Category: Shopping

Lego Botanical Sets and Why I Don’t Own One (But Still Like Looking at Them)

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Last month, I found a display at Walmart for the Valentine’s Day themed Lego botanical sets. I took photos of the sets, as well as other sets I found for sale that day to remind myself of what my local store sells and how much they cost. After looking at the sets and other sets available online, I decided to pass on purchasing any set.

For a few years, I was interested in purchasing a Lego botanical set. I sometimes like to purchase Lego sets that catch my eye and build them, as long as they are not too expensive and will fit in with my decor. For several years, I didn’t purchase a Lego set. This is why I was so drawn to the botanical sets.

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Native x Dunkin Body Care Collection

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Over a month ago, I heard Native was releasing a collaboration with Dunkin’. I didn’t think I would see the collection in a store near me, but I was wrong.

Near late January, I found the collection for sale on an end cap at my closest Walmart. They had the whole collection for sale that day. Since then the collection had sold out, but I really enjoyed seeing the collection in person.

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Mini Brands x Ulta Beauty- What I Got and What I Plan on Doing With It

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In one of my Ulta Beauty haul posts from November 2024, I mentioned I purchased a Mini Brands x Ulta Beauty ball. You can read that post here. While writing the post, I thought talking about the ball would make a great post topic. Mini Brands are not everyone’s cup of tea, so I won’t be talking about other Mini Brands balls I own. Yet, I still wanted to talk about the Ulta Beauty version and what I plan on doing with it and all my other Mini Brands ball contents I own.

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Ulta Beauty Haul- Late November 2024 Part 1

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In late November, I decided to visit Ulta Beauty twice more for more beauty products I wanted and needed. Some of the things I needed included a new shower brush, nail file, and tweezers. I thought my first trip would be the last trip for the month, but I forgot some of the things I needed. So, I ended up going back for another trip in the same month.

For my second trip, I ended up getting many of the things I originally wanted to buy. Even though I didn’t purchase everything I wanted, I am happy with everything I purchased!

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Wicked Part 1 Toys at Walmart

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Every year, toy companies like to release their best toys around Christmas time. This is also the time when movies with a target audience for children and families are released, as well as toys tied in with the film.

This year, I saw a lot of merchandise for Wicked Part 1. It was released in theaters in November 2024. Before the movie was released, the tie in toys were released.

At my local Walmart, these toys were released and some sold out quickly. Others were probably delayed and showed up after Black Friday. I enjoyed looking at the toys, so here are some of the highlights of the Wicked Part 1 toys.

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Favorite Walmart Christmas Ornaments for 2024

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Every holiday season, I enjoy looking at the new ornaments. I do this partly because I enjoy looking at the new ornaments, the new holiday trends, and any potential replacements for my old ornaments if I need them.

This year, I found many pretty and cute ornaments at Walmart. I don’t always find nice ornaments at Walmart, but this year I found many! They include vintage inspired ornaments and glass ball ornaments.

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Walmart’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 2024 Holiday Decor

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For 2024, Walmart had a lot of holiday decor that was popular. Unfortunately, my Walmart, which is a smaller sized store, didn’t get very many decor that was popular. Instead, there were popular decor that was popular in the area where I live. One of those decorations was inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The Nightmare Before Christmas and many Tim Burton directed films and TV shows are popular in my area. So is the merchandise inspired by them. This is why I wasn’t surprised when most of The Nightmare Before Christmas themed decorations sold out. There was a restock around late October, so there were items still for sale in December. Still, The Nightmare Before Christmas and items relating to it still remains to be very popular.

I was able to see the decorations in store before they began to sell out. Even though I do not share my area’s fandom for The Nightmare Before Christmas, I did find some items in the collection really cute.

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Michael’s 2024 Sprinkle Shop Christmas Decor

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This holiday season there have been many viral Christmas decorating trends. One of the trends I saw online was using decor from Michael’s stores.

This year, Michael’s had four themes for holiday decor. They are Sprinkle Shop, Gala, Holiday Pines, and Night Before Christmas. At my closest Michael’s, they had three of the four decoration themes. The only one that was missing was Holiday Pines. (I just wanted to mention I’m sad I didn’t get to see Holiday Pines in store! It had some pieces I was interested in browsing and potentially buying!) After browsing the collections multiple times during the holiday season, I realized I have my favorite themes. The theme I didn’t like out of all the collections was Sprinkle Shop.

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Walmart’s Stitch Holiday Decor 2024

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In a previous post, I talked about Walmart’s The Grinch holiday decorations. Along with The Grinch, the Walmart I normally shop at also had decorations inspired by two other popular animated movies. The one I liked a lot was the Stitch decor.

I like Disney’s Lilo and Stitch, but it isn’t my favorite Disney movie of all time. Still, I sometimes like to browse Stitch themed items just to see how they look. This year’s holiday decor was cute and I even found some decorations I seriously considered to purchase! (I decided not to due to reasons unrelated to if I like Stitch or not. One of the reasons is if I felt comfortable purchasing more holiday decor this year or not.)

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Walmart’s The Grinch Holiday 2024 Decor

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For the past few years, the Walmart I normally shop at has sold Christmas decor inspired by three different popular movies and TV shows. They are The Grinch from Doctor Susses’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sometimes other popular movies and TV show inspired holiday decor is sold, but those are the three core movies and TV shows found at my Walmart.

The decor is different than what is normally sold in the Christmas section, so I really enjoy browsing it. This year, it seemed there were equal amounts of decor for each of the movies. I know many people enjoy read about my favorite Christmas decorations for the year, so I decided to do this for each of the movies. I decided to start with The Grinch because he is a Christmas movie while Stitch and The Nightmare Before Christmas are characters and movies that will work other times of the year.

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