HomeGoods Throwdown!

I was in HomeGoods this past weekend looking for a large mirror for one of the many bare walls in our house.  I was also looking for an interesting lamp to put on the table that the new mirror would be above.   I was looking at a lamp very similar to this:

It was industrial and silver.  Perfect. I unplugged it and put it in my carriage.  I put it back on the shelf to first find the mirror.  If the mirror I ended up getting was a different style, I’d need a different lamp (Yes, I know, I’m a fickle pickle). My thinking was, large item first then smaller accessories.  Stupid.  A soon as I put it back, some girl snatched it up, and put it in her cart!

**DING DING**

Round 1

I followed this poor girl and her mom around the store like Mary’s Little Lamb, hoping that she would change her mind and put it back.  An hour later, I saw the mom without the lamp in her carriage!  I asked her if she put it back because I NEEDED it. She nicely told me her daughter had it in her cart.  Grrrrr. I didn’t sleep that night.

*DING DING* 

Round 2

This part of the story is sad.  I swear, I still feel like throwing myself on the ground and kicking my legs like a full blown tantrum fit for a 2-year-old.  I spotted a mirror that I loved, but I wasn’t sure if it would work above the table.   I searched the store to find a table that resembled my table at home.  I wanted to get a better idea of what it would look like.  Here’s me trying to figure it out.  I need help.  Seriously.  It was so heavy I look like I’m going to topple over!

Yeah. That's me. The weirdo behind the mirror.

 

I was so revved up from the lamp “stalking situation”.  I wasn’t sure if the mirror would “go” in  my already wood heavy dining room.  I strategically hid the giant mirror, just in case I went back the following day to buy it.  All along I was thinking nobody would find buy it.

Stupid. 

Stupid.

I searched online for something similar to put into a moodboard.  I found the exact mirror on Restoration Hardware for $395 AKA $300 more than what I would have paid at HOmeGoods.  UGH!  I also saw it displayed prominently on the dining room wall of Entourage’s Adrian Grenier’s house. 

Exhibit A:

{IMG from re-nest.com}

I made this moodboard on mydeco.com (which, by the way is the coolest site I’ve found in the past week) and decided it was perfect! 

I went back a day & a half later.  I searched every corner of the store.  I asked the worker if he’s seen it anywhere.  He told me he put it back with the mirrors because it was in a weird spot (hiding under some colorful throw blankets 😉 ).  It was gone. 

I’m so sad.  I called every HomeGoods in the tri-state area & nobody had it.  So so sad.