Trials at Target

I love Target. I have a hard time remembering what shopping was like before Target was in my life. Their housewares are the cutest and I always find like 80 bajillion tops I want to buy.

But the Target on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, I do not love. Firstly, this Target is a pain in the ass to get to. Subway transfers are involved, and then when you finally get there, it's one of those ginormous, confusing, crawling-with-people subway stations where nine different lines intersect and you have to walk up and down four flights of stairs before you even get to the shopping complex where Target is. So I am usually a bit cranky by the time I step through the doors.

This Target is always ridiculously crowded and understocked. Even when they have all 30-whatever registers open, it's hard to find a line where there aren't seven other people in front of you.

But despite it all I still go there every once in a while. Today I decided to see if a weekday would be less crowded, and actually did make a bit of a difference, although not on the subway since it was rush hour. Then because of the whole depleted-shelves thing, I couldn't find some things on my list (soup ladle, replacement sewing machine needles).

But look at these super hot plates I bought!