Frugal Fashionista Files: Mint Watch(es)

Let me start off by saying that I LOVE the color mint. That may be the biggest understatement of the week because I think my love is bordering on obsession. Mint is such a classic color, so cool and refreshing much like a mint mojito or a peppermint patty or a piece of spearmint gum. I’ve been scooping up lots of clothing and accessory items in this lovely hue recently and I haven’t limited it to just mint – I love all of its cousins too! There’s seafoam, honeydew, aquamarine, teal, turquoise…sigh…
Anyways, on to the fashionista files I mentioned in the title of this here blog post. The frugal fashionista files to be precise. I was on Pinterest back in May and pinned this adorable Anthropologie watch.

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I. was. in. love.

Wanted, needed and had to have it! But alas, it was on backorder till the end of July. And it was coming in at around $70-$75 with shipping. Not too bad for a watch but still. So I decided to hold off on the Anthro watch, settling instead for gazing longingly at it through my computer screen and wishing I could find one to call my own.

Enter Tar-jay. (Another obsession of mine to be honest). On a biz trip in June I was in the Tampa area and needed to kill some time before my flight home. So I did some shopping and came upon this fun double-banded watch in a lovely seafoam hue.

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At a mere $10 bucks, it’s great for adding some color to a casual outfit. Even with this new addition I was wishing I could find a chunky mint watch like the Anthro watch. So I did some poking around online and low-and-behold, Target had another mint watch in their midst!

This bad-mama-jama here.

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Sold out online (at the time) I was a patient gal, hitting up the watch section every time I needed to get something at the bulls-eye store. Patience paid off and I brought home my new baby on Tuesday!! For a mere $12.99.

Oh. Yeah.

So for $25 bucks I was able to add not one but TWO new mint-hued accessories to my wardrobe! Great deal and as it is only the beginning of July, 3 weeks before I would have even seen the Anthro watch arrive at my door. *does a happy dance*