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Laura Beck

Confessions of a Target Addict: How One Store Hijacked My Budget

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Mark S. thought he was just picking up paper towels. Three hours and $247 later, he walked out of Target with novelty Halloween T-shirts, Good & Gather peanut butter and jelly cookies, a decorative throw pillow and — buried somewhere in his receipt — those paper towels.

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