The Dollar Store – A Cautionary Tale

I believe the moniker ‘The Dollar Store’ is a bit of a misnomer.  I have never, ever,  ever, never, EVER spent only a dollar.  Maybe these stores are just Dizee-Kryptonite?  More likely, I should just learn some self control.

I usually head over there for some benign reason – typically it is wrapping paper.  I hate spending $3.00 or more on wrapping paper that will be destroyed in minutes.  I also cannot cotton to my husband’s notion of always wrapping gifts in Christmas Paper (which, somehow, we have a never-ending supply)

So, this particular day I was heading over to buy some wrapping paper for my friend’s Baby Shower (Yes, yours Myra).

This is what I ended up buying. 

Here was my rationalization process:

• Wow,  Tiki’s.  Max loves Tiki’s. I can never find Tiki stuff- it’s ok, I it’s only a dollar
• Spiderman Shield?  Got to buy two for the boys – it’s ok, I it’s only a dollar
• Water Balloons? Bubbles? Yes please, its summer – it’s ok, I it’s only a dollar
• What a cute re-useable bag-  it’s ok, I it’s only a dollar

And so it went until I got to the register. 

My bill was Thirty Dollars.

Granted, this shouldn’t have been a surprise.  All I had to do was count the number of items.  But I was still like ‘Oh Crap’

And that is how my quest to save $2.50 on wrapping paper utterly failed. 

Consider yourself warned.