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I kinda hate myself doe carrying about this AT ALL. But I really wanted the high waisted bikini swim suit (cover some stretch marks, yo). And palazzo pants (seemed like good "I want to wear pajamas to the park" clothes.) I couldn't fall asleep because I was watching the website, so now I'm exhausted. But I went to the store this morning around 9, and got the pants. Which look ridiculous but are comfortable. It was me and an old woman buying stuff, haha. I also got the juicer (thought about the giraffe bottle opener but it was kinda big.) I always feel guilty about impulse purchases. The bright side about living in Montana is no one was there, the downside was they only had a few things! Which was fine, the swimsuit was the only thing I wanted.

Anyone have good recommendations for a high waisted bikini? (Closer to target prices than lilly prices.)

Haha I'm sorry but I didn't realize people were going so gaga over this! I can't imagine standing in line for anything!

@youboots: I wanted that dress

I got this for DD (I eish I could steal it and once again I will be jealous of my daughters clothes).

And one thing for me but I will probably return because I don't like spaghetti straps.

@Bao: it's resort/prep wear. Loved by sorority girls everywhere. It usually costs 5-10x more than what it's being sold for at Target, which is why people are freaking out about it. I would not even really call it that cool, I love it because it's festive. It's not for everyone.

We were visiting our ILs and my MIL and I went at about 9:30am. The adult section was very picked over and didn't have my size left but we got the following in 2T. It runs pretty big and the pink dress is even bigger on LO than the blue dress. I was just going to return it but if any of you would like it let me know

EDIT: The pink dress is now spoken for

I got to Target around 9 am and women's was really picked over. Toddler stuff still had a lot. I stalked the dressing room and found the 2 pieces I wanted so I could match DD. I sized up for her hoping she can wear this summer and next summer. I really wanted some shorts for myself but couldn't find any in my size.

@mrskc: oh my!!! So sweet!

@jedeve: I think I saw some cute high-waisted bikinis on the Victoria's Secret website.

@brady80: Yes, the toddler clothes run REALLY big. I was disappointed because 2T was the smallest size. I am going to try to shrink it in the dryer because it's all 100% cotton. Maybe she will get to wear it toward the end of the summer... Or even in the spring next year.

Yup, I live on Cape Cod and there were several people on Facebook complaining that there was nothing. We have one target within like an hour so they should have known!!! But, as a proud Cape Codder who has never worn anything Lily (even when I was young with cash to spend) I didn't get the hype so much.

@brady80: @daniellemybelle: I'm so bummed about the fit! My LO wears a 2T but all I could get was a 3T in the dresses (same two you got @daniellemybelle: ) and considering she is below the 5% for height, they are SO long. I'm considering hemming one but other than that, nothing I can do I guess.

I just went to target for lightbulbs and our display is pretty much intact, maybe a few things purchased! I'm not sure what percentage of Montanans even know what Lily Pulitzer is!

Hey - too late to edit my post but I was only offering up the pink dress which is taken. Keeping the other pieces. Sorry for being unclear!

@Bao: I'll be not cool with you

I got to my Target at 10am yesterday and there was not one thing left save for some votives. There were also stations outside where
I assumed people lined up before the store opened. I didn't even think it would be THAT
Popular at this particular Target!

@BandDmommy: ITA. I saw people sweeping whole armfuls of stuff into their carts, not even looking at size. Obviously they're just going to sell on eBay. So lame.

I'm starting to wonder if this was just some big marketing scam. Release just enough items so that the hype is there, but I wonder if they will restock or what. The radio was discussing it this morning and it turns out a lot of people aren't familiar with the brand, and it got me thinking that maybe this was a ploy to get people familiar with it!

I really liked the halter top for $22 (it legitimately looked pretty darn full coverage, plus wasn't fitted in the waist....) but i'm not paying above retail for freaking Target stuff, by any means.

@BandDmommy: yeah, why not just buy the regular LP stuff at that point?

@mrskc: That is gonna be SO cute! And what a good idea to stalk the dressing rooms!

@blackbird: oh I think it's definitely about brand building for both companies. Target becomes known as a place not just for store brand cheap clothing. Lilly Pulitzer (which is a well established brand, first popularized by Jacqueline Kennedy) probably has an aging clientele gets more attention among young consumers. LP probably wanted to limit the stock so as to leave plenty of room in the market for their higher end merchandise.

I'm guessing Target might've underestimated people's interest in reselling, since the price point for LP isn't *that* much higher than these prices (definitely a lot higher - I'm not going to spend $200 on a dress). But the profit margin for eBay sellers is probably not as high as they think it will be. So I'm guessing sellers will either make low margins or get stuck with merchandise (on the whole, stuff will probably sell will in the next day or two). Since stock was so limited, there's no opportunity for the market to correct itself though. But for the businesses, there's no real downside. I doubt that the sorority girls threatening to boycott will last long.

@OhCaptain: I'm a Montanan too!! Yeah, it's so not a thing here. Our store didn't get dresses or swimsuits. Things Montanans don't wear?