Maybe not literally and certainly, nobody is shooting at me. But like most people this time of year, I planned to do some deep cleaning around the house and general stocking up and organizing. I got up early today to head to Target for all my household needs with a list. A LIST. I never have a list. I'm not sure when I stopped with the list thing, probably somewhere around the second time I tried it because it obviously never really works. Oh, and I totally had coupons in hand, go me! In theory, I'd like to be one of those crazy couponers who save bazillions of dollars and get things they don't need for free but sadly, I am really lazy when it comes to that. So the fact that I went online and printed coupons this morning before going to Target, is a small miracle. My list consisted of:
- Toilet Paper (home and business)
- Paper Towels (home and business)
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- Garbage Bags (home and business)
- Shave Gel
- Wipes
- Kleenex
- Toilet Cleaner (home and business)
- Kitchen Cleaner
- Window Cleaner (business)
- Swiffer refills (business)
However, it did NOT include:
- A new stainless steel toaster (our current one only toasts like one side of the bread)
- Pinocchio Blu-Ray (this is totally Hubby's fault but I did get 125 Disney Rewards points for it)
- A salt and pepper grinder (to my credit, I have been looking for some nice ones but they are kinda expensive. I found a really nice set that was in Christmas packaging so it was on sale. The pepper grinder I wanted was $30 and this set was only $3.18, they are the large ones too so that was a good find.)
- About 500 other extraneous clearance items.
I think I may ban myself from Target for a while. Maybe only go once a week. Should that be a resolution? They say you are supposed to start small with goals. If I only went to Target once a week, this would be huge for me. But I think I'd be setting myself up for New Year's resolution failure if I went once a week straight away. Damn, why can't I ever get outa there with just what's on my list?
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I don't have a Target nearby, but I soooo know what you mean. I do the same thing at Walmart. If it's marked down, you almost HAVE to buy it!
Awesome find on the salt and pepper set... I'm looking for one of those as well.
Bwahaha! Target, o! Target! My downfall (it's where I do my grocery shopping) and my boyfriend.
It's some kind of spending pheromone they emit into the air in there! Great buy on the grinder!!
I think Target puts out some kind of drug through their vents that makes you spend recklessly. The way Studio 54 used to put coke out.....,
Oh, sweet beloved Target, you evil temptress. Target always sucks me in.
I actually pulled the coupon flyers out of the sunday paper this week and set them aside to cut out later. I usually do this for about three weeks every January and then I give up. Impressive that you would actually seek them out online and print them.
I just can't go to Target any more than once a week, and only for necessities. The last time I went without one, Husband pointed out, "You know if you'd stop going to Target so often and buying so much crap, we might be able to go on vacation some time? "
Um. Ooops. Hawaii, here I come. Someday.
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