Rage and lack of Halloween.

*twitch* So SCE&G updated their site and it made billpay a nightmare. Seriously, it worked fine before, it was actually really easy to use after the first visit, and it didn't crash my computer/phone/Kindle/whatever. But yeah, let's set fire to that and update things the month there's a hurricane and people have less money than usual because the woman in charge flipped her lid and evacuated everyone and their hamster a week before everyone else. Right, sure. Given how long the wait time was initially, I'm assuming we aren't the only people Not Happy.

This is on top of Comcast 'updating' their site and making something sorta easy to use and understand completely impossible to understand/use. WTF.

On the maybe plus side, there's Free Shipping at AG ($100 if you're not a Rewards member, $75 if you are) but so far no one has reported back whether or not you can combine that with the 20% off. So... we'll see if anyone has any luck with that combo. If they do, score! If not...grumble.

On the actual plus side, I caved and ordered Halloween mini Lagoona and she arrived today. I figured it was worth it if I really, really wanted her and it didn't seem likely we'd ever get them and it was better to bite now than wait and have the price get jacked up. Or something like that.


It's my last day off and I have done nothing but be incredibly stressed for this whole 'vacation'. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...dge.

Also, it doesn't feel like Halloween time to me, which is either partly causing some stress or is due to the stress. I'm not sure which. :( If you've got any sites or pictures or movie recommendations or anything, really, let me know. Sometimes all it takes is something small to unlock the Halloween magic.

Rainbow Brite/Stormy/eee

Hold up, wait a minute. Hallmark's getting a Stormy (Rainbow Brite) doll? And her horse?

*frantically flings money at screen* GIMME.

Kohl's report

Bah, I tried to write this on my phone while Mums was in the grocery store but it wouldn't update so we'll try it the old fashioned way.
Finally made it to Kohl's tonight to look at Lea and the Wellies. I've gotta say, my memory of Kohl's was pretty spot on, sadly enough. Ours is such a strange department store and yet I know some people are ride or die about their Kohl's. Eh. Mums and I wandered around and couldn't easily find the toys, so when the aisle split, she went left and I went right. I lingered at the first bit of Halloween leftovers I found and then made my way around until I found the AG displays.
It was damn near 9pm so the store was pretty trashed in places, but I've gotta say that I wasn't filled with pure AG magic. I suspect the spider security wrap warping the boxes had something to do with that. On the other hand, Lea and the Wellies aren't exactly super high on my want lists so that probably also played a big part. If I hadn't gotten Lea earlier in the year, being able to pick out my own angry one would have been pretty nice so I'm not complaining about the availability. I'm not one of the ones screaming, "But the exclusivity of the line is goooooooonnnnnneeeeeeee!" and falling to my knees in super drama queen mode. I just lost interest in Lea awhile back. So ultimately I decided I would either buy her dress online (since it seems the free shipping and code do work together) or come back and see if it was still there later, if I was feeling lucky.

On to the Wellies. First up, I wasn't kidding about the security wrap warping the boxes. Very sad. Also, the only doll that didn't have at least one version wrapped up in anti theft devices was Camille. Granted, I only saw two of her, but still. Willa wasn't there at all and wasn't there whenever Jess went (Tuesday or Wednesday) so I don't know if we never got her or she sold out or what. Still, I'd say that's a pretty good indicator that she's the most popular one.
The next thing I learned was that Ashlyn is pretty cute in person, though I can see why it doesn't really translate to photos as easily as some. It's hard to describe, but as someone who photographs badly, I can relate. :P Emerson remains super cute and I've decided that I will next get Kendall because a) she's adorable in person and if I had the money, I'd have caved right then and there and b) she and Emerson are apparently the closest in the episodes, so it seems only fitting to bring her home to be Emerson's friend.
Camille I'm on the fence about. Character wise, I think she's my favorite. I'm a sucker for a space cadet and we have that freckle by the eye thing in common. But the two in store looked very, very blank. And not in a "that's fitting" kind of way, either. She still has my favorite outfit, though again one of the ones in the store had... issues. I dunno if it's because kids have been playing with her or what, however. I'm glad to have gotten to see them in person because it helped me decide what else in the collection I want. I don't really care for the PJs and they didn't have the ballet costume, sadly. So I'm hoping that they get some new stuff for the new year and not just the two new books coming down the pike. Speaking of which, why did I think their books would be larger and more picture book size?

And now I need some popcorn because people are really tripping all over themselves bemoaning the availability of the dolls in Kohl's and TRU. I hope things get messy before they get better because I need some entertainment.

Oh, I wound up falling in love with some Halloween cat guest towels but decided against them because they wouldn't really get used for anything that wouldn't make me cringe. Instead I bought Mums a vivid blue towel so that if Widget tries to steal it, she'll be able to find it easily. He's stolen just about every other towel in the house. Lord knows what the hell he's doing with them.