{"id":1326,"date":"2015-10-20T07:16:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2015-10-20T07:16:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:16:02","slug":"a-little-girl-who-is-obsessed-with-cvs-had-a-cvs-themed-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=1326","title":{"rendered":"A Little Girl Who Is Obsessed With CVS Had A CVS-Themed Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-top\">\n<p class=\"entry-headline\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Okay so this warmed and broke my heart at the same time. \u00a0Such a cute little girl, and happy to see that she had fun at her birthday party, but a CVS-themed party? \u00a0Where has this mom been taking her kid? \u00a0 I&#8217;m guessing not to Disneyland, the zoo, the movies, the park, or anywhere else that might stimulate the imagination of a child. \u00a0If your kid dreams about red baskets and Extrabucks, you should probably be taken away for child endangerment. \u00a0Well, when she turns 18 and goes to work there, her dreams will come to a screeching halt&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-headline\"><em>CVS-themed birthday party? Little girl gets her wish on her big day<\/em><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-byline\">\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-container\" data-share-image-url=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/i\/newscms\/2015_43\/825826\/cvs-birthday-party-today-tease-1-151020_63c7bb03f75d07d9c6543ac8a6d9596a.jpg\" data-share-url=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/cvs-themed-birthday-party-little-girl-gets-her-wish-her-t51136\" data-headline=\"CVS-themed birthday party? Little girl gets her wish on her big day\" data-share-headline=\"CVS-themed%20birthday%20party%3F%20Little%20girl%20gets%20her%20wish%20on%20her%20big%20day\" data-section=\"parents\">\n<aside class=\"entry-social left j-share-bar-left entry-in-view\" data-share-image-url=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/i\/newscms\/2015_43\/825826\/cvs-birthday-party-today-tease-1-151020_63c7bb03f75d07d9c6543ac8a6d9596a.jpg\" data-share-url=\"http:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/cvs-themed-birthday-party-little-girl-gets-her-wish-her-t51136\" data-share-headline=\"CVS-themed%20birthday%20party%3F%20Little%20girl%20gets%20her%20wish%20on%20her%20big%20day\" data-section=\"parents\">\n<div class=\"btn btn-email j-email\"><em>\u00a0When Iris&#8217; fourth birthday approached, her mom considered all the usual tot-appropriate options for a party theme \u2014 &#8220;Frozen,&#8221; &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; and Hello Kitty. But when Sarah Fortune Gill actually asked her little girl what she wanted, Iris&#8217; answer wasn&#8217;t so usual: CVS.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Actually, it didn&#8217;t come as a surprise to Gill, who was already well aware of her daughter&#8217;s obsession with the pharmacy chain.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/w7V6TgFPbB\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahfortune.com\/2015\/10\/iris-cvs-birthday-party\/\">post on her blog<\/a>, Gill explained that Iris&#8217; passion for CVS started when construction on the first one in their Arkansas hometown began two years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/84fAtOFPUC\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;The site happens to be directly on our path to Iris&#8217; school, so we drive past the location at least twice a day,&#8221; mom wrote. &#8220;Being that she was only three when it opened, she watched the progress of the structure being built for nearly half of her life, so naturally it was a big deal when the store finally opened.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/86sahxlPYC\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>So when Iris said she wanted a CVS birthday bash, that&#8217;s just what she got.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;When your kid puts CVS on the same level as [Disney World], you embrace it,&#8221; Gill added. &#8220;When they ask for a CVS birthday party, you throw it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/833sdjFPSi\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>Gill crafted CVS-themed favors for kids and adult guests alike, and she let CVS headquarters in on the plan.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The chain provided the family with even more favors, snacks and various party supplies.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/84dH-sFPQ4\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>And the location that so enchanted the little girl made sure to give her a special greeting on her big day.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/83gs2tFPXJ\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>Lest anyone think this is just some sly advertising the corporation arranged rather than really what a 4-year-old wanted, Gill offered this glimpse at Iris&#8217; CVS fixation 10 months ago.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget instagram\"><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/w3-1MolPSl\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>There&#8217;s no doubt about it: That&#8217;s true love \u2014 for a pharmacy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Okay so this warmed and broke my heart at the same time. \u00a0Such a cute little girl, and happy to see that she had fun at her birthday party, but a CVS-themed party? 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