Sunday, December 16, 2012

OMG, I’ve survived another year of Christmas shopping!!!!!


OMG, why do people think that they are the only ones that need to purchase gifts for the holidays?  Before I head out to shop I put on Christmas music, plaster a fake smile on my face and pretend that I’m just out for a day of fun.  I hum Christmas carols and greet everyone with a “Merry Christmas”.  By doing this I’m able to cope with the crazy people out shopping.  This year I have been ran over by shopping carts, pushed out of the way so that someone could get an item (even though there was a whole display of them) and had an item taken right out of my hands; but I have also had people open doors for me, given me coupons for my items, smiled at me, helped me pick out gifts for my nephews, help me figure out what a 12 year old girl would like and just been friendly. 

Since I usually finish up my shopping early I like to go to the mall and people watch.  It is amazing what you see.  I love to grab a Starbucks coffee, find a place to sit and just watch people.  It’s amazing to see the different types of people that are out shopping.  They are as follows:

There’s the husband that is walking around looking confused and usually caring a bottle of perfume or a kitchen item (that usually depends on how long they have been married – the newlywed has the perfume while the guy that has been married for many years has the kitchen item). 

Then there’s the stressed out mom, she is usually walking at a fast pace but with a confused look on her face.  She’s the one that you run into that is talking to herself and going through her basket naming off family members, she is also the one that gets in line only to leave part way through the wait because she just remembered that she forgot that all important gift. 

Then there is the organized person, they have a detailed list of everything they need.  They are usually carrying several packages because they are only going to the mall one time and one time only.  They are also the ones on a mission and you better not be in their way because they have no problem with mowing you over to get what they want.

There’s the dad out shopping for the mom with all the kids in tow.  He has that confused look on his face and usually at least one child is crying.  He is the one that is circling the store as though a gift is going to just fall from the sky and land in his arms.  The more children he has with him the more confused he looks with each one having their own idea of what mom would like.

There’s the group of teenage girls out gathering more information for their Christmas wish list and just being teenage girls at the mall.  Then there are the teenage boys out trying to pick up on the teenage girls.  Of course this is not a seasonal activity, this happens year round.

Then there’s the shopper who is just happy to be out shopping.  They are the ones singing along to the Christmas music being played and just enjoying themselves.  They are the ones that are just winging it.  They figure that whatever they come up with is going to be spectacular, after all it is Christmas and the spirit of giving is much more important than anything else.

I like to think that I’m in the last group of people.  I just love going out to the mall and spending time enjoying the holiday.  I love the decorations, Christmas music, seeing all the kids dressed up to see Santa Clause, smelling the cookies that are being baked at Mrs. Fields Cookies and everything else going on at the mall.  I’m also thankful when I’m all done and everything is wrapped and under the tree.  Since I have completed all my shopping now it’s time to just sit back and enjoy the rest of the holiday.  I think I will open a bottle of wine, turn on a Christmas movie, light up the tree and sit back and relax until it’s time to return all the gifts I bought that just weren’t right. 

 

 

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