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.
