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05 October 2007

Let's play pretend You're at Target/Wal-Mart/K-Mart (or the local equivalent). You have a coupon for a FREE 5 things. What do you get and why?
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 13:21 | 44 comments
Probably electronics -- I have a weakness for electronics, especially radios.
posted by JanetLand 05 October | 13:26
I'm going to bet that iconomy stocks up on some of those jeans.
posted by BoringPostcards 05 October | 13:27
1. A fancy blender, so I can make smoothies
2. A new nightgown. I love having new PJs; makes going to bed fun!
3. Patio furniture- one of those covered swinging love seats. I don't have a patio, but I'm sure I could figure it out somehow.
4. A fancy dust buster. Perhaps that would inspire me to clean more (ha ha ha)
5. A box of White Cheddar Cheez-It, to replace the one I just finished.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 05 October | 13:31
Is there a price limit?

1. Hair color (I find myself in Target for hair color all the time even though the selection at Target isn't as good as at Meijer.)
2. A lamp or hanging light. (Because I recently decided I need different lighting in my bedroom.)
3. Tampons (The prices are better at Meijer but I just like Target more. And it's easier to get in and out of and uh yeah.)
4. Scrubby gloves. Because I need some new scrubby gloves and it pisses me off that it seems like everyone wants $4 for them. I could probably get these at a dollar store but I'm never at the dollar store. (The type of scrubby glove to exfoliate skin.)
5. Peanut Butter M&Ms. Because I love them.
posted by fluffy battle kitten 05 October | 13:36
No price limit!!!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 05 October | 13:42
Heh BP...I have the feeling they don't sell those jeans at Walmart.

I found the coolest thing ever at Target, for 99 cents. It's a nail glosser block and it has magical powers. Go to the place where they sell samples and travel size items (usually against a wall) and buy it...you'll be astounded by the magic, for real. It makes your nails shiny with magic and voodoo. It's like this but only 99 cents.

So I would get one of those, and also get a wii, and then some games to go with the wii. Whee!
posted by iconomy 05 October | 13:43
ico, I got one of those thingies from a kiosk at the mall selling goods and it *IS* magical. I need a new one so I will totally hit Target and buy a couple. Excellent.

Also, even though there is not a price limit I'm going to stick with my answers. Because I know myself and for some reason I always find myself being practical at Target even though I love the place. I love walking around Target and just looking at stuff but I'm always there for practical items. So yeah.

posted by fluffy battle kitten 05 October | 13:49
I was just at Target. I bought a pair of dangly black earrings, a black patent leather clutch, two expensive useless home magazines, and a Transformers story book for the boys. And a Starbucks grande non-fat latte to add to the money wasting extravaganza.

If I could get five free things I would choose:

1. A white Melamine serving tray. It's only 9.99. I saw it the other day but I forgot to pick it up today.
2. A tea kettle.
3. A round mirror. Maybe not this one, but something big and round.
4. Collage frames just like this. My friend has a few in her house and they look great.
5. A very big scary Jack O'lantern that you plug in. Only 29.99. I'll have to pick it up this week to display with my other pumpkins.

If I were being really practical, I'd say:

1. Sheets
2. Towels
3. A saucepan
4. New socks for the kids
5. New shower curtain
posted by LoriFLA 05 October | 13:53
High end electronics.
Oh, and a KitchenAid mixer. In red. Bright as hell whore red.
posted by kellydamnit 05 October | 13:58
Target.

Pair of boxers for Hubby
Extra Large Vat of Pet Kibble
Digital Camera or other Electronic something
Biggest Container of Nicotine Gum Available
A Candle
posted by rainbaby 05 October | 14:01
New TV, new DVD player, new sheets, new quilts, a big fluffy dog bed. Or a couple of bikes. Or, oh, man, a bunch of other stuff I want and can't afford. An ipod! Another boom box! I'm going for the big ticket items.
posted by mygothlaundry 05 October | 14:01
1. 42 Inch Plasma HDTV
2. Bose Sound Dock
3. KitchenAid Professional 6 qt Mixer
4. Stainless Steel 10-pc. Cookware Set
5. Bose Series 3 Speakers

and don't get me started on what my Williams Sanoma list would be like
posted by stynxno 05 October | 14:04
1. A Wii, but only because it's free.
2. Metroid for the Wii.
3. A Crib because as far as I know, I've got a baby on the way.
4. A really big LCD television.
5. The best camera they sell.
posted by drezdn 05 October | 14:11
At the Target I'd get:
--A PS3 because I don't want to wait for my gift PS3 any longer.
--Knives because when I tried to cook this week, I realized I have only steak & butter knives.
--A Bose, because I hook up my Creative to old laptop speakers
--A digital SLR
--A "sassy" grim reader halloween costume, because it's absurd.
posted by crush-onastick 05 October | 14:20
Can I just turn around and return the stuff or sell it on eBay or whatever?

If so, what's the most expensive thing in the store? Jewelry? Appliances? Maybe a gaming laptop, or a gigantic tv? Five of those.

If not (I remember/guess that all this stuff is available at my local Target):
a GPS receiver
a big fat SDHC memory card
that Michael Graves Scrabble set (kinda cheesy, and I've already got at least four Scrabble sets, but somehow it appeals to me)
some kind of barbecue grill
and, I suppose, a gigantic tv.
posted by box 05 October | 14:32
Target used to (maybe still does?) sell a lamp with a base that was a replica of the Eiffel Tower. It was incredibly cheesy and tacky and I wanted it really badly but never got around to buying it because all the shades that went with it were really ugly. So I would use part of my coupon to get it if I could go back in time.
posted by iconomy 05 October | 14:37
- New pillows. Can four pillows count as one item?
- New undies. Can three pairs count as one item? (Last time I bought new ones, I accidentally grabbed a three-pack of GREAT BIG undies. I'm seemingly unable to toss them out, so every morning I play undie roulette; every so often I pull out the GREAT BIG undies, get 'em half-way on, and hurl them across the room, hissing in scorn.)
- A stainless steel sieve.
- an oven thermometer.
- May I save one for later? I love having a store credit glowing warmly in my pocket. If not, then OOOOOH OOOOH a cast iron skillet.

Wow. I'm so absurdly domestic these days. If it were a certificate to a bookstore or a hardware store or a museum shop, this would play out differently.
posted by Elsa 05 October | 14:38
A Crib because as far as I know, I've got a baby on the way.
What what huh? For reals?
posted by jrossi4r 05 October | 14:40
1) Chef's knife - I like the one I have, but it would be nice to have something heavier.

2) Tivo - so I can accomplish things on the weekend and still watch hockey & football. (Do they even have tivos at target?)

3) Pancake griddle - the cast iron skillet thread reminded me that I've been wanting one forever.

4) Ipod - peer pressure.

5) Uh... I guess an HDTV, since we're gonna have to get one anyway. When are they gonna make the big switchover again?
posted by bmarkey 05 October | 14:41
On preview: Wha? A baby? Congratulations!

What do you get and why?

Oh, duh.

- a stainless steel sieve, because my sadly decrepit strainer from the thrift store that I've had for yeeeeears is rusty and sad and has a hole in the center and, finally, I got hot Parmesan from a vegetable broth irretrievably melted into the mesh. Even I admit it's time to toss it.
- an oven thermometer because the temp markings on the knob for our apartment oven have been worn off by years of handling, and I suspect the oven is miscalibrated anyway. I manage, having learned how to estimate by thrusting a hand in back when I had an antique stove with no calibrations at all, but sometimes certainty is nice.
- a cast iron skillet, for making tortillas, mostly.
posted by Elsa 05 October | 14:46
A Crib because as far as I know, I've got a baby on the way.

So peeing on the stick worked out for her, huh? Congratulations!
posted by iconomy 05 October | 14:51
w00h00! Congratulations!
posted by small_ruminant 05 October | 14:57
I was just at Target yesterday looking for something like a shower cap that will go over a large cockpit of a kayak. (It was a shot in the dark.)

So I bought GrapeNuts (non-organic)

If I could buy 5 things, though...

- small, portable BBQ
- CD/MP3 player
- Sports bras
- that's all I can think of. Maybe some good skeleton things if they have any right now.
posted by small_ruminant 05 October | 15:00
ooo do they have GPSes? I'd like one of those, too, please!
posted by small_ruminant 05 October | 15:10
A clown costume
A box of lollipops
A roll of Duct tape
A muzzle
A 13-oz. tube of Vaseline 100% Pure Petroleum Jelly
posted by ericb 05 October | 15:12
Do I have to explain "why?"
posted by ericb 05 October | 15:13
ico, I have the eiffel tower lamp in the silvertone. It currently has no shade because uh, I kept knocking it off the top of the table it was on. It *is* incredibly tacky. But, oh, how I love it.

Target occasionally sells the lamp. And you can always find it on ebay for about the same price (30ish).
posted by fluffy battle kitten 05 October | 15:24
They gots music, right?

Wagner - Tannhauser
Delibes - Lakme
Mozart - Die Zauberflote
Television - Marquee Moon
The Waterboys - This is the Sea
posted by Hugh Janus 05 October | 15:28
Holy crow, s_r, you're right! Later for you, Michael Graves--I'm buying that black four-square ball with a glow-in-the-dark skull on it.
posted by box 05 October | 15:28
fbk, you bought the last one! Thanks, I will check out eBay. I really should have gotten it when I saw it a million times at the store. Funny that yours has no shade either, which is how mine will probably end up!
posted by iconomy 05 October | 15:30
The 5 most expensive things in the store.

Then, hello e-Bay.

oh, box beat me to it. Sorry, I know it's a no fun answer.
posted by Hellbient 05 October | 15:33
Do they sell international plane tickets? If so, I'll get a couple of those
Also, a winning lottery ticket

After that, I don't care
posted by TheDonF 05 October | 15:38
ico, looks like prices have come down on ebay. I may get a second eiffel tower lamp. hmm. (But then I'm going to have to find two shades that are agreeable.)
posted by fluffy battle kitten 05 October | 15:39
I found the coolest thing ever at Target, for 99 cents. It's a nail glosser block and it has magical powers. Go to the place where they sell samples and travel size items (usually against a wall) and buy it...you'll be astounded by the magic, for real. It makes your nails shiny with magic and voodoo. It's like this but only 99 cents.

My gf has one of those and I tried it on one of my nails. CREEPY BUT COOL. I understand you can't use it too often, though, because it does entail grinding/polishing down the top of your nail, which weakens it if you overdo it. CAUTION YOUNG JEDI.
posted by scarabic 05 October | 16:02
As for my 5 things, I would go to the music section and buy 5 compact discs of contemporary rock, pop, or perhaps country music that honors and glorifies our lord.

Then I'd go burn them.
posted by scarabic 05 October | 16:04
No Target here in Latvia - not even an IKEA! Imported stuff - which is everything, as Latvia isn't the industrial giant of the EU exactly - is crazy overrpiced. Except, bizarrely, dish towels - $1 for 3 nice-ish Polish ones today at the local hypermarket! There's a remarkable lack of goods priced for middle-class consumption overall.

But if (Super)Target opened up tomorrow:

1) A heap of great cookware. The cheapest frying pans with lids cost over $30 here, rice cookers and water boilers are nonexistent, and things like heatproof glass bowls require gold cards and second mortgages.
2) A pallet of Herdez salsa. Not to shill, but when there's more Spanish than English on the bottle, you know it's going to be better than whatever Swedish-produced horror they sell here.
3) Some ordinary cotton khakis for work that aren't totally cheap or insanely expensive. Target had these for $19 before I left; I should have stocked up.
4) A dryer. No one here has one, but how I pine for warm socks and pajamas!
5) A foldaway mattress thing, with nice linen, to accommodate guests without making them sleep on our evil uncomfortable sofa.
posted by mdonley 05 October | 18:18
A Roomba
The cooking game for the Wii
hell, a 360
some earrings
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur 05 October | 19:20
Beer
Cigarettes
Porn
salted cashews
Strawberry Quik
posted by jonmc 05 October | 19:46
Target (gods, I wish we had them in Canada):
- big ass HDTV
- Tivo (or equivalent)
- red metal colander
- digital SLR with more pixels than you can count
- can't think of a fifth thing - raincheck!
- Roomba
posted by deborah 05 October | 20:27
Five free things at Target? Well, when all items are equally free I'm clearly going to aim for higher price items I can't at all afford to splurge on right now. So probably a new ipod. And then I'll replace a few pieces of furniture & the comforter on my bed.

And what the Hell, throw in one of these as the piece de resistance. I'll probably decide I like my old beat up espresso maker better but what the heck, it's free.
posted by miss lynnster 05 October | 23:53
I really don't need any stuff you can get from there... I'd get whatever Canon lenses they had (but they probably wouldn't have any. An ipod, I suppose, because I don't have one (shock, horror).
posted by chuckdarwin 06 October | 04:29
What are you going to do with the copies of your CDs, Scarabic?
posted by AwkwardPause 06 October | 08:37
The cute check-out girl and four condoms?
posted by dhartung 06 October | 14:30
You're at Target/Wal-Mart/K-Mart... What do you get and why?

The hell out of there.
posted by Eideteker 06 October | 22:43
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