Target shelves 'stalker' Valentine's card after complaints

The retailer is pulling a Valentine's Day card after a rash of complaints. Some upset customers call it "sinister and ugly" and say it makes light of a terrifying problem.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: Feb 10, 2012

Target is pulling a Valentine's card from its shelves after customers complained, the Business Journal reports.

The card reads "Stalker is a harsh word -- I prefer Valentine."

A group led by Ginger Lee, who gained fame after exposing her illicit cell-phone conversations with Congressman Anthony Weiner, has been pressuring the store to drop the card.

In a report in Forbes, Lee, herself a victim of stalking, says she can't believe a major retailer like Target would carry a card "making light of a terrible thing like stalking."

Critics who say the card is "sinister and ugly" organized an online petition.

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