This weekend I sent my hubby to Target. See, between weather, and sick kids… well, we needed to get out. I was at the gym in the AM, and it was time for Hubs to get some “He Time.” Naturally, I suggested he go to Target and while there? He had a list of things to get:
- Target-brand formula (which is awesome, and awesomely cheap)
- Short sleeve tees for Babes
One… maybe two hours pass by (time flies when you are alone and Babes is napping) and I am thinking, “Man, he is having some F-U-N at Target! I bet he’s pouring over the clearance sections, imagining what our living room would look like with some accent furniture pieces, and trying on TONS of clothes.”
When he came home, I eagerly asked him, “Whaddja get?? Whaddja get?”
You know what he got?
- Target-brand formula
- Short sleeve tees for Babes
I know, I know… you are probably as confused as I am. Where was the rest of his stuff?
“Um, honey… is something wrong?” I asked.
“Nope. I went to visit my parents after I got what we needed at Target,” he replied.
“What we needed? Sure… but where’s all the other stuff you got?” I asked.
He looked puzzled.
“I mean was the Dollar Section empty? Did you buy new exercise gear promising yourself to start a new regime? Did you not see the discount DVD section? How about toiletries… I mean, new shampoos? Styling goo? No new makeup or shoes? What about food… was there no chocolate? Did you miss the Barbie aisle? WAS THE STORE ON FIRE???? BECAUSE HOW THE HELL DID YOU JUST GET WHAT WE NEED?????”
“Um, well, I walked into the baby section, get what we needed and paid for it,” he said.
“No Starbucks?” I hopefully asked.
“Nope,” he replied.
How did he not spend $60 while at Target I will never understand. But I can almost guarantee that my little question and answer session – complete with disbelief – ensures I will never be allowed in Target alone again.
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Um..hello? You have to go BY starbucks on the way to the baby department…it’s a necessary stop whenever you walk in Target!
You definitely need to teach him that you never just buy what you need
You must always get some coffee and check out the clearance stuff!
@Katy, Um… yeah? That’s what I am talking about, Katy.
When you have kids… oh, Target will seem like an oasis. Or the Spa.
Oy.
PS – It’s so metal that a post which refers to me is 666 (look at the URL).
\m/
@Daddy again …, Yes, honey, you are metal and I love you!
You didn’t mention the sweet Wolverine t-shirt that I bought!
And I do look around. I checked out the cool Star Wars Lego sets and the rad Nerf dart guns. And I wasn’t the only dad doing so.
@Daddy Isn’t Fabulous … He’s Awesome, I was exercising some poetic license! Besides, getting one tee shirt does not make a true Target shopping experience.
Oh, I am soooooooo right there with you on Target! I don’t think I’ve ever made it out of there without spending at least $100. I seriously have a problem.
@Megan, FOr some reason, $60 is my dollar amount. Always $60… or above.
I won’t even get intomy Kohl’s shopping extravaganza last night.
@Megan, Us too. We’ve taken to calling it the Hundred Dollar Store.
Target is full of awesomeness, wherever you look. WHen walking through the doors, I have to cover my mouth to keep from giggling out loud with joy…
It’s never less than a 2 hour trip.
My hub would be with yours in the Star Wars legos and Nerf gun aisle…
@amber, @-hour-trip, indeed.
At what point did Target become Therapy?
FUNNY…my hubby would do the same thing….I come home with bags and bags because I just couldn’t resist. He is also the guy who regularly asks Costco for an express checkout lane.
@Holly L, Do you ever leave Costco with items that match the “Express-Lane quotia?” No, right?
Thank God we don’t all go shopping together!
So true! I go in there for laundry detergent and a rubbermaid tote and come out $75 poorer. Every. Single. Time.
@Trenches of Mommyhood, How anyone can just bypass the dollar section is beyond me…
Lol! Oh I can so relate… the other day we were there needing one pair of Sunday shoes for my daughter… three pairs of shoes and a new dress for more later and we were done. Evil/wonderful target.
@Emmy, Evil/Wonderful is the best way to describe Target.
Don’t worry hubby has already banned me from Target
He doesn’t understand how I can spend so much money in one store.
@Michelle, One store that is the AWESOMENESS that’s why!
I would totally be just like you and my husband totally like yours. I can’t stand going into Target with mine because he always has to ask, “do you need that”. Your post made me chuckle aloud, thanks!
@Mel’s Box of Chocolates, Just the other night, we made a trip to Target as part of our date-night ( I know… hawt) and I put shoes in my basket and he said, “Stop spending money on crap shoes that fall apart and get nice shoes!”
So, yes, in a way he stopped the instant gratification… but did you notice he gave me free reign to buy more expensive shoes? Win!
Ha! Seriously. Who goes to Target and gets only what they need??? Definitely not I but most definitely my Hubs!!! Love this post. I found you via Bloggy Bootcamp Philly. Hope to see you there in the fall!
@Sheila @Pieces of a Mom, Yeah Philly! I am going to try to make it… Hopefully we’ll meet!
I cannot walk out of Target with having spent less than a 100 bucks. How did your husband do it? Blinders? Hypnosis? Did he perhaps walk in to some other obscure super store without the welcoming atmosphere, coffee temptation, and awesome Feng Shui?
I heart Target. It’s out go-to place when the zombies come. Malls are so passe.
@Mrsbear, Thank you! You made me laugh. Yes, it is the go-to place… Malls? Huh? Target is where it’s at.
My husband checks out the dollar section…and the electronics section…and the DVD section…sadly, he’s the big spender in the family.
Me? Yes, I’ll check the dollar section for the Hello Kitty stuff for tooth fairy/Easter Bunny/Santa Claus stuff, but, beyond that, I’m the grab-what-I-need-and-go person.
Go figure.
@Michele, Okay, the fact that you check for Hello Kitty stuff absolves you of any sins against shopping you’ve committed against Target.
Love my HK!
Ok why can’t I leave Target without spending less than $100? I have a problem! I love that store too much
@Tina @ Life Without Pink, Welcome to Target-holics anon!
Seriously? He must have a special gift to be able to resist all of the other goodies that entice everyone else.
@angie, He does have a gift: reason!
oh man. i love target. i could never walk out with just the necessities. you’ve got a good man there.
@wendiwinn, His sensibility keeps me grounded!
I literally just tweeted this today (or maybe yesterday…it’s all a blur):
“Hi, my name is Tricia. (“Hi, Tricia”) “I’m a Target addict, and I need to stop”.
My husband and I are equally stupid when it comes to Target. I go in and it’s a guarantee that once I leave, I will have so much crap that inevitably some of it gets sucked into the endless abyss that is my car. My husband? He gets toys. No, I mean toys for him, and my son sometimes, too. But I can’t tell you how many times that dude has come home with a remote control helicopter or a Nerf dart gun. Or some version of “Plants vs. Zombies” for the computer. So I concur, my friend. Target is heaven on earth.
@Tricia, You are too funny. Yes, my Hubs loves toys… though I think the toy thing is transferring over to toys for our daughter!
I’ve got an award for you over at my blog
@Dondi, Lil’ ‘Ol Me??? I hope it’s booze!
how hilarious!
I must confess, i don’t really like Target BUT i don’t have kids so that may be my saving grace.
@Katie, I loved Target before I have kids though! Maybe you’re a mall gal???
So funny! I have a post about Wal-Mart and why I don’t go there!
Thanks for the welcome!!
@Lynne, I have to read your post. Wal Mart = Hell on Earth.
Your husband has some sort of super power to be able to JUST get the necessary things on a trip to Target. I’ve corrupted my husband–he can’t get out of Target without deviating from the list at least a little bit now.
Thanks for stopping by my blog to welcome me to SITS. I can’t imagine how you were able to avoid Girl Scout cookies this year…that is truly amazing.
@Elle @ A for Effort, I guess if he has some supernatural power to avoid over-purchases at Target… I have Supernatural power to avoid Girl Scout Cookies!
I loved this….laughed out loud actually. Target is one of my most favorite things in the world! The dollar section alone gets me excited. Now that they have a grocery section…watch out! The men will never understand…
So i am REALLY trying to save money…seriously. My son’s prescription is ready to be picked up …at Target…I just don’t know if I can do this! I know, I should just send my husband.
@jade, You need to be strong… I mean, just stick to the dollar section… wait… then you automatically have to check out the purses…. okay, dollar section and purses… but those are right next to the hair accessories and jewelry… okay, dollar section, purses, accessories… then… okay, well, you are going to have to pass the candles… okay, just the candles… then right to the perscription counter!
Of course, on the way back… you might “run” into the makeup section… but only check out Cover Girl. Definitely do not check out Maybelline …
@e,
Hahaha! You could write a sequel to “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” You could call it, “If You Send a Mom to Target!”
Hey! Just found your blog through another blog from another blog…you know the drill! Anyway I just had to tell you I am the SAME way at Target. I can’t help myself! There are so many great things there!! And yeah. Husband just kind of shrugs it off and knows whats going to happen when I go there. Target is amazing. And I should never even have looked at their website! I spend all too much time there.
@Shelley, Target it amazing… I mean, really, what else can you say?
I can’t believe I’m just reading this now…. *this* just happened to us.
I emailed him “the list”, which detailed the items that MUST be in his cart when he leaves Target. Notice I didn’t say, “the ONLY items that must be in your cart when you leave Target”….
so he gets home and I look through the TWO bags and say,
“what else?”
he says, “that’s all you put in the email”
I say, “huh?…really? there were no cute things?”
he says, “where? what? i didn’t get that email.”
I say, “you need help”
i love this man…..but something needs to be done about this.
@Kate, How do men have such will power when it comes to shopping, I will never know..
This post is hilarious – not only because I spent 2.5 hours with my three kids in there on Friday but even more so because I went back with the hubs today (to get some things we “needed”) and he was not feeling the Target love .. AT ALL. I think I said something to the effect of, “it’s days like these I wonder why we’re even married”.
@Stacy of KSW, I don’t get how some people can stick to a list!
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