Shopping

Well, I have already missed a post day! Dang nab it! Time to put a reminder in my phone; can't disappoint my fans ;) I was even on the computer last night trying to finish up some Christmas shopping. Yes, I am one of those people- ONLINE SHOPPER!! I want to support local businesses, but I have to admit...I kind of dislike people. 

When I say people, I mean mass of persons because individuals are smart, multiple individuals together seem to drain brain power from each other. Look at Black Friday, how many people get injured or die? People stab, push, stampede, or beat down others, just to save a few dollars! I bet if you met any of these crazy people on any other day, and one-on-one, most of them would not be a violent person.  When panicked individuals get in a "pack" it simply becomes a stampede situation with everyone running blindly over everyone else. Think about lines/crowds at amusement parks, we all blindly follow the line in front of us. Like penguins trying to push the front part of their pack into the water to see if there are predators in the water! We are humans, top of the food chain, yet when we get in a herd we act just like wild animals.

So yes I shop online, when it becomes financially savvy to grocery shop online- I will probably do that too. Shopping carts seem to zap common sense from shoppers! Yes, please leave your cart in the middle of the aisle while you shop, please turn at the end of the aisle with out looking where you are going- geez. I have to admit I too suffer from the common sense sucking cart syndrome- so if I can avoid it- I will.

I'm going to let you in on a secret... things are EXPENSIVE!! Yes, I wanted to share that with you, just in case you didn't know!  This is another reason  I avoid stores; because I act like a child with sticky fingers! I am so bad with seeing something and putting it in the cart. Brains says "oh its only $5.00", well it adds up, then my heart sinks at the checkout-when the total is higher than I expected. Having a budget minded husband has trained me to do this less often( mainly because I don't want to see the disapproving look on his face), but I have learned to just avoid the temptation! I have even purchased something, got to the car, and walked back in to return part of my purchase! Let me tell you, you get really strange looks when you do that, another reason I avoid the aisles of temptation.

To recap- I dislike throngs of people and I have very little self control- so I shop online. It helps keep me sane and helps keep us on a budget. Oh, you get all these boxes delivered to you- somehow it's like Christmas to open them..even when it's toilet paper.