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We're in it Now
It is all our own fault. We consumers are so obsessed with finding a great deal with double and triple discounts that retailers must devise ever more complicated ways to trick manipulate make their bottom lines. It is a game. And the game is the reason that we are all cranky while Christmas shopping.
Personally, I make a solemn vow every year not to take out my frustration on any of the sales people. First, because they work extremely hard during a very difficult season. Second, whatever has gone wrong is very likely not their fault. And finally, I don’t want to be one of those people. Besides, most of my holiday shopping frustration comes from the traffic.
Side Note: The other day, I climbed into my car after picking up some stocking stuffers at the dollar store. I checked my phone to be sure my mother saw my message so that I could avoid another stop. I was interrupted by another car honking at me because she wanted my space. I was thisclose to getting out of my car and going into another store just to be pissy. But it was Christmas Eve or whatever.
Back to the story. After spending an hour in a Carson’s store trying to figure out just what wasn’t excluded from my $20 off $50, I finally found some stuff and stood in line. For 20 minutes. Until finally I was told that my purchases still didn’t qualify for the discount because (blahblahblah). While I didn’t actually raise my voice or otherwise make a scene, I was definitely huffy when I told the associate that I specifically looked for such a sign on that display and there wasn’t one. Then I left the stuff and walked out of the store.
By the time I arrived home, I realized that the only department store that hasn’t disappointed me with complicated exclusions to advertised discounts was Kohl’s. So now I have lists:
Naughty List:
The Nice List:
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