* Size D batteries for our silly doorbell that broke on Day 7, causing us to leave guests standing outside our door until some very charming friends made an executive decision that swapping some dehydrated curried chickpeas for some extra batteries that they already had should be legal. They are wise and generous people.
* A new cell phone that doesn't have to be plugged into the walls to last through conversations over 2.5 minutes.
* Several magazines - Andy's list. I am far too cheap to buy them off the newsstand for $6.95 so for about $20 I subscribe to the things that interest me. Or that I think might interest me. Even if it does take me 3 magazines to break even, I think it's worth an occasional $20 here and there just to get something in the mail that isn't addressed to "Occupant."
* A DVD. Not any particular DVD, but I bet under normal circumstances, one of us would have come home with a movie we thought was a Must Own. A couple months ago we did have a joint Must Own - the complete first three seasons of the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show, a true classic that has had just as much impact on our culture than Moby Dick, and is honestly a lot more entertaining.
* Tomato cages, which would not be any more effective than Andy's creations--just more expensive. I don't think the tomatoes have noticed.
Hard to say what else I might have thought "necessary" if I were fool enough to have gone into a store. 90 days of Retail Addiction Therapy is a whole lot easier if you avoid the enemy's lair....
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