Oh, Fairfield, you got me again. I knew you would get me. I knew it before I even bought the box. I knew it as soon as I saw a series of "Hot Corner Boxes" hanging neatly from a peg from the card supply in the back of Target. These were new. And so tidy. The boxes are simple, small and to the point. One hobby pack. Two hits. Four total packs. What's not to like? OK, so there was no sign of a price anywhere. That's not to like. Nothing on the box. No tags on the hooks like with the other display items. "Take a gamble," the box was saying. All of the other packs on the wall were saying the same thing, but this one was screaming to me. "I'm new! I'm simple! I'm Fairfield!" So I took one. Knowing Fairfield had gotten me. I walked to the checkout and scanned my items. I scanned the Hot Corner Box. It rang up $14.95. Yikes. I should take this back right now. But I didn't. Two hits, you know. And a hobby pack. I arrived ...
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