Wednesday, 10 December 2008

• I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts... there they are squashed on the side of the road

  I forgot the world of retail during the holidays.  I forgot how people suddenly feel its ok to be rude and obnoxious just because it's the holidays. I thought Christmas was a time to put away our selfishness and to be holly and jolly. 'Tis the Season they say!!! I wish grown-ups believed in Santa and were fearful of being on the 'naughty list'. then just maybe they would be a little nicer. How does yelling at a cashier or making a huge dramatic scene in the electronic isle spread the cheer of christmas.  All we are doing as a society is creating Grinches and Scrooges. 
  
  I was replenshing christmas ornaments yesterday and this family was in the isle and they were all apparently upset because they couldn't find a baseball in the massive collection of ornaments on the wall. Honestly... I don't know how anybody could find anything on that wall. It really is just a wall with pegs in it and a thousand ornaments hung on it in no particular order or even the same two ornaments on one peg. half the ornaments are broken so if you manage to find two of the same ornaments you like; good look sticking your hand in there and getting the second one out. you are either gonna pull back a nub or you're gonna knock 50 ornaments to the floor ultimately spending whatever little stash you had saved up to buy your dear loved ones gifts. Tis the season! anywhoo.. family..ornament.. baseball.. angry.  I continued to put up the ornaments and easedrop on the family. i was timing it perfectly because i knew exactly where there were baseball ornaments but i wanted to wait and see what was gonna happen. *takes a seat and starts eating popcorn* The man suddenly became aware of his lack of ability to find 'the perfect ornament' but not bothering to ask the associate who literally was a foot away from him. i guess he had a christmas ornament hunting pride thing because he suddenly threw the ornament down at his family's feet.  Maybe he just hated snowmen.. because Frosty the snowman had without a doubt gone to be with Jesus in that moment and quickly whisked away by angels (aka housekeeping) to the nearest waste disposal. *sigh.. what a terrible way to go! He had so much to live for!
  
  "I'll be in the car!"  were the next words. aaaaaahhh such an example.  Such a role model. I stand to appluad the real man of genius. Thank-you overreacting christmas ornament slayer!! this one's for you!!!
  
  Mom, son, and little bitty daughter quietly walked to the next isle to look at christmas paper.  I decided it was time to reveal the baseballs.  I walked over grabbed the baseball ornaments and walked around the corner and was just out of eyesight of mom and son.  It's really not hard to get a child's attention. especially in the christmas section of a retail store. As I am typing this i suddenly realize how easy it would be to actually steal a child because i was able to lure this child away with no problem what-so-ever. anywhoo.. i got the little bitty ones attention.  I showed her the baseball ornament.  She looked at her brother and smiled. she reached out her little bitty hand and I gave her the baseball.  I stepped back and watched as she ran to her big brother and showed him the ornament.  A huge smile came to his face I don't think i have ever seen anyone quite as excited about a christmas ornament before. They grabbed some wrapping paper and the family walked to the check-out registers together.  the boy staring at his ornament as if he just had all his dreams come true.  I returned to my absolutely wonderful task of replenishing the ornaments.  I glanced over as the family was about to walk out the door.  The little girl looked my way and waved.  I waved back and they left.  I just hope the baseball made it home and escaped the evil clutches of the christmas ornament slayer!!
  
  
  

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