Saturday, September 10, 2011

Et Tu, Dana? Walmart's Sophie Nabs Another Collector

Okay, yes. I confess. It is another case of collector see, collector do. Collector will get broke, too. Sigh.

I am referring to my finding and buying the Liv It's My Nature Sophie on sale at Walmart. Sophie cost $5.00 before sales tax. Sigh. This Walmart Sophie has landed herself in many collectors' homes. How did she manage to get into my cart and in my house? A geas, I think. Here's how the spell unfolded:

1. I went to Walmart for some groceries. (What, you don't go to Walmarts for groceries? I guess you like paying full price for Jalapeno Pringles and Archway Ginger Snaps. Huff. Okay, I wasn't getting the veggies or the meats part of groceries. Just the FUN part. Besides, Walmarts carries turtle food and the markets don't. Not the kind Fakir and Big Guy - the turtles - like anyway. Turtles have so little to occupy themselves; they deserve to have the ReptoMin sticks they prefer.)

2. I just happened to wander into the Clearance section. (Yes, danger zone for us collectors. But my boots moved me that way. I just walked into the space most damaging to my wallet.)

3. I saw the tiny scissors. I saw the adorable boots. I scanned the box once. Five dollars. I scanned the box again. Still five dollars. I reasoned that it would be a sin to NOT get a poseable doll body, fine silvery scissors, and kicky brown boots for the bargain of five dollars. She was the last Sophie there. All the forces aligned: me, the doll, the sale, and enough money in my wallet to get her. God MEANT for me to have her. Roll of thunder.

So, Sophie entered my cart. She got blipped out along with White Castle hamburgers and 8 mini Mounds candy bars (only a dollar!). I did NOT get the Ghirardelli's 60% Cacao Dark Chocolate for about $4.00. I feel pretty virtuous.

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11 comments:

  1. FrannieSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Sophie was meant to be yours. When a doll is the last one there and only 5.00 you know that it is a sign that she is supposed to come home with you.

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  2. Ms. LeoSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    You did the right thing! That Liv doll or at least her body should belong to some who could really appreciate her at that price. You did it for the doll. Remember that!

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  3. AlruniaSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    She was the only Liv that I got NRFB, and I wasn't even living anywhere they were sold at the time. Sophie is magic I guess.
    Congratulations on your buy! Personally I was sold on her vest, and yes, scissors too.

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  4. Dollz4MoiSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    We all so sound alike..LOL. I always give the "What it's on sale" line to justify my buying of things I want. Everyone who knows me knows that I am going to the toys section or will look for toys in whatever store I end up in. For $5 she and a couple of others would make it into my cart for that price.

    The clothes alone and another poseable body for that price I say you go :O)

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  5. D7anaSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Thanks, Frannie, Ms. Leo, Alrunia, and Dollz4Moi, for your understanding of the collector's heart and rationalizations.

    Am I in good company? No, I am in the BEST company! Thanks again, folks.

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  6. Ms. LeoSeptember 11, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Hey D7ana, Be careful, the dancing dolls have a different body! The legs don't bend and they can't sit down. Real bummer!

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  7. VanessaSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Don't look at the $5.00 you spent, look at the more than $10.00 you saved. Now don't you feel better?

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  8. D7anaSeptember 11, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    Thanks, Vanessa! I feel better! Rationalizations-R-Us at work again. Yay, team!

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  9. D7anaSeptember 11, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Thanks for the warning about the Liv dance dolls. I'd get them for the clothes ... if they were really, really marked down ;-D

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    OMG, Dana, you are soooo funny. Yes, I get the whole collector obsession thingie, but what a great read. Hugs! R

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  11. D7anaSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Thanks, Anonymous R - wink, wink. As Non-Angelus would say, I crack myself up sometimes.

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