Crap. I don't want to give up Target. It's my #1 choice for the kids clothes. I only go to Walmart if it is 3AM and I'm in urgent need of some odd thing because I hates them. I can't go to the mall because of my hatred of shopping in general. On line shopping suits me best, but some times I can't wait.

Yet I do believe in avoiding stores that have objectionable policies. Blah.

It's snowing! It's so pretty! Toto had so much fun on our morning walk.

That disappointment me about Target. I'm not quite sure what to do about that.

I may be breaking my no Walmart policy, though, and ordering Toto's Christmas picture cards through them. They're $0.33 each! Which is much cheaper than anywhere else I've found on the web. Most places are $0.50-$0.60 each at the number I'm going to buy. I'm broke. I need to go with the cheapest route.

We have flurries here, and it's dusting things here and there.

ION, I just saw a Coca Cola commercial with the CGI polar bears. They encountered a group of penguins, and there was a touching bit with a baby polar bear and a baby penguin sharing a Coke.

Unfortunately, the commercial just didn't work for me because a) I couldn't get around the fact that polar bears and penguins live on opposite ends of the planet and b) if a family of polar bears did run across a colony of penguins, they'd be eating those suckers like popcorn.

I've been seeing that ad in theatres a lot, and I have to say, Teh Cute overwhelms Teh Illogic for me, even as the back of my brain is muttering "Capitalizing on March of the Penguins much?"

I may be breaking my no Walmart policy, though, and ordering Toto's Christmas picture cards through them. They're $0.33 each! Which is much cheaper than anywhere else I've found on the web. Most places are $0.50-$0.60 each at the number I'm going to buy. I'm broke. I need to go with the cheapest route.

I broke my Wal-mart policy when they offered the Razr phone through Cingular for $68. It's a $200 phone that Christopher wanted for Christmas so I broke down and got it.

They're $0.33 each!

Oh dude, that is cheap! I went with Snapfish because they had a card I really liked, but I think I paid closer to .60 per card.

I have gone so far as to rationaize that the penguins are on vacation in the arctic when the polar bears come upon them. Because it is winter and the sky is dark, so not Antarctica.

"Things go better with Coke, but not penguins, don't eat them" - my imaginary slogan for the all important polar bear market segment.

I went to Wal-mart in September because they were the closest place to get my car fixed, but i haven't been back. I can't give up Target, though. I have a gift card. They'll just have to get better policies.

Oh dude, that is cheap!

I know! I was SHOCKED at the price!

They'll just have to get better policies.

I'm on board with this.

Speaking of cheap holiday things, does anyone know of a good place to get canning jars online that won't completely gauge me on shipping? Every place I've seen so far is charging as much for the shipping as for the jars themselves! (And I know they're heavy, but come on!)

There are a few places I could get them in the neighborhood, but I'd love to have them delivered. (See above, re: heavy.)