I made a b-line for the phoenix spectrum plaza as soon as I learned tonight that the Super Target . I was just there for some Vaseline Lip Therapy and some Halloween merchandise, but god do they have everything. And pretty damn good everything at that. The even have a round-a-bout to get to the place when you access it off of 19th ave. How slick is that?
The Halloween section was amazing. It a shame that a department store has taken over in terms of the best decorations in Arizona, but it has happened. I finally scored one of those sweet light up orange "Welcome" gate arches. It's been a long time coming. I also grabbed one of the other coolest decorations I have ever found: a black feather wreath. It is proudly hanging on my front door right now. It was the first thing I did when I got home (in spite of the fact that my house sweltered to somewhere around 90 degrees today with the air off). They also had a black roses wreath. It was a really fucking hard decision.
The Halloween candy section is also not to be missed. When I saw they had Tootsie packages of just the Flavor Rolls this place became holy ground for me. The only place I've seen those before was at Teaching Tools and that place closed down. I got 5 bags. Unfortunately they didn't have stand alone packs of Milky Way Midnights. Alas, I got a variety pack. (I hate variety packs. Such a waste of money and you always get crap you don't want.)
My only complaints were having to see (and worse hear) the new Matchbox 20 video when I walked through the entertainment section, which reminded me I was in a sanctum of corporate filth. I cleansed myself by putting on the new Liars in my car as soon as I got out of the store and taking a couple spins on the round-a-bout.
Also disappointing was the shopping cart I took from the front of the store, which despite the fact that I was in a brand new target and got a brand new cart, I still managed to pick one where one of the wheels was busted. I swear I must be cursed.
Also a shame was the fact they replaced the credit card readers that suck your card in while you complete the transaction with normal ones that you just slide your card through like everywhere else. I loved those credit card readers for some reason. I guess they decided that the card-sucking-action was cool but flagrantly unnecessary.
But all in all this place is good times. They had to kick me out at the 10pm closing hour to get rid of me.