2011 July | absoluteleigh

Target Hiding Plus Size Models in the Country?

I LOVE junkmail. I used to hang out for catalogue days. A little less so these days, I much prefer digital junkmail so much easier. I subscribe to some feeds so I can get them all in one place.

Scrolling through this morning while eating breakfast I came to the Target catalogues, and had to have a double take.

Can you spot the difference. The regular target catalogue is the one on the left, Target Country on the right.

WTF Target?!

I can’t work out what to make of that?

Are they saying country folk are fatter than their city cousins?

Or more accepting of seeing a fuller figured model in their junk mail?

All the ladies are looking pretty haut in their undies to me. I just can’t understand why there would need to be a difference. Everything else on the cover is the same.

What do you think? Would love to know the reasoning behind it.

UPDATE: I posted on Target’s Facebook, as I was genuinely curious as to the reasoning behind it. I thank them for taking the time to post a reply.

Hi Everyone, at Target we celebrate women of all shapes and sizes with stylish, quality and value for money Intimate Apparel! We would LOVE to show our full range in all catalogues, but due to space restrictions this isn’t always possible. So to ensure we showcase a broad range to all our customers, we will often advertise different product’s in our Target and Target Country catalogues. This gorgeous fuller figure bra and brief set is available at both Target and Target Country stores in a variety of sizes as we don’t want any woman to miss out!”

I can’t say I have noticed other catalogues. Perhaps this was a one off? Maybe they do mix it up and have the different models in the different catalogues. It still does seem a little strange to me, when you see them together like that. I just hope there was no hidden a gender to it, but I suppose they wouldn’t tell us that..would they

At the end of the day, I guess it is great to see a sexy fuller figure gal on the cover. Lets hope we see much more of it to come!

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Cupcakes & Dumplings & Transformers

A few weeks ago I purchased one of those deal a day coupony things. A dozen cupcakes from my fav cupcake shop for $20…bargain! I have been trying to plan how I would get into the QVB to pick them up, bit of a treck just to collect some cupcakes.

I’ve also been craving dumplings. Since venturing into the city to watch Mary Poppins with Rah, who introduced me to THE most awesome dumplings.

Add in the lure of Transformers in huge 3D and manpet is happy to travel anywhere for cupcakes.

Chinese Noodle Restaurant in Haymarket certainly is nothing pretty to look at. Manpet was a little unsure…”we’re eating here? Really, are you sure this is the right place…umm, there are grapes on the roof…where are the forks” But he was soon silenced when the first plate of dumplings arrived.

We tried the friend Beef and onion, pork and chives and pork and cabbage. We also had some steam lamb and carrot and fried rice. The pork and cabbage were everyone’s fav and the rice was pretty awesome too. Manpet was very pleased to rub in my face the fact the rice has peas, corn and carrot in it just like his, I am for ever giving him shit about his weirdo rice.

Cupcakes!! I was a coupon virgin till I saw the Cupcake Bakery deal at Ouffer. I didn’t realise till we got there to collect them it was a mix of 6 regular and 6 deluxe..even better!. The Rocky Road and Custard Tumble were my fav.

I had planned on booking tickets at IMax, but..well. I forgot, and by the time I got around to it there were no decent seats left. Worried my cupcake plans would be dashed I searched around for something similar and came across the Events VMax in George Street. It has max in the name..surely it’s just as good? Booked ahead and got the pick of the best seats. The movie was fantastic, we have seen quite a few movies in 3D and it was so much better than regular 3D.