Now why didn't I think of this before??

I just finished posting about Lena being on my shit-list, but I guess this makes up for it.

In Walmart tonight (which I'm now embarrassed to return to), heading down the hair-color aisle, I decided to look through the perfumes and see if they had Juicy by Juicy Couture. I'm peering at all the bottles and boxes and Lena pipes up, "There it is, Mom!" She'd spotted it right away because of the distinctive pink box and crown emblem on front.

"Oh, right on! Thanks, Lena!" When I saw the price, about $40, I pouted and turned away, intent on getting my box of hair color. Lena stayed behind to continue looking at all the perfumes.

"Hey Mom!" she yelled, "This box looks just like the Juicy box but its a darker pink! It even has a crown on it!"

I turned back and looked at what she was pointing to. And do you know what it was?

A Juicy knock-off, you know, one of those "our version of" kinds. I couldn't believe it! And the price? $10!!!

So we sprayed it and inhaled... exactly the same!

I am just in heaven. WHY did I not think to look for knock-off versions sooner? Here I've been going through Juicy withdrawals for the past several months (because my one precious bottle didn't last long, what with Lenagurl using it constantly to make her room "smell pretty").

Woohoo!

Guess I'll have to take back the 'I'm-telling-Santa' threat.