The 12 Emotional Stages of Shopping at Target
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Let's be honest: most of the time when we go to Target, we don't actually need more than two or three items. But Target has this magical effect that somehow makes you spend a minimum of $200 every trip. All you needed was some toilet paper, but you've managed to leave with a new outfit, two different kinds of shampoo, a bag of popcorn, a candle, a pair of shoes, and three more things you don't even know the price of — all while forgetting the one thing you actually went for: toilet paper. If you're an avid Target shopper, you'll relate to these next-level emotional stages of entering the heavenly place.
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Driving up to Target with hope that you’ll only buy what you need.
This will be a quick trip! In and out! Ten minutes tops!
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Grabbing a basket as you walk through the door.
Maybe I should get a cart, just in case I buy that toilet paper in bulk . . .
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Starting your journey through the store.
"Stay focused, don't get sidetracked," you tell yourself.
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Strolling past the makeup section and you can’t help but to glance over.
I must be running low on something. Mascara? Foundation? A lipstick color that I'll probably never wear?
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Making your way toward the back by the seasonal stuff.
I really should celebrate Arbor Day properly.
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Finding yourself in the office supplies section.
These eight binders are totally going to come in handy once I get that corner office.
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Blacking out while you spend 30 more minutes shopping.
Where am I and why is my cart filled to the brim?
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Feeling guilty as your items get rung up.
Does this cashier know that I only came here for one thing and am now emptying my wallet?
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Accepting the damage you have done.
I regret nothing (and will probably do it again in a week or two).