a sale fail.

the washi tape excitement has gone viral.

almost.

i got a text from a utah county friend that said, "what's a girl gotta to do get on the bennion washi tape delivery service?"

because, you guys, washi tape in a store is a big deal.

no one, not even the girls behind the counter get it.

in the 43643 times i've been to anthro in the last week to pick up washi tape the girl will say something like, "this is so cute." and then i'll carry on with a rant about how hard i've scoured the city looking for washi tape and how impossibly unavailable it is anywhere but online. 

and then i realize she's not listening... or so severely doesn't care {code for: doesn't get it} and she said it so flippantly, the way she talks about any old thang at anthropologie that i just stop talking all together.

but it's a big deal... and only the awesome appreciate it for what it is.
and i appreciate the awesome.

so twice now, in a single week, i stopped in at anthro for a quick pick-up-washi-tape-for-a-friend errand and walked out with a tab over $70. 

fail.

except! none of it's for me. gifts, i tell you. all gifts.

no fail.

like these latte bowls... the ones i bought full price last month... the ones bestie jen saw and immediately wanted.

ON SALE for $2.95 a piece... PLUS 30% off.

total: $2.06
so i bought her six.

but i couldn't resist these minis... on sale for $0.95... and 30% off

$0.66 a piece? how do you say no? 

for all my good deeds, i deserved $3.96 worth of mini bowls.

and a birthday present for holly {darn those sneaky late december birthdays!}: 40% off

and cards and knicky knacky pleasantries for my mom: on sale + 30% off.

and not until i'm at the register do i find out 

the washi tape is on sale, too.

mayday!

i take heed to my fellow impulse buyer's impulse and buy more.

and not until i'm walking out of the store, do i realize i the check out girl is new and didn't give me 30% off of anything...

so i go back.... and eventually my receipt looks like this...

and i feel mighty successful.

until i get outside and realize the 30 minute on street parking spot i scored was actually truck deliver parking and all that 30% off was leveled by a $30 parking ticket.

a sale fail.