The article reflects on personal experiences of returning items to Target as a way to mitigate buyer's remorse after purchasing family outfits for a portrait. The author initially embraced this practice as a means to reduce clutter and spending, but later felt shameful, especially after realizing that their children disliked the outfits. Over three years, the author turned returning items into a habit, using the Target Circle app to easily refund unused items while grappling with the emotional consequences of this 'hack'.
"After the photo was taken, no one in my family wore those outfits again. My five children… expressed how much they hated the clothes."
"I didn't have the energy to sell the outfits on Facebook Marketplace... I wondered if I could bring everything back to Target."
"For the last three years, I've been shopping at Target, using the Circle app, and returning everything we don't use more than once."
"Every time I saw the pieces we wore only once hanging in the closet, I felt a slow creep of regret and frustration."
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