the token post dedicated to target.

my story isn't any different than yours.... i went into target for milk and aa batteries and walked out for $108.

this is where everyone usually carries on about how great target is.... aisles of plenty, the functional AND the pretty.  and a double bonus if you find pretty functional something.

but here's how i really feel about it {besides $108 poorer}:

i had a complete are-you-kidding-me moment when i heard the check out girl flirting with the dude in front of me.  it was a painful moment... where i was deeply embarassed on her behalf.  of course, they were both wearing red, so i'm assuming he just got off his shift... and this wasn't their only flirt fest.

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when the manager approached miss check-out girl to ask if she was ready for a break, she proclaimed "yes!  five hour shifts are THEWORST!" i feel reallllly bad for her.... working five hours n' all.  i'd be asking my boss for my 15 in the breakroom, too, if i had to work that hard for that long.

i'm not even going to go into the time i heard the discussion between a "lifer" and a newbie, when the lifer gave up his hints and tips about what it took "to get ahead in this place" over the mop and the wash bucket in the kitchen gadget aisle.

clearly, this customer service/career business is a thing.  remind me of this if ever i try to tell you the future mr. bennion's job isn't of utmost importance to me.

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i just spent $108 on things i really didn't want to buy. 

$17.99 for laundry detergent. #^*&@!$ i'm always a little envious of people who manage to keep a shred their of youth in them and whose living conditions allow to someone else {liiiike, their mom?} spend their hard earned dollars on laundry detergent instead of them. 

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detergent, dryer sheets, batteries, milk, simply orange, loofah, face wash, shampoo, conditioner, file box for the 2011 documents, storage bins, storage bins, and more storage bins. 

 and because i couldn't handle the necessity of it all... i had to make it a rewarding buy somehow - holla! gillian o'malley pajama pants - only my favorite "comfort" purchase ever.  adding $12.99 to my tab.  $12.99 worth of pajamas when pajamas are exactly the last thing i need in my chest of drawers. my problem perpetuates.

i love target. i do.

the aisles are clean.  it's not walmart.  i want one of everything.  form over function wins. but i just spent my time and money buying evil necessities and enduring eye-rolling conversations. 

at least my garage will be better organized, my clothes will be cleaner, my finances will be in order, and i'll fall asleep in comfort and style tonight.