Tweeting for Target
12 May 2010
My husband and I finally made it over to Target to register. With McKenna, we registered practically the day we found out we were having a girl. With baby number two, it’s been on our to-do list since February and just now happened.
So we fill out all our information at Target, head up to the counter to get our fun scanner thingy, and the lady hands us a gift bag with coupons and stuff in it. Back when we registered for McKenna, that bag was plastic. Now it’s cloth, billed as a “reusable” shopping bag, although the “usable” part is debatable unless I’m buying a couple books or a t-shirt.
At home Ben discovered that the bag folds down into a wallet size, then Velcros shut. Target suggests on there that we should Tweet about how cool their bag is, but I have more than 140 characters worth of stuff to say, so instead I’m blogging.
Um, what exactly do they expect me to say? Because it’s not like you can run over to your local Target and buy one for yourself. Or is my tweeting about the bag supposed to be directed just at those who might be registering in the near future. Like if they were torn between Target and another place, they now might choose Target since they know they get a free bag in the deal. I’m guessing they don’t want me to Tweet my real feeling about the bag, which is, “What am I supposed to do with this?” (Ben’s response was, “Put it in your gigantic purse with everything else you own.”)
Hopefully Target feels any press is good press.
Have a great Wednesday, everyone. If you’re planning to register in the near future, consider Target where they’ll give you a semi-useable bag that folds down small enough to fit in a big purse.
Can I just say, “LOL” to this whole thing? Love the purse comment especially. =)
Posted by Roseanna White on 12 May 2010