After several days of sorting, packing, moving boxes and cleaning, I decided to go out and do some shopping for a change of pace. In search of a duffle bag, I went to the mall to check out what they had at a nearby department store. Only to discover they had nothing like I was looking for.

 In an attempt to kill some time, I headed up to the lingerie department and looked around. My undergarments had been uncomfortable for days, which might have explained my dissatisfaction with everything, so I decided to make a few purchases. Trying to leave out the specific name of the store, this store has decided that having a cashier in every department isn’t productive enough, I had to go to the boys department with my unmentionables in hand, where the only cashier was located on that floor. You could tell that this store  had a big pep rally sales talk that morning, because this cashier was bubbling over with excitement and over joyment that I was there buying something. She went on with “do you have our gold card membership? I can sign you up in a matter of minutes…..and are you a bonus point member, this can save you 1% yearly on all of your purchases….bla bla bla”. I just kept silent when she stopped talking she just looked at me. Then she turned her attention to the sale and handed me my reciept. At that point I went back down the escalator to the lower floor and made an additional purchase of a “winter” item that was rediculously marked down, only to be asked the same questions by the next cashier. When she noticed I had a pamplet in my bag, she said ” Who gave your that? You aren’t suppose to have that without signing up first”. I told her I wasn’t interested in getting anyone in trouble,  so we wrapped up that sale and I headed home.

Anxious to remove the tags, I discovered that the security device was not removed from one of my “unmentionables”.  I saw the words CAUTION written on the tag but assumed it meant an alarm would sound should I try to remove it. Since I was home, what alarm could possibly sound? It was then that I learned as I pulled on this device that a snap sound occured and my fingers were covered in red dye. This nasty little security device just spit red ink all over my fingers. After I cleaned it all up, I asked my husband to help me out. Off the garage he went and a few minutes later he appears with the item in hand less one security device. Had the item been white, it would have been permanently stained.   So glad I decided to take a break today 😦  What did I say earlier about Mondays?