Chocomouse--One reason I dropped by so often at T.J. Maxx when we lived in Lubbock was that you never knew what you would find. Sometimes, it was nothing--particularly after Christmas! It was about a ten-minute drive in off-traffic times and close to the grocery stores. To go now, means a drive of an hour (one-way), and, of course, there may not be anything I want to buy. A Marshall's and a Ross are opening together across from the Walmart, one of the three places we hit for groceries in the next town, and I told my husband that we will need to add those stores to our trip. Of course, for those stores, he will sit in the car, but I can look through them quickly. He also knows that whenever we are in South Bend, we need to go to one or both T.J. Maxx stores, and also Home Goods (part of the same company). Last time we were there in October, it was Home Goods that had the better selection.
You can order from T.J. Maxx online, but it is not the same as wandering around and discovering, and the online selection is limited. Home Goods used to have an online presence, but they ended it before Christmas.
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