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coffeeshopchic Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:30 AM
   
Why is it so hard to leave without spending all of my cash???? At Target I'm hooked on the 100% cotton sateen sheets (in Champagne  ) kitchen stuff, bath stuff, hair stuff . . . i love it all.anyone else? IP: Logged |
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nerdlife Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:39 AM
Oh yes! They also have the cutest artsy fartsy looking appliances for a reasonable price...I love their bed-in-a-bags, adorable plates and placemats and kitchenware...Target is the one true place you could really buy EVERYTHING you needed. IP: Logged |
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BionicGirl Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:42 AM
Yeah... there's just that there's this mix of stuff you need plus superfluous stuff that you don't need but when you see it you want it and you think you need it. It's a racket I tell you! Right now I "need" a new kitchen trash can, those red vinyl 50s style chairs, more toilet paper, underwear, shoes, film (all varieties of course), extra photo album pages, wooden TV trays, stuff for the patio & backyard, a couple of mini muffin pans... Oh God, I'm even wearing a Target "uniform" today. Khaki pants with a red shirt. IP: Logged |
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coffeeshopchic Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:49 AM
what's really bad is when i'm walking into Target or Old Navy and I realize that my entire outfit came from the store . . . another vintage shopping run is needed  the garden stuff is out now . . . must exercise self-control . . . [This message has been edited by coffeeshopchic (edited 03-01-2002).] IP: Logged |
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TrendyMatt Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:51 AM
Don't even get me started on my unhealthy addiction to Target (pronounced, of course, as "Tar-jay). I think I just gave up fighting when they came out with their latest array of home decor... the light-up end table, bamboo screens... must I go on? For someone who lives about 9 hours from the nearest IKEA, Target is my outlet for style on a budget. And, yes, I'm thinking of buying the "Lucy" chair for my desk (that red sparkly one mentioned in the previous post). IP: Logged |
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coffeeshopchic Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:53 AM
YES! the screens are amazing! all they need now are sofas and bed frames (or futons). why is there not a IKEA in atlanta? IP: Logged |
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Caterwaul Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:57 AM
Sometimes I get sad when I realize that an outing to Target isn't just a to-do, but it's an event. Like, I make dates with people to go to Target, and that will be our plan for the evening. I could wander the aisles for hours.
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darlin' Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 12:29 PM
lol!!! that's exactly what my friends and I did last summer... we'd get off work all sweaty and tired, and wouldn't want to go home to our unairconditioned places... so we'd go to Target. Our Target has an unbelievable airconditioner... Plus the orchids, and the bedding and the...
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emcarb Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 12:41 PM
quote: That's what I'm screaming!! It isn't as if ATL is some wretched little arm pit town. You'd think we'd get an IKEA, but nooooo! We're stuck salivating at the catalogs! Edited to contribute to the topic - I love Target, too! Especially Super T! [This message has been edited by emcarb (edited 03-01-2002).] IP: Logged |
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TrendyMatt Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 01:03 PM
emcarb - Super T? You mean a Target version of the Wal-Mart Supercenter concept? That would be enough to send me into convulsions. Oh, how I need to escape the confines of Kentucky! :-) IP: Logged |
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emcarb Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 01:15 PM
quote: No joking! There's a whole thread about SuperTarget around here somewhere. *emcarb scurries away to retrieve old thread* Okay, I found it, but I don't know how to do one of those el-cool-o link things. I bumped it up for you in "covet". [This message has been edited by emcarb (edited 03-01-2002).] IP: Logged |
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briddy Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 01:39 PM
*drooling* I adore Target. Everytime I go there I spend WAY more money than I had intended. I want to buy so much stuff from the housewares dept, it's not even funny. IP: Logged |
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prairiechick8 Subletter |
posted 03-01-2002 02:04 PM
Oh man, I live in one of the aforementioned armpit towns without a Target and I hate it!!! Target...I sing its praises. My sister-in-law I went to to "the big city" last weekend and the first place we headed was Target. I love their housewares!!! Good cheap towels, cute stuff, it's all great. Kerri IP: Logged |
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luckieracergirl Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 02:05 PM
I haven't been in a Target for about three months now. It's a saving money tactic. Otherwise i would be deeply in debt and that would not be a good thing. IP: Logged |
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TrendyMatt Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 03:41 PM
Much thanks for the *bump*, emcarb! I had to stop reading after the first three or so messages, 'cause it was making the Targets near me look absolutly pitiful! Being able to do grocery shopping at a Target would be simply amazing. We have two Targets here in Lexington... perhaps they could merge them into a Super! Better not get my hopes up... but wow, what a dream! IP: Logged |
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starrylkj Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 07:39 PM
i have been loving the lucy chairs forever. and they NEVER go on sale. why can't they humor me? and why are the matching barstools so much cheaper than the chairs? why are they doing this to me?! IP: Logged |
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Chele75 Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 08:05 PM
I live in Canada, and we do not have Target's here. I've heard of it, it always sounded pretty good but thought to myself that it can't be all that different than WalMart. I was WRONG! After seeing this thread I thought I'd go and check out the website....BIG mistake. Here is my preliminary list of things I want but cannot have because *sniff* they have yet to come to Canada. - that modular furniture just looks so cool I must have it somehow! - any of the folding screens (especially the bamboo ones) - the cube bookcase I'm completly taken with the follow items, but I'm not completely sure I would want them...but I may if I see them in person. - folding bookcase...I'm not sure what that means, but it looks pretty cool - the 3 tier revolving storage unit...what is there to say...unique AND the lighted end table...interesting... I've already e-mailed Target to find out if they're planning on building up here any time soon and I'm definetly going to look into if they will deliver! IP: Logged |
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chitowngal Housesitter |
posted 03-01-2002 10:20 PM
oh oh oh I have the three tiered storage thing. I looked at the folding bookcase but they were out when I went to purchase. There's a Target Greatland by my apartment....very very bad for my budget. IP: Logged |
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Chele75 Housemate |
posted 03-01-2002 11:45 PM
What's a Target greatland? Am I going to be more jealous when I find out?! IP: Logged |
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chitowngal Housesitter |
posted 03-02-2002 08:59 AM
yes, you will be very jealous. It is a HUGE Target. I guess its characterized as a Greatland when it has a certain amount of square footage. All this Target talk has me all flustered...I may have to browse the aisles today....someone stop me!!!!
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abracadabra Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 09:04 AM
Oh Lordy! I'm in such Target withdrawl since I came back down here to Chile. Now I have the nicotine-patch equivalent of collecting paint chips from hardware stores. God, what if Target had paint??? Do they have that at those Super Targets you're all talking about??? 
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giamaria Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 09:43 AM
Chigirl, I may see you there! I was thinking of going to look for el cheapo bathing suit there today after a trip to the Y this afternoon. Isn't it odd that there is really only in the city and it's so damn packed all the time? IP: Logged |
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TrendyMatt Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 11:36 AM
starrylkj - I have no clue why the chairs never go on sale! The Target I usually go to has had the same two chairs on their shelves for at least 4 months (there's dust on them!) but they just won't go on clearance. This really surprises me, because Target usually puts stuff on clearance pretty quickly to get new stuff in. I'm waiting... :-) IP: Logged |
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mjo Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 02:16 PM
Well I too am a target addict. I LOVE the Michael Graves sections. I really need to eventually get all of his kitchen stuff so far I only have a few things. I am also very happy that they took on Mossimo. The new design is so great, and very cheap. Ok off I go.....it's a beautiful day for shopping. IP: Logged |
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pnutbuttahunny Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 04:17 PM
Oh how I would never ever go to Walmart again if Target was open 24 hours a day. I love that store, they have good prices but the stuff aint cheezy like Walmart! IP: Logged |
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DharmaBlue Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 08:26 PM
The Lucy Chair! I too am always wondering why Target won't put the darn thing on clearance. Sigh. They have bamboo screens? Is that just at Super-Ts? IP: Logged |
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TrendyMatt Housemate |
posted 03-02-2002 09:02 PM
DharmaBlue - They've got the screens at the regular stores I shop at, but they just got 'em in stock about 2 weeks ago. I stopped by one day and there was all this new stuff to covet! What I'm waiting for my Targets to get in stock are the modular storage units! I've been looking for a worthy replacement for what I'm using for storage in my bedroom. IP: Logged |
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chitowngal Housesitter |
posted 03-02-2002 09:07 PM
Oh sweet Targetness!!!! I am not sure why there is only one Target in the city, someone is missing a huge market! It was crazy crowded today, but that didn't take the beauty out of the Target trip. They have new matchbox cars in where you get a minature license plate with the car and then there's a license plate collecting book. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with collecting matchbox cars at 27 years old....is there? Oh and I got the Giganto thing of TP, now I just have to figure out where to put 30 or so rolls of TP. I also love Target.com!!!!!! IP: Logged |
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heather Housemate |
posted 03-04-2002 04:26 AM
I love Target too! We have two here (ann Arbor, MI) by my house...I usually go to the one a few streets away and then on weekends will visit the other one because they seem to have different things in both stores... I LOVE the modular shelving and screens...if only I had a house...more space to put stuff! My apartment has run out of room! Although I am buying the stackable wire cubes today (they're on sale this week!) so that I can put them in my spare bedroom - cool extra shelving... IP: Logged |
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MissMel Housemate |
posted 03-04-2002 09:33 AM
Sigh.... They actually had to lower my credit limit on my Target Guest Card so that I would stop shopping there. I've finally gotten it down a couple of hundred dollars below the limit, but thank god the closest one is 45 minutes away. Sigh... I need a good fix. IP: Logged |
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atw26 Housemate |
posted 03-04-2002 04:32 PM
chitowngirl posted: I guess its characterized as a Greatland when it has a certain amount of square footage I had wondered this as well when the one by us opened a few years back and your explanation totally made sense. So I did my google search and came across this article that says among other things: "Target Greatland stores feature: An average of 142,000 square feet, More than 1.5 miles of shelf space ..." Interestingly enough, the target.com site seems to just gloss over the Greatlands. The SuperTargets OTOH get their own special section. --Vips. IP: Logged |
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pyrabug Housemate |
posted 03-05-2002 10:30 AM
i , too love the light up end table... last night i was showing it to my roommates and one of them remembered seeing it somewhere else. the new chiasso catalog was sitting on the coffeetable. she grabbed it and started leafing through it and sure eough, chiasso is selling the same thing (probably different manufacturer because the light part is bright white, not sort of an off white.) for $115. ha! at target i can get it for $39.99. i love you, target. oh so very much. IP: Logged |
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coffeeshopchic Housemate |
posted 03-05-2002 01:28 PM
anyone a fan of shoes by Mia? I was in the shoe dept. of Target looking through the Xhilaration line, and I noticed a pair of shoes . . . one with a "Mia" label, and one with an "Xhilaration" label. It was ONE matching pair of shoes! Cool, huh? 
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miss ho Housemate |
posted 03-05-2002 02:15 PM
quote: PS: how the hell do I turn those messy url's into neat little word-links? I suck at this.
Thanks Yeefan!
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coffeeshopchic Housemate |
posted 03-05-2002 02:21 PM
wow. except for the dimensions, exactly the same. i'd imagine that the shade variance is probably just due to the set lighting. (not the piece itself) IP: Logged |
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BionicGirl Housemate |
posted 03-06-2002 01:19 PM
I made it out of Target last night only with things that I ACTUALLY need. Amazing... TP, brown socks, a refill for the lint brush... wow. Tonight at Home Depot I will not be so reserved. It's plantin' time! Woo-hoo! IP: Logged |
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TrendyMatt Housemate |
posted 03-07-2002 07:54 AM
The table will be mine! At the price they're selling them at Target, I could get a couple... oh, the possibilities. IP: Logged |
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briddy Housemate |
posted 03-07-2002 02:15 PM
Oh my lordy, just got back from the big ol' Target. Wanted to buy everything. Luckily, I was on my lunch hour and did not have sufficient time to check out. Has anyone seen the adorable stuff they are carrying now? It's like Shabby Chic stuff-- trays with fruit painted on them, white chicken wire baskets, big cream colored urns, little painted metal bowls with lemons and limes. ADORABLE!!! I wanted to buy everything...
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breana Housemate |
posted 03-07-2002 02:56 PM
I ask for Target cards for all my important present gettting dates (b-day, x-mas, anniv., whatever!) and spend like a maniac! I especially love the Restore/Restyle stuff. I'm a total junkie. I have outfitted my house with funky knobs and shelves and hooks and rugs, and oh my goodness I love that place. I even bought a basketball last time I was there. Talk about an impulse buy, I don't even PLAY basketball..... IP: Logged |
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BellaDonna Housemate |
posted 03-11-2002 01:13 AM
Hey TrendyMatt... I used to live in Lexington too!!! I live in TN now and would love to move back. IP: Logged |
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