Hitting The Target

Before I tell you about the Target freebies I scored last week, I want to tell you a story.

Earlier in the week, I was a little ticked off at Mr. Pinch. This one particular day, he couldn't turn off any light after he left the room, he placed an empty milk carton beside the trash can, and in general every little thing he did really annoyed me. When I went to the bathroom to take care of some biz-ness, I noticed the toilet seat was up. Yeah, Mr. Pinch couldn't even put the toilet seat down! I ever-so-gently placed the toilet lid down. (Actually, I slammed the tiolet lid down as I said a few choice words!) Anyway, the front part of the toilet seat split apart. Now I am even madder...look at what he made me do. After I finished my biz-ness, I went into the living room and announced that the toilet seat was broken and he needed to fix it. He asked me how it happened and I told him the truth...that I didn't know.

The next morning, I reminded him again that he needed to fix the toilet seat. I was gone when he returned from work. As I entered the door...actually I ran into the house because I needed to take care of some biz-ness...he announced that he had stopped at the store and he had fixed the toilet seat. Great, I said, as I ran passed him to the bathroom. As I am running to the bathroom, I am thinking to myself what a nice husband I have. He stopped at Lowe's Hardware or Home Depot and bought a new toilet seat. I hope he used a coupon, but even if he didn't, I am really proud of him...what a good man! Then I opened the bathroom door. Now I can't decide if I want to just pee in the floor or do bodily damage to that "good" man. Yeah, he stopped at the store. Yeah, he fixed the toilet seat...with...get this...duct tape. He has duct taped the toilet seat together!! Suddenly, Jeff Foxworthy and his "You Might Be A Red Neck" jokes flash through my brain.

Can you believe it?? Mr. Pinch used gray duct tape to fix the toilet seat. This is sooooo wrong on sooooo many levels. Nothing is gray in the bathroom except the hair on my head. He couldn't even manage to use a color that would match the bathroom decor. And a certain young Male Pinch in the house somehow manages to wet a toilet seat...that duct tape is going to be gross in just a matter of days. And who does Mr. Pinch think is going to clean THAT up??

Here's a thought, Mr. Pinch...if you are going to stop at Lowe's Hardware or Home Depot, why don't you just buy a toilet seat instead of duct tape?  Man, oh man, this MAN makes my head hurt!

Now, getting back to my Target shopping. This is what I bought.

I used two $5 Target gift cards and paid only 75¢ OOP. After I took this picture, I put the new toilet seat in the bathroom. Any guesses as to how long it will be before it replaces the Red Neck toilet seat?

I then bought these things.

With Target Qs and manufacturer Qs, these were all free. I only had to pay tax of 29¢. (This would have been less if I had remembered to bring my own bags.) I think I will open the package of Extra Strength Excedrin and take a few!!

**Pinch**