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Sam Levine

Target workers reportedly fired for buying popular Stanley mugs

One Stanley cup stands in a mostly empty display
A Stanley cup display at a Target store on 9 January. Photograph: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

Some Target workers have been fired for using their status as employees to buy highly popular limited-edition Stanley mugs, according to Business Insider.

Earlier this year, Target sold a limited-edition “pink quencher” that was a collaboration between Starbucks and Stanley. The $45 cups sold out almost immediately, causing stampedes at several stores and were resold online for hundreds of dollars. Target has since announced they are not restocking the cups.

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