I'm not sure if it makes her crazy lucky or if it means she gets screwed, but Alexis having a birthday at the end of January means she is a child of the clearance aisle. She winds up gifted with whatever is most on sale. It probably means she gets more, but at the same time, we spend less. It definitely means she winds up with stuff we wouldn't otherwise purchase.

Like, a Fur Real Friend. We don't do electronic much of anything. We especially don't do expensive electronic much of anything. But when a panda ends up marked down to less than $10, suddenly it sounds like a good idea.

It was.