Thank you Target

I think most of us would agree that Target is waaaaaaay better than Walmart.....from the decor, to the product selection, the dollar section, the clothing!, the cute home decorating and frames, even the fun red color. Walmart's blue is cold and boring and why do they have to post their ugly sale price numbers and happy faces everywhere?! Tacky. Of course there are still things I can only get at Walmart so I make a special trip every once in a while. But I probably go to Target about 3 times a week. Sometimes, it's just an excuse to get out of the house. No shame in that! But usually, I actually need to get something there.

Of course I like to save a buck, so I've often tried many of their generic products (especially since name-brand is mostly marketing, right?).
Target Brand items we use at home and love:
- Diapers
- Soap/Body wash/Dish Soap
- Dental Floss (SO good)
- Shave gel
- Vitamins
- Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen
- Napkins/resealable bags/trash bags/foil/plastic wrap
- Baby formula
The only thing I don't care for are their Baby Wipes. I don't think they feel wet enough, so I still buy Huggies brand.

But the reason I started this post was to praise their Market Pantry products. Sadly we don't have a Super Target with a full-blown grocery section, but I still do most of my grocery shopping at Target. After finding so many of their products in our cupboards, Casey finally asked me, what's the deal with this Market Pantry brand?
Well, it's the Target brand and it's so great! So....here are a few things that we've tried that I think are spot on (great replicas of the brand-name version).
Honey Graham Crunch cereal. Tastes JUST like Golden Grahams and perhaps even better! Each graham is dusted with a little brown sugar or something. Yummy: In fact, most of their cereals are really good. But I've never tried the wannabe Lucky Charms. It just seems like a hard one to duplicate (I guess name-brand is worth it sometimes).

I bought this on a whim and wow, it's better than Rite Aid's mint chip. I know there are some big Mint Chip fans out there (Darci) and this Market Pantry version was just dreamy.
The ice cream was thoroughly infused with tons of chip shavings. This picture doesn't do justice. You have to try it:
Like most of you, I'm a Mac N Cheese snob and will only eat Kraft brand. But for Lucy I started buying the cheaper stuff and no joke, this version is GREAT! And it's only $.44/box. Seriously.
These little bite-sized peanut butter & crackers are like candy (or like cookies). There must be more than just peanut butter in there because Casey and I both kept downing them in handfuls. They never made it to Lucy's snack bag.
We just bought some of their salsa the other night and like that too! I'm on a quest now to try many of their products. ONE thing I've tried and do NOT like....their generic Zone Bars. Horrible. And I don't care for their granola bars either. I usually still get Quaker Oats brand.
But to the chefs of Market Pantry and Target I say, "Well done! We're huge fans!"