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Friday, November 23, 2007

• Maybe I should NOT have moved to an apartment which is directly across the street from a Mall. Makes for getting out of my complex a bit harrowing.
  
• Realize that people cannot drive during the holiday season. They will pull their car 3/4 of the way OUT of the row to get into traffic, regardless of whether or not they will hit a car.
  
• The same goes for parking: They will park in such a fashion that it will take up 2 spots or awkwardly where you have to get out of your car like you are doing an interpretive dance.
  
• Don't Car Stalk me. If you do, I will make my displeasure known. Who wants to be followed with a car on their heels. Not I. So, I might put my bags in my car and get in my car to check the blackberry and drive you nuts. OR, if I'm feeling especially evil and I'm not on a time crunch, I'll put my bags in the car and walk back to the store. Or, even better, I'll tell you "Nothing to see here - move on people, move on!"
  
• I've come to the realization that people, in a store, cannot drive their carts either. Case in point today: Had to go to Target to pick up a Christmas tree ($100 off - hell yeah I was willing to brave the crowds). The row around the trees was small enough, couple that with trying to manage a cart among the couple debating about "Honey should we get a gold star or a silver star for the tree" and you sense my frustration. While I'm maneuvering the big azz box containing my tree into my cart and these two numb skulls still cooing and mushy debating, I noticed an elderly woman was trying to get through the aisle. That then prompted me to whip out the "glare of death", move my cart to the side as far as I can go and looked at the arguing couple going "Excuse me do you MIND?" Blondie boy was all ready to start something with moi in defense of his blondie wife, until he saw me allowing the elderly lady a pathway through. I apologized for the aisle being taken up and wished her to have a nice holiday, again all while fixating my glare of death on the couple. Newsflash - both the gold and silver stars are both tacky - pick one and get the fug out of my way. Thankyoumoveon.
  
• Also, in driving your carts, don't leave them angled halfway across the aisle blocking the flow of traffic.
  
• Speaking of flow of traffic - keep to the appropriate side of the aisle when walking and go with the flow of traffic.
  
• When it comes to shopping, apply the man technique: "Keep a list, go in with an idea of what to buy and, for the love of shoppers everywhere, don't lallygag or linger". In and out, that's my motto.
  
• It's bad when I'd rather go to COSTCO during the holiday season than the mall.
  
• It's also bad when I find back roads to get around the drama, however still on the back road - the Mall. :::sigh:::

I'm sure I'll keep amending the list as I go along. What are some things that drive YOU nuts during the holidays?

Labels: Holiday, NaBloPoMo, Shopping

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