How Far Will You Go?

For your kids? To get something they want? How far will you go?
I have been know to drive to seven or eight different Target stores to find all of the pieces to the Imaginext set that Brandt wanted for Christmas or the Littlest Pet Shop pug that came with it's own pile of poop that was Campbell's promised reward for using the potty without accidents. Toys R Us? I think I know where everyone in D/FW is and have been there to find some missing piece of something we had to have.
If you have an elementary age child (or teach them) you know about the latest craze - rubber band bracelets. They are colored silicone rubber bands in different shapes that come in packages of 10, 12, 24 or 36. You wear them as bracelets and trade them with your friends. They are shaped like animals, cars, dinosaurs, tools, dogs, alphabet letters, sea animals, there are too many to list... There is even a princess set that Campbell is begging for.
Everyone at school has these and Brandt is going to die if he doesn't get some. Good mom that I am, I made the rounds yesterday. He told me you could get them at the Dollar Store. You can not. They sent me to Walgreens, which was sold out. I went to Sam Moon, which was sold out. I went to a second Walgreens, also sold out. I did see four other mothers in that Walgreens, looking for the same thing. I gave up and went to the Mother's Day party at Campbell's school.
After school we all went to the mall and bought them. We paid $3 for packaging and approximately .07 of plastic, but the kids are happy. Brandt went to school ready trade and Campbell is happy just to wear hers.
Today we off to finish all the things we should have done yesterday!