It’s less than a week from Thanksgiving, Christmas decorations and artificial trees have been on display since before Halloween, and the righteous indignation surrounding Black Friday shopping has reached a fevered pitch.
Most of my holiday shopping is now done online. I don’t do malls and Big Box stores. Crowds make me stabby. If, for some reason, I find myself trapped among herds of wild consumers, I don’t panic. I simply go with a very specific list, and never deviate lest I get lost in the quagmire of commercialism. Mission itineraries are set, online and catalog reconnoitering is completed, and under no circumstances do I make eye contact with the crazies.
When you’re out and about this holiday shopping season, remember Peace and Good Will are our friends. Be considerate to other shoppers, and especially the cashiers and store associates (they can make or break your shopping experience.) Breathe deep and let your mantra be, “this too shall pass.”
Above all else, don’t be a dick…
I’m grateful for:
- Online shopping
- Short wish lists
- Handcrafted gifts
Thin spiral notebook 
Thank you.
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You’re most welcome.
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“Don’t be a dick.” How often I’ve thought that after being witness to another’s poor behavior! Besides, a few kind or thankful words can make someone else feel great! And a generous spirit can be contagious. I wish more people remembered that.
I’m a BIG fan of online shopping too. I hate crowds and traffic and standing in endless check-out lines.
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I went to the mall yesterday. I feel like I qualify for a Purple Heart.
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I don’t even want to think about holiday shopping. I need to get to the grocery Monday or Tuesday, and I dread the crowds. You are a brave man.
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AMEN SISTER. All of it!
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I prefer online shopping for two reasons…1. no lines, 2. it comes in a brown box my kids can’t see into. I just chuck it in the closet until a couple days before Christmas, then I wrap it and put it back in the box. 🙂
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We were given a lovely compliment by a checkout cashier in the supermarket today. She said she loved people like us, cheerful and chatty, as it made her day pass quicker. It is one of our unwritten rules when shopping to always leave the cashier smiling.
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Absolutely. It’s like tipping your server at a restaurant generously. Cashiers have a hard, thankless job, at the very least tell them, “thank you.”
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Couldn’t agree more, and I don’t care if it annoys the old git behind me in the queue! It costs nothing to be polite and say Thank You, though some people think we’re weird!
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