Erin Condren products in Staples??? WTH?

     So I have purchased a few Erin Condren life planners over the years and I also use the Erin Condren Lesson Plan book. Each June/July I spend hours on her website shopping around trying to figure out exactly what I need and what I cannot live without. My bill usually averages around $175, give or take.
     I love her products. I love being apart of the Erin Condren community of teachers and planners. I love the quality of her work. I HATE that I walked into Staples earlier this week and discovered that I can purchase her items from a box store.
     I am very happy for this company for their recent expansion into the main stream market. I am very happy for this company that they have been able to work out a deal so that their product reaches more people. I am not very happy that this no longer feels like an exclusive club. Yep, I said it. Deep down inside of me I really liked that there was a community of people that knew about Erin Condren and for those that didn't they needed to do some research and find out. I liked that my planner would come in the mail. I liked that I would get emails about when the lesson plan books would be back in stock.
     I understand that when you walk into Staples, you get what you get. There is no customization. Product selection is limited. However, this year for my LP I ordered a customized cover...so why would I need to go back to her website to order my LP when I can walk into Staples and grab the plain generic one and walk out the someday?
     I know that this should not feel like a betrayal, it should not feel like a sale-out...but it does.

I LoVe Erin Condren products. However, I am going to have to do some research on the benefit of purchasing from her website versus going into the Big Box Store and picking up a generic planner. I mean, I have already purchased a customized LP cover.

All items pictured above were purchased by me on the Erin Condren website in 2015. I love everything that I purchased. I am not complaining about the quality of her product. I will be a returning customer.

My dislike is that her products are now available in a Box Store.

My dislike is that I no longer will have the need to anxiously wait for her products to become available on her website.

I JUST HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE STORE AND PICK THEM UP. UGH

I understand that in some regions her products have been in the store for sometime, please note that I live in Missouri and our store only recently started carrying her products.