call 911,\u201d he said. \u201cI called the business number for the police and told them it was not an emergency and they could take their time and explained the situation.\u201d Leavitt then claimed that the officers encouraged him to sue Target over the mispriced item, and that they were willing to provide him with a report. \u201cThe police verified [Target] displayed the price of toothbrush for $0.01. The store manager Tori refused to sell me the toothbrush for displayed price,\u201d he said. \u201cThe police said I need to sue them and that they are making me a verified report [to] take to court.\u201d The police verified @target displayed the price of toothbrush for $0.01 The store manager Tori refused to sell me the toothbrush for displayed price. The police said I need to sue them and that they are making me a verified report take to court @BBBConnection @AskTarget \u2014 David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 17, 2020 The whole ordeal didn\u2019t go down in his favor, and instead angered many as to why he\u2019d go so far over a toothbrush, and why he\u2019d publicly shame the employee by uploading a photograph of her. \u201cSo you decided to publicly shame a random Target worker because you\u2019re mad about a toothbrush,\u201d fellow journalist Michael Tracey replied. So you decided to publicly shame a random Target worker because you\u2019re mad about a toothbrush \u2014 Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 17, 2020 \u201cPlease take her photo down. In what universe do you think it\u2019s ok to shame a woman working at [Target] because she didn\u2019t sell you a toothbrush for 1 cent?\u201d reporter Rita Panahi responded. Dude, please take her photo down. In what universe do you think it\u2019s ok to shame a woman working at @Target because she didn\u2019t sell you a toothbrush for 1cent? Calling the cops was bizarre, too. It\u2019s an obvious labelling error, she did her job. \u2014 Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) January 17, 2020 People were so mad, in fact, that #TargetTori began trending worldwide on the social media platform, and a GoFundMe was set up in order to help send the worker on vacation. At this time of writing, the appeal has raised $16,600 USD by over 1,000 donors in just 18 hours. The worker herself has yet to speak out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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