OK, friends. Here is my post about the gift shop that I alluded to on my Facebook page . See this tiger? It was in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History mammal gift shop. (I apologize for the poor lighting. She/he was directly under a spot light.) A friend and I wondered what this huggable tiger cost. What would guess? Maybe $100? That was my first guess when I first glanced at it. (My two children had purchased $15 small animals.) But I was wrong. $200? Wrong, again. This item had a price tag of $700! I could not believe it! I seriously was in sticker shock. I don't mean to go on a rant here, but I said to my friend beside me that $700 is just shy of our mortgage payment in rural Virginia! Insanity, friends. Now, don't get me wrong. I am all about spending money on things with disposable income that bring value to your life! This will sound extremely judgmental and I do try to keep those things to myself, but come on, please! $700 for a stuffed animal is o...