Texas teen 'Alex from Target' becomes overnight Internet superstar

A Target employee, identified only as "Alex from Target," has become an overnight online sensation after one Twitter user posted a photo Nov. 2, 2014, of him bagging items. A Target employee, identified only as "Alex from Target," has become an. Photo

Several people have noted Alex from Target's resemblance to Jake from State Farm (which, by the way, was a very popular Halloween costume this year). The real Alex from Target, at least according to his Twitter bio, 

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The hashtag #Alexfromtarget is trending on Twitter right now, and the tweets are going crazy and everyone is making memes. According to Buzzfeed, Twitter user @auscalum uploaded a photo on Sunday afternoon of a guy named Alex doing his job at Target.

The hashtag #Alexfromtarget is trending on Twitter right now, and the tweets are going crazy and everyone is making memes. According to Buzzfeed, Twitter user @auscalum uploaded a photo on Sunday afternoon of a guy named Alex doing his job at Target.