Wednesday, January 03, 2007

I like red. It is a very attractive color, and certainly very VERY eye-catching.

Anyway, I've been needing new shoelaces for my ratty old chucks for a while now. My plan for today was to go out and finally get a pair, so before heading to the Center to meet up with Missy and Sandy, I decided I'd stop by Payless to buy one. I went to the one at Beach Blvd. because I was stupid and completely missed the one near my house.

So the Beach Blvd. Payless was right next to the Target. And the Target logo was red. So very VERY red. And you know how gluttons' eyes would glaze over at the sight of food? That's how I was. So I thought maybe I should stop by there really quick before Payless. I've been needing shelves to organize my closet. And I do have that gift card. So off I went. And you know how they have the $1 sales rack by the entrance? Yeah, I just had to check that out. And you know how the storage units section is off to the back of the store? You have to pass by all the other departments to get to there, which means you have to look around as you're walking. And they have a new food section now at that Target, so hey, why not check it out too? So I ended up filling my cart with things that I sort of need, and things I will need, and things I might need before I even get to the aisle containing the one item I actually need. My bill came out to $45. My shelving system was $9.99.

I was fooled by the shiny redness into spending more than what I planned to and what I have. Well played, Target, well played.

And shoelaces? What shoelaces?

3 Comments:

At 10:08 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think you left your soul at aisle 5.

 
At 3:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aisle 5 was her reason. Aisle 6 was her soul.

 
At 12:06 AM, Blogger karen said...

target is a very, very dangerous place.

 

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