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Well, I finally did it. I finally bought a reusable canvas bag with the Target logo on it.
Over a year ago I first saw these bags in my Target store. I immediately wanted one. Canvas reusable bags are great and they can be laundered when sticky stuff spills on them. The bag was priced at $4.99. I can easily make a $5 impulse buy, but for some reason, this time, I didn’t. It was five dollars, and I already had a bunch of reusable bags at home. I wanted it, but I didn’t need it.
Then, for Earth Day 2011, Target had an special arrangement. You could mail in 3 of the plastic bags you received from shopping there and receive a coupon for $1 off a reusable shopping bag. I immediately sent in my plastic bags and was thrilled when my coupon arrived. That $1 off would allow me to assuage my guilt about spending money on something I didn’t really need. I hurried off to the Target store only to discover that they were completely out of the canvas bags. I was devastated.
Well, this Monday, I was walking through Target and saw that they had finally, over a year later, restocked the canvas reusable bags. I was immediately struck by the same feelings as before- an intense desire to purchase one and the knowledge that I really didn’t need to. Finally, I decided that if I still wanted something a year after putting off the impulse buy, I could buy it. So now I have my bag, and I feel no guilt.
Have you ever put off an impulse buy for a while? Did you decide to get it next time or resist the temptation? Am I the only one who puts so much thought into $5?
If that’s not possible, you can take a section of your hair and wrap
it around the band to hide it and tuck it under to
hold the hair in place. Of course you should go for
something a bit special on your wedding day, but the
best advice is to stick to something that you actually like.
As an alternative of basic colored hair, it would seem that
2012 is the 12 months of hues.
OMG! I thought I was reading my own journal for a minute! I know exactly what you mean! I wanted it too, and stopped myself because of the same reason as yours, $5, and when I decided to get it, it was gone. But 3, 4 mos later my husband found some and got one for me:) now 2 1/2 yrs later I want a new one. I wish they sell it again. I ran into your blog and I just had to leave a comment!