Am I the only one who was stupid enough to go shopping today?

[Haole Girl]

Even though I made a lot of Christmas gifts this year, I still thought I'd go to the mall to "get just one thing." Seven hours later I make it home. Ugh. My feet hurt.

[NYC_SKP]

1. I did two things I never do...Shop on this day, and at WalMart!

But it was a special circumstance, to buy an inflatable mattress for my g/f who just got the keys to a new house and has no furniture

It went fast, I found it, checked out in sporting goods, and was out of there in five minutes.

It was afternoon, so not too crazy...

[Haole Girl]

2. It was rainy and cold here today...

so I thought it was a good idea. Now I remember why it's not! lol

[NYC_SKP]

9. Where I live, the traffic alone near the malls is reason enough to stay in.

but I happened to be in a different and smaller town.

I don't know how people do it, put up with crowds and messy piles of goods, etc.

I'm soooo not shopping much this year. Just a couple things for my girl, and for the others I'm strongly considering a combination of donations in their names to animal shelters or other charities I think they'll support, or something I make.

Cheers!

[texanwitch]

3. I have in the past.

I almost went this early morning but I went to bed instead.

I have worked retail on this day in the past.

[Haole Girl]

5. I have too

I'll never forget working in the lingerie department, by myself, when a line started to form and people became impatient. It's amazing how people will stand around and look at things in a store for hours but can't handle waiting at a cash register 3 minutes! :crazy:

[texanwitch]

7. I know.

I just worked at my own speed.

It just like working early voting, people just have to stand in line and wait.

[lizerdbits]

4. I actually went out

to get a coffee table I've been meaning to get for a long time. I was in and out of Ikea in about 20 minutes, though it's not in a mall.

[Haole Girl]

6. One of these days I need to go to an Ikea

I hear so much about it! :hi:

[texanwitch]

8. There is a huge one near our house, I mean huge.

You can stay all day and just walk around looking at stuff.

I have never bought anything but I have but enought of their stuff together.

[Nickster]

10. IKEA is my worst shopping nightmare on steroids. OMG, I hope to never ever set foot in one ever

again. EVER!

[Haole Girl]

11. That good, huh?

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

15. I love IKEA!

Don't listen to Nickster! :P

[lizerdbits]

12. What I like

is being able to get things like a coffee table that fit in my car and are also easy to put together. No buying people lunch to borrow a truck.

[jobycom]

17. I got lost in one for an hour, once. Couldn't find my spouse or my kids.

Unbelievably frustrating. The damn place winds like a maze, and I think I searched every aisle, every section, every floor, before finally meeting up again.

Freaking Awesome!! I love that place!

[jobycom]

13. Are you kidding? It's so busy today no one goes shopping. nt

[nickgutierrez]

14. Beat me to it.

Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

[jobycom]

16. All hail Yogi, eh?

:thumbsup:

[ACTION BASTARD]

18. I not only worked last night, but I got mandated another 8 hrs on top of that.

So basically 8 hrs holiday pay & 8 hrs of time and a half. And the wife STILL had me driving her around till 1pm today.

[LeftyMom]

19. I went to Fred Meyer and Walgreens.

I bought some lentils and a Hot Wheels car.

I have personally propped up the economy for another day. I hope you all appreciate.

[madinmaryland]

20. Please don't hate me...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4553815

:hi:

[TK421]

21. How many obnoxious people did you have to fight off? Did you deck anyone?

please say yes...I can't go near a mall or any other place the first week after Thanksgiving.