article_snippet.sent: Shopper Loren Boyce posted this picture of a cleared-out Target store on Sunday, writing that the racks were empty within five minutes . '
article_snippet.sent: I liked that,' Miss Leas added of the Target collection.
article_snippet.sent: Disappointed: Robin T was angry that Target didn't set a limit of how many pieces customers could purchase at a time .
article_snippet.sent: Nothing left: Many people took to social media to share photos of the empty shelves at various Target stores .
article_snippet.sent: Other customers also complained of problems using Target's website on Sunday morning; 'extreme traffic' caused site crashes and difficulty completing purchases.
article_snippet.sent: Target's chief merchandising and supply chain officer Kathee Tesija apologized for the issues regarding the store's website on the company's blog on Tuesday, saying the experience customers had on Target.com on Sunday morning 'wasn't acceptable', while denying that the site had crashed. '
article_snippet.sent: the store's website on the company's blog never crashed, but due to high traffic, the store's website on the company's blog was slow and Our guests had to wait longer than our guests should have to access the full collection.'
article_snippet.sent: One of the things we’re incredibly passionate about at Target is making great design accessible and affordable,' she said. '
article_snippet.sent: But though frustrated fans criticized Target for poor planning and a lack of bulk-buying policies, these are hardly new experiences for customers who have taken advantage of the store's past designer collaborations.
article_snippet.sent: ,' wrote customer Michelle Christine  of the line outside a Richmond, Virginia Target store .