I knew it was going to happen, no matter how hard I tried and pre-planned and shopped ahead...it.was.bound.to.happen.
As we all know the holiday spirit has become (sadly) about buying things for others we can't afford and they don't need; endless lines at stores, hectic traffic; grumpy people...
Well I made sure I had my shit together this year. Shopped for all the gifts I needed (really only Secret Santa at the gym...since they were out online of the item I really wanted to get, I decided "not the end of the world I'll get this person something else". He doesn't have a clue what I was going to get him in the first place right...it's about the spirit of Christmas and not the monetary value/cool factor of the gift...no problem I got this.).
Also, I got all my goods for baking...didn't get enough butter (good God how much butter is used over the holiday season), not to worry I will make it healthier and substitute apple sauce and coconut oil. Even better.
Well, I noticed I was out of cupcake liners and I needed those...no big deal, it is a holiday season and so far so good...I got this under control...go grab cupcake liners and back home to bake some more stuff before work tonight.
Stop #1 Old Navy...marvelous they got the wool scarf I lost last year on sale, and even a cooler pattern than I had before...I know I live in AZ..I wear them with my t-shirts...That's how I roll ;-).
Stop #2 ( I know I was supposed to get cupcake liners, shut up) TJ Maxx...fab finds mini cupcake liners and large 75 pc each, $3 total. Magnificent.
Stop #3 (I realize that I got what I set out to buy, shut up) Ross...cool socks for me and my Secret Santa, he will love those for rope climbs in Crossfit...probably shouldn't buy more crap for myself, really need to clean out my closets (yes that is plural), but at $2 how can I pass them up.
And it just so happened that there's a World Market next to this Ross, my train of thought went a little something like this-"Kim's B-day party is on Christmas Eve day and I could get her a bottle of wine tomorrow...but since I am here might as well finish all of this now so I do not have to leave my house again for shopping".
Enter store...yes there are a lot of people but it's fine I got plenty of time...grab wine (on the list of the best on Wine Enthusiast Mag...$6.99, score!) get in line. "Hmmm, 2 lines open about 5 people ahead in each...no biggy, it will go quick....wait...oh there's a price check, oh well this is usual...my line not moving...now there's about 5 people behind me...I am so thankful that everyone is patient and there is no grumbling (hate those people; "we are all waiting in the same line asshole" I always feel like yelling)...the other line is moving but it's 20 deep now...oh well, this is fine...and there's a lady with return...you could wait til after Christmas...then again perhaps she needs the money...oh good they called for backup, and she will open close to me, yay great...her phone rang..she's talking to her boss about how long she's worked and if this is overtime or not...ugh...still talking...my line not moving...register issue..need managers approval...hey it is the holidays...so she left...third line opening further away from us...however we have moved one...now we are in business...oh no..grandmother wants to pay separately for her stuff...Jeez...now they are switching cashiers, lady from the phone is back...Lord she's chipper, calm down self...I am sure she's a very nice lady...she chirps away-"Oh so happy to see the smiling faces.(Someone is still smiling?! WTF?!) And how's your holiday shopping going? Did you see all of our scrumptious finds??? (Actually...scrumptious...really?!) How much better does it get than this bottle of Malbec and some dark chocolate???" Well peace and quiet come to mind and no high pitched voice...God I'm a bitch...holidays, holidays, Christmas spirit...blah, blah...I don't know that I can handle her... oh they are switching again...here comes the kid that's been smoking too much weed and overindulging in the post-high munchies...hopefully he's quick...doesn't even look at me...probably better that way...rings my wine...walks away to help another cashier...I look at my total...$7.54, bazinga (as Sheldon would put it), get $22.54 ready...he's called away by another cashier...really he's the front end supervisor...hmmm...he's back...yay...give him my money...he gives me back the change-$14....ARE.YOU.FUCKING.KIDDING.ME...my blood boils, my heart is racing, vein on my forehead is probably the size of a telephone cable...and I say..."Shouldn't my change be $15...I gave you $22.54???"..."No it was $21.54" he mutters. "Yeah cause that makes FUCKING sense" I reply...then I thought of all the patient people behind me take my $14 and leave...OMFG. Here's your Christmas spirit you stupid sack of shit...I think I will never get over that $1...it's the principle of the matter and he's the supervisor...A freaking front end supervisor...way to fucking go World Market...you're going to HELL. F... OFF.
Damn you holiday season...once again you got the best of me.
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