Bullseye Bodega! HUH?

I remember when I first moved to NYC and Jim mentioned that the corner stores in neighborhoods are called bodegas. I was like, huh? A what? A who? A bodega! It's basically a mini-grocery store. You can find canned goods, laundry detergent, ice cream - you name it. We don't really go to bodegas unless it's to buy a pack of gum or something to drink. We do, however, like to frequent our neighborhood Duane Reade for some goods. Duane Reade has become our version of Target. Oh - let me back track. For those of you who don't know - there isn't a Target near us. WAH!! I loooove me some Target (pronounced Tar-jhay). You go in wanting to buy one thing and come out spending a fortune on random things...Target just has that hold on me...and I can't help it. We usually frequent the one in Long Island - mainly because we can also get our chain restaurant fix in (Chili's anyone?).

Anywho, I happened to come across an article in New York magazine on these Bullseye Bodegas. What?! Hold up. There's mini-Targets in the city?!? Hold on to your hats folks, I may be running to one that fast. This being said, I just so happened to see one while I was walking, from a few blocks away and my mouth dropped. There it was - the Bullseye Bodega. I dragged Jim and had to see it for myself. Well, you can imagine my disappointment when I realized that it wasn't all that great. It's not even really a mini-Target. It's almost like the mini-outlet of Target. So not like the original. You know how Diet Dr. Pepper tastes just like the real Dr. Pepper, but just slightly different? I thought that it would be just like that! Well, it's not. So-Annoying. Who knew Target could be such a tease? It's like finding out the guy you wanted to call you so bad did call, but then hung up after one ring.
Ugh - Target definitely wears the pants in this relationship.