I don't know about YOU…read more..
But for ME....
Twenty Twenty-Five was the Year of Target!
I kid you not, I visited my local Target store more times in 2025 than I ever had before....
And I LIKED it!!
I know, I know, you ladies reading this RIGHT NOW are nodding your heads with absolute approval thinking to yourselves, "Yes Lance, go on, speak Target to me!"
Sorry fellas, but I've gotta side with the girls on this one...
But Target has just got it going on.
Hey, I get it. It's clean, it's organized, & they've got most of your household basics.
So I know what you're thinking...
What made me so Target Happy in 2025??
Well my new obsession Vinyl Records, of course!!
Yes, earlier last year, I surprised my wife and purchased her 2 Vinyl Records from her favorite band.
Later that night, we went out and purchased a Record Player so we could play her new records.
Once we got home that evening, within seconds of first hearing the sound, the quality, and the difference of listening to music play on a Vinyl versus digitally and....
I. Was. Hooked.
From there, I discovered that Target stores have a small, but decent record selection; mainly new age stuff, but some re-recorded classics that everyone should have in their collection.
And so my Target Ventures began.
Yeah, I would find myself popping into my local Target and Bee-Lining it straight towards their records just see what they had.
It came to the point where sometimes I would go daily, just to see if any new records had arrived.
It became more of a hunt, that actual shopping, and I was always so happy when I saw a record that I wanted to add to my growing collection.
And trust, when I saw an album that I wanted...
I bought it!
So why Target??
For one, they have a lot of the new-age records for current artists for that I'm currently into.
Plus, there are a lot of Target Edition Vinyls that are made specifically for Target (limited edition colored vinyls, etc.)
Heck, even when we are out of town... you know Target will on our to-do list.
Well in October 2025, we were in Palm Springs to celebrate my birthday and we were on a mission to go straight to the local Target on October 3rd to grab a copy of Taylor Swifts newest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Hey, I'm a Girl Dad of 3 girls... plus a wife...
I'm not embarrassed to say it, but I'm in a household full of Swifties, me included ;)
Thankfully, that day, the release day...
I didn't have to fight any teenage girls off to get my hands on Taylor's newest album because Target Palm Springs was prepared and had a huge display of albums, c.d's to choose from.
Of course, like any Target run that anyone does...
Once we grabbed the 1 item that we actually came in for, we headed straight to the check out line (Ha! This NEVER happens)...
Yeah, we grabbed a cart, and we went shopping!
My wife found some all white cowgirl boots, picked up a few fantasy books to read, and of course some things for the kids...
Hey, this is how you Target!
So... now you know how I spent the latter half of my 2025 and I have the record selection to prove it.
We are now up to about 40 or so vinyls with over half of them thanks to my spontaneous Target drop in's.
So....
Who is brave enough to share what brings you to Target so much.
If you feel like sharing, you know what section to find me in ;)