12/13/14 - Today is the last day this century when the date falls in numerical order. This will not occur again until January 2, 2103...
This also means there are only 11 SHOPPING DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Women be shopping!
To shop or not to shop...
...in line or online -- that is the question.
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The big debate before Thanksgiving this year was whether or not stores should open on Thursday instead of waiting until Friday. There were still plenty of die-hard bargain shoppers that camped out in front of various stores a week before the Black Friday specials were to begin; and there were plenty of people with nothing better to do than make memes and post comments about how places like hospitals and nursing homes have to be open on Thanksgiving Day and those employees don't get the day off 'so what's the big deal about department store employees getting the day off or not'...really?? We are going to compare health care workers with retail jobs??? Here--I have an apple. Would you like to compare your orange??
*(steps down off soapbox)*
"It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...he thought...means a little bit more."
Seriously, though, shopping for Christmas presents has become all so superfluous...I am feeling more and more like Cindy Lou Who. I would rather not fight the crowds of mean-spirited individuals who argue with the checkout clerk over why their door-buster special didn't ring up correctly, or yell profanities at their children, or nudge in front of me without even uttering an 'excuse me.' I would have to conclude that shopping is probably my least favorite activity this time of year. I would much rather bake, decorate, write out cards, or make a homemade gift than shop!
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