Strange Shopping

I was running around doing some shopping today and I wanted to go to Honk's, a local dollar store. I needed to get some things to put in our trailer that we can just leave there, so I don't have to remember to pack them. Mainly kitchen items, a whisk, serving bowls and trays, tablecloths, etc. I just wanted stuff that would be good enough for camping and I couldn't think of a better place to go than Honk's, where everything is $1.05. I think that 5 cent increase happened in just the last year - it used to really be a bargain before that price hike.
A few things stood out to me as I walked around the store.

• There were banners and signs all over the store with their slogan displayed proudly:

Honks: Always An Adventure...Always

Is it just me, or does that last Always seem just a tiny bit threatening? I mean, come on, it's a dollar store. We're lookin' for a bargain, just a nice, easy-going shopping experience. What should we be expecting to see and happen?

• Most of the people shopping there were skinny. Only it wasn't like they were fit and healthy - more like they didn't get enough to eat. Ever. And they were all very tan, as if they spend lots and lots of time outside. I wondered if they were homeless and Honk's is really and truly all they can afford. I feel blessed that I make the choice to go there because I'm cheap, not because I have to.


• The candy selection is amazing. They have more types of candy than I have even seen. I think all the candy companies do limited edition things and then send the leftovers to Honk's. Did you know that Hershey's had a candy bar that had Whoppers in it? Or that Twix had a triple chocolate deal going on? There were loads of them. I've never seen these in any other store or in a magazine, but Honk's is selling 'em.


• I found the oddest product. Well, at least for Utah, maybe. Troy used to use a particular brand of hair product that we can't find anymore, so I always look at places like this, hoping to find a discontinued case of it so he'll stop whining about it. So I'm looking in and around the toiletries and I came across a box of Band-Aid brand bandages. For brown-skinned people. Really. They're called Perfect Blend; the sticky part is clear and the pad is very dark brown. Upon closer examination of the box I learned that this series of band aids actually comes in three skin tones: light, medium, and deep. Honk's carries the deep tone. I don't know why, but this just cracked me up. I bought a box.

The boys can wear them, seeing as they no longer require character band aids. From a distance, it will look like a giant, square, brown mole. They're gonna have to really want that band aid to wear these babies.

In the end, I found what I needed for the trailer, but not for Troy's hair. Not much adventure, but I was okay with that. How much shopping excitement can a girl take, anyway?

What is your favorite place to shop for outrageous bargains?