Thanks for finally coming to stay in Los Anchorage, even though you are 6 months late -- but don't worry, we won't hold that against you.
Alaskans will turn out in droves for the grand opening of anything (consumerism is alive and well here) and the crowds were predicted to be insane, but I felt the pull of that red bullseye. So much for my promise that I would stay away for at least a month. I told myself that I would just drive by and check out how crowded the parking lot was on Saturday -- holy mackerel, it was like someone announced that Sarah Palin and Angelina Jolie would be mud wrestling for the title of most popular woman on the internets.
Somehow I ended up parking in the football field-sized parking lot (how did that happen!) and walked the 6 miles or so to the store. I hope that the stocking situation has been remedied before I return to you, Target my friend. I walked past many shelves that had exactly 1 item left and two ladies were usually fighting over said item. Big screen tv's were flying out the door and people were seriously on a mission to shop.
When I checked out, the girl seemed slightly unfamiliar with the concept of cashiering and tried to charge me for the lovely Envirosax reusable bags I brought from home. The lady in front of me had to explain to her what a rain-check is. Hopefully, all of these kinks will work themselves out over the coming months.
You're not perfect Target, but you're still better than Wal-Mart. Oh, and thanks for the free $50 gift card!
Love, A
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