Every now and then something comes along and catches my attention in a way that makes my inner cheapskate wage war with my obsessive compulsive tendencies.

This time my inner battle is over two colors from the OPI Muppet Collection: Rainbow Connection and Excuse Moi!

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I have no idea why I’ve been fixated on these bottles of nail polish since the day I heard about them. But I’ve lusted after them for over a month now and it doesn’t look like I’m danger of stopping anytime soon.

Which is even more ridiculous than it sounds, since I’m the type of girl who paints her nails about once a year. Only to do dishes an hour later and have said polish chip immediately.

So that’s my first problem with procuring these undeniably delectable girly treats. Second problem—I could not find this stuff anywhere in town.

Maybe I’m being silly, but I like to look at things before I purchase them. Probably because I’ve been burned on internet purchases before. And, quite frankly, I’d like to make sure that the $10 bottle of nail polish I’m considering isn’t ugly as shit up close and personal. Plus I want to confirm that it’s in a normal-sized nail polish bottle.

But $10 for NAIL POLISH? Fuhgettabouddit!

I wish I’d just gone ahead and bought the damn stuff when I first spotted it on amazon.com. ‘Cause now it’s about $20 a bottle (which may or may not include shipping and handling, since it’s only available from vendors through amazon rather than from amazon itself).

Needless to say, my inner cheapskate is winning. I cheated and found some polish that would satisfy my longing for Excuse Moi! 3 bottles of sparkly stuff for $7.

Yes, I bought 3. In varying shades of pink and purple. Because a girl needs options [image error]

But that damn Rainbow Connection is slowly turning into my precioussss…

Admit it... you wants it too.

We’ll see who the ultimate victor is eventually, won’t we? In the meantime, have you guys had anything that you’ve been oddly fixated on lately? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.