Last December we planned a family outing to go Christmas shopping. For years we have taken the kids to the dollar store to buy presents for each other and the parents. It has become a favorite family tradition--dinner at McDonald's, and shopping at the Dollar Tree across the parking lot. But I'd grown weary of receiving dollar store gifts to try and treasure. I decided that perhaps we had "graduated" to a "nicer" discount store where we could have a bigger selection of gifts. Yes, our budget would need to increase, but the gifts would be better! So we tried Big Lots. Meh. Yes, bigger gifts. Better--maybe. This year, instead of Dollar Tree or Big Lots, we would go to our favorite local big box store--Shopko. It would definitely be better here. Ugh. Worst family activity night! The store was so big that it was hard to keep track of everyone. The selection was so big (and the prices) that it was difficult for our littles to stay within their mode