Good Help Is Hard To Find

Real Conversation....For Real....

Where: At my neighborhood Target Guest Services Desk (Where I START most of my trips to Target......with a return BEFORE wandering in to the rest of the store to purchase MORE stuff....some, of which will be returned on the next trip...maybe...)

What: I was returning Plastic Cookie Containers that we did not use for the School Auction (initially they appeared to be the ideal containers for our Auction Tickets) The whole Cookie Containers return sparked some family matters that drove this conversation.

Keep in mind....the clerk is old enough to be working at Target during the day,.... I am going to put her at 18-19 years old.... She was in an adult body....

Clerk: Oh Cute Cookie Containers. Do you have kids?

Me: Yes

Clerk: Do you Bake Cookies?

Me: Yes

Clerk: Do you Bake Cookies with your kids?

Me: Yes, sometimes with them and sometimes I just bake alone.

Clerk: Do you let your kids put their fingers in the dough?

(All the while, I just want to return my containers and be on my way)

Me: No (Although I am positive they DO)

Clerk: You know they put their fingers in the dough when you are not looking....

Me: Oh (thinking...just complete the transaction)

Clerk: Do YOU put YOUR fingers in the dough:
Me: Not on purpose. (she did not hear...she just kept on talking.....)

Clerk: My mom wont let me bake cookie with her this year.

Me: Oh

Clerk: She says I put my fingers in the dough too much

Me: Oh

Clerk: My mom made me promise not to put my fingers in the dough, but I lied. When she was not looking, I put my fingers in the dough. Your kids do it, too. Just watch them when they think you are not looking.

Me: Oh (I don't care about the stinking dough...lets get this moving...)

Clerk: She made some cookies when I was not home and said they tasted better because I was gone and did not put my fingers in the dough.

Me: Oh

Clerk: Now I am not allowed in the house when cookies are being made. It is the rule this Christmas. I am really mad.

Me: Oh

Clerk: Are you going to make cookies with your kids?

Me: Yes, I am sure I will

Clerk: Just let them put their fingers in the dough, then they wont be mad. They are going to do it any way.

Me: Thank you....... (and I was off, or so I thought)

Clerk: I think my mom needs some of these Cookie Containers. She wont tell me when she is baking....

For me, the conversation ended there as I headed in to the store....She was still talking away as best I could tell...

The Lesson I Learned In Target.....

Good Help is STILL hard to find...even in a Tight Economy!

(And you thought I was going to say...don't put your fingers in the dough!)

So....I will ask it since my lovely Clerk is not here...

Do YOU put your fingers in the Cookie Dough?

Clearance Heaven

My Collection Is Complete....

Thanks to Target Clearance...

I have The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, and Now....

The Empire State Building

Purchased yesterday at my Target....$4.24!

The Clearance Price On-Line is $13.99

I have wanted these Black Wire Buildings but could not justify

paying full price, little at a time, I have found them on sale.

Yesterday, thanks to Target Clearance...my collection is

complete!

As previously posted, this is the time of year to hit the

Brick and Mortar Clearance Sales. With consumers shopping

and spending less, there is a lot to choose from!

Target Alert

Run....Don't Walk...

For the little girls in your life... Target has The Perfect dress shoes and Black Velvet Clothing Line for the Holidays or any other dress up occasion.Yes, Halloween is not here and we have our Christmas outfits. Living in an area with thousands of "power-shoppers" my motto has had to become:

"Buy It When You See It-You Can Return It Later- If you go back for it later... it will not be there".

I swear that someday I will walk in to Target and a bell will go off announcing my 1,000th return. I love their return policy, by the way....no having to keep track of receipts due to their receipt look up if you used a Credit Card, Debit Card, or Wrote a Check. For the record, I definitely purchase more than I return!

The photo does not do justice to these gorgeous shoes. Ballet flats with a ribbon bow and sequin covered sides and back. I would totally wear these if they came in my size!

There is a beautiful line of Black Velvet Clothing. My Target had these Jumper Dresses and some short sleeved dress similar to this one ( I am so excited about the short sleeves in Florida!!!) along with skirts and adorable jackets and tops.The fabric is beautiful, the black ribbon sash is gorgeous, they are well made....they look like very high-end dresses and shoes... what more can I say. The price for Two dresses and Two pairs of these shoes adds up to still less than one dress at many other stores.

I found the shoes and this jumper at Target.com, but not the skirt or the dress. Keep watching or visit your stores. I love having a basic black velvet skirt for each girl at Christmas time. They just grew out of the skirts they have used for 3 Christmas seasons now. Thank goodness we have our cousin Soph to send the things Megan outgrows.

Target Is The Spot For Dresses

Dresses at Target right now are great! I got this one yesterday and I love it! The price cannot be beat, $24.99.
After wearing maternity clothes for more than my share of years, I shy away from the current empire waist cut as it is not kind to my body and reminds me of wearing maternity clothes. Additionally, I search high and low for sleeves that do not make my "bread-dough" arms look bigger than they are.
However,I was pleasantly surprised to try this on and have it be so flattering and comfortable. And it is in brown... the color I am making friends with more and more! The shoes I intend to wear with this cost far more than the dress!
Guest mom Amy at DesignMom recommends another dress I have fallen in love with, also from Target.
There are just so many reasons to love Target and these dresses! If this is any indication, this is going to be a Happy Summer in the fashion department!