I haven't found anything cool in a TJ Maxx since I was 20. Not kitschy enough to rival resale shops, not higher end enough to rival the mall or even Target. But this is now a Homegoods Maxx. I'm not sure how the rebranding makes a difference, but I finally bought something here so I must be on the rebranding bus. They do have some designer purses that I never noticed in previous years(for instant wife happy). Though I never really looked before. I only started doing that since becoming a Nordstromholic. I was not really in the market for anything in particular. was kind of just comparison shopping cutting boards with World Market. Then I saw it.
A giant three foot high silver plated statue of the Hindu deity Ganesh. I have several smaller Ganesh items in my home already. This one is like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Housewares size. THIRTY BUCKS! Steal. Also found a twenty dollar white classical bust of a girl. Matches my other white bust in my Tuscan backyard. Cutting boards, eh who cares. So fifty dollars damage. Not bad for some pretty unique items. I like getting sculptural things. Candle holders, frames, rugs I have enough of. But weird big sculptures really make a room.
So I go to ring out and the clerk is an older Indian lady. Here we go, I thought. She smiled, recognized said deity, then gave me a suspicious look. "You know about Ganesh?"
I said I was familiar.
"We worship him".
Uh huh.
"So is this just for decoration or..."
I said that I already had a few other ones and that it was more than decoration. Without saying it was for religious purposes(which I myself am not even sure if it is or not), I let her know that I was "spiritual" and not just some dumbass who likes elephant gods wielding hatchets. Though maybe that's all it is. Who knows. She was satisfied with my pseudo George Harrison act and wished me a good night. It was pretty cute.