Saturday, August 3, 2013

"Virginia" tax free weekend

Whoa!  Let me tell you.  I've got to strategically plan this next year.  I can not believe the amount of people and lines I witnessed today.

It was madness.  I thought I was playing it the smart way.  Got up this morning and decided at the last minute to drive to Winchester to shop.  Not only would I surprise mom but I would hit multiple stores all in a matter of a few hours.  See in Winchester, they've got Kohl's, Walmart, Target, Ross, a mall, Costco all conveniently located within a mere few blocks/miles of each other.... but in Ashburn there's Kohl's 9 miles away, Target 5 miles away, Walmart 8 miles.  Some of these stores are near each other but it's still such a pain to get from one store to the next.  With Cody in tow, I need to get-r-done!

So, I showed up at mom's unannounced and she was completely surprised.  We hit Walmart for school supplies, and all the department stores for clothes.  I was really focusing on jeans or pants for Cody.  He seems to have enough tops but pants....not so much.  Unfortunately, all the stores were super crowed and I just didn't find what I wanted.  Which was kind of surprising.  Normally I can always find something at Kohl's.   I even looked for shoes with no luck.  I'm so bummed! 

Had I planned this better, I would have taken off Friday and shopped while everyone else was at work.  I was not prepared for this challenge.  Next year, I'll be ready.

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