Christmas Shopping Melee


Tis' the season to be bludgened during shopping, la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la. My wife and I decided to go Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving. We were up in New Hampshire visiting family and decided, since my mother-in-law would watch the kids, we would go shopping. At 7 AM. I don't know about you, but I don't like to be out of bed anytime before 8:30 am. Preferably 9. And shopping isn't a high priority on my list either. So off we went.

Really the only reason I was going because I was going to get a Playstation game for 50% off. Tony Hawks Underground. Sweet! But my wife had other plans. We were to walk the mall which was jammed packed with ravenous shopping moms. That is one scary sight. Then it was off to a multitude of other stores. Finally we came to WM. Won't say the name because they are not paying me to advertise but they were so busy I just drove through the lot and said forget it.

I parked in front of Toys R Us and waited 45 minutes for my wife to buy one toy. 45 MINUTES. In that time I saw people pushing and pulling cart loads of toys to their cars. Man, you would think it was the end of the world with no toys. Let's just say I am glad I stayed in the truck.

After it was all over I took my wife to the movies. Had a tub of popcorn, half of which I could not eat and a boat load of soda. Liked the movie. That will be another post. Anyway, just wanted to say that was my first and last time shopping on the day after Thankgiving. I was lucky to survive.

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