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Wow D I am impressed you got some good stuff!

Atlgirl- wow 9 targets that is impressive too!

A friend of mine in SF said that everything except for a few housewares sold out at her area store in 10 minutes!  

Hey - I picked up those shoes and hair accessories too! AND I got the large glass platter/low bowl too! I love the multi-color chevron pattern in the glass!

So jealous! I had to work Monday night into Tuesday afternoon and was dying to get on the site (especially because I was awake!).  I was so exhausted when I finished work, I forgot :( I missed out on almost everything I wanted.  Was soo looking forward to this collection.  Missoni has a special place in my heart and I've always wished I could afford more of it. Many years ago I remember walking into the store in Rome, wanting everything, and walked out with a scarf I still treasure to this day.

I did end up with the things below, but was so sad I didn't get the baby blanket, and the one piece baby girl outfit :( Also wanted a couple of throws and pillows.  I might take a drive later, but have little hope.

 

 

 

And this cami set for me:

 

D, you got some AWESOME stuff! Especially love the black/white items. Good job!

Okay, what I got:

 

 

 

 I think that's it - the last few images are from ebay as I couldn't find the bedding or the kitchenware on the Target site.

I am still missing two items. I have this skirt in a medium, which sort of fits, but I would like to try a small. I may have to stalk ebay.

And everywhere I went, this was just gone. Probably will have to stalk ebay for it as well. There are a few auctions so far with not-too-inflated prices...I have bought the throw in the other color but really wanted the brown combo.

 

And I just ordered this (yes, the Target Missoni items are back online, though many are out of stock):

 

I couldn't order through the web site, but called the 800 number and after a looooong hold time, got one ordered via phone. I ordered a medium...large is all sold out and I go between med / large in typical Target sizing.

Whew!

Thanks, D. I am quite excited. I actually thought my husband would be less impressed but he likes a lot of the stuff too, so we'll probably keep most of the home stuff.

I guess I am going to mostly return the clothing extras. I don't sell on ebay and I guess I'm not much of a capitalist because I'm a little appalled at the price gouging that's going on with ebay right now. I wonder what will happen as those purchased items near the 90-day return limit and haven't sold on ebay...will there be a bunch of returns to Target stores in three months? Hmm...

Those darker colored throws were at almost all the stores I went to yesterday. Just the brown combo was gone, gone, gone. So you might even have a chance at a store today; it certainly seems to be the less popular color combination.

I might head out today (I have two Targets within a 10 min driving distance of my house) again - I actually need "regular" items from Target and of course only focused on the Missoni pieces yesterday. But the husband is looking for batteries, band-aids, etc. So if anything happens to be returned or restocked, maybe I'll get lucky on my last two items.

I think Target is going to have to plan ahead for future launches. A lot of people seem to be really pissed off, according to the news. For me, it's the best launch ever. I have a couple of things from the Liberty of London launch, and (reaching waaaaaaaaay back) some old Mizrahi items, but I have not been happy with the clothing quality of other launches (my LOL items are all home dec). I'm glad to see that Missoni did a good job with the clothes. They seem to be quite nice and before this I only owned one Missoni skirt. It's nice to have some more pieces!

 

atlgirl wrote:

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Okay, what I got:

 

 

 

 I think that's it - the last few images are from ebay as I couldn't find the bedding or the kitchenware on the Target site.

I am still missing two items. I have this skirt in a medium, which sort of fits, but I would like to try a small. I may have to stalk ebay.

And everywhere I went, this was just gone. Probably will have to stalk ebay for it as well. There are a few auctions so far with not-too-inflated prices...I have bought the throw in the other color but really wanted the brown combo.

 

And I just ordered this (yes, the Target Missoni items are back online, though many are out of stock):

 

I couldn't order through the web site, but called the 800 number and after a looooong hold time, got one ordered via phone. I ordered a medium...large is all sold out and I go between med / large in typical Target sizing.

Whew!

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 Nice haul, ATLgirl! Did you buy the sheets separately, or did they come packaged with a comforter/duvet? I never saw any sheets at any of the Targets I went to.

 

I went to a few Targets yesterday, I got to the first one a few minutes after 8 (darn traffic!) and got most of the things I wanted, except the loop pilow. I saw some pics on ebay though and it looks kind of cheap, so I'm not too bummed. I went back to Target today to look for more, and managed to snag a few more things.

 

I got:

• Pink zigzag pillow
• Pink/purple throw
• Pink baby blanket
• Heels
• Flats
• Cardigan (the peach/tan/blue color)
• A few different mugs
• 1 plastic tumbler
• socks
• Purple glass frame
• Journal
• Set of notecards
• Set of clips
• 2 pink/purple zigzag hand towels
• 3 candles (I was debating between the tuscan sunrise & amber moss as my 3rd, picked the amber moss but I should have bought the tuscan sunrise b/c I saw lots of amber moss candles today)
• Nesting stoneware prep bowls
• Milk crate in peach/tan/blue

I ordered two sweaters (pink zigzag cardi & pink vneck) plus a pink zigzag platter from Target.com, but who knows if I'll actually get that order.

Overall, I was semi-impressed with the quality of the stuff (especially the clothes - they look pretty nice!) but I'm very disappointed with the way Target handled this. What kind of bs excuse is "we didn't know it would be so popular"? They had to have known with all the media attention and advertising that it would be popular. It sucks that the site crashed so many times - they should have anticipated the problems they had.

I'm also disappointed that they don't limit the number of items you can buy. It seems like the resellers got most of the stuff while the people who actually wanted it were left out. I definitely saw a few people yesterday that were for sure buying stuff to sell on ebay. The prices on ebay are insane, I have a feeling a lot of it will be returned when it doesn't sell. For some of the prices on ebay you could buy M Missoni, which is probably a lot nicer than the Target line.

Nice hauls, everyone!

Snuck out at lunch & found the onesie for my baby girl! I wanted to go to more Targets but unfortunately had to return to work.
I found more than I thought I would, but nothing in the way of throws or pillows, which is what I really wanted. I did buy two quilt sets, two scarves, gloves, hat, black/white pajama pants and a canister and some dinner plates/salad plates/mugs that look cute together but not sure how much use I would give them (except the mugs, those I know I will use!).

Here's a quick pic I snapped on my phone a few minutes ago:

The sheet sets are ONLY comforter and pillow shams. No actual bed sheets included. The flowery/abstract set was $99 for full / queen and $119 for king. The zigzag was also $119 for a king set.

Only select stores had the sheets, the shower curtains, and some of the other stuff. I debated the shower curtains, but some of the color patterns for this line just don't quite fit my home decor.

I probably have about $600 or more in items to return, mostly the clothing sizes that didn't fit (and some clothes just didn't work at all, so both sizes are getting returned). I called around to a couple of my local Targets today looking for a smaller size in the skirt, but no luck. I guess I'll take my chances in coming across one, and if not, then I'll look on eBay.

Vanessa, glad you found your onesie! That is darling!

I am also disappointed that there were no limits...when I realized that yesterday morning, I knew these things were going to go on eBay for high prices. At the first store I went to, one woman had her own checkout lane - and the checkstand was piled HIGH with all sorts of clothing and stuff. Probably $2000 worth. No one else could check out there; just one checker ringing up all her stuff. It makes me sad that these launches are supposed to be very "for the masses" and yet the masses who had to work or don't have a Target nearby are kind of getting screwed over by the eBayers.