then run next door to Target to pick up holiday candy (specifically Hershey's Kisses and red & green M&M's) that I would then turn into festive holiday treats.
Well, I finally made it into the Gifted market (after being briefly trapped in a corner of the lobby by a couple with a stroller), but was instantly distracted by the prices, which were...
exorbitant.
So, instead of looking for unique, inexpensive gifts, I started taking note of $15 Little Golden Books
$24 View Masters
and a $150 magazine rack.
(My favorite was the $12 Petit Marseillais shower gel, that sells for about 2 euro at Monoprix in Paris.)
I left empty-handed (of course) but even more determined to raid "the junk shop" back home for stuff to sell here. (And Monoprix on my next trip to Paris.)
I then walked across the street to Target. The Hershey Kisses were on sale (!), and although I couldn't find plain holiday M&M's, I thought I could make do with almond.
So I made my way downstairs, to what could not possibly be the line to check out.
Except it was.
I stood there, in shock, until a security guard tried to direct me to the end of the line. Instead, I turned into the nearest aisle and dumped an armful of holiday candy onto the nearest shelf and walked out. (Empty-handed again.)
After a less-than-enjoyable ride on the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan, where someone thought we'd all benefit from listening to Rihanna, I may never leave home again.
Ever.
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