I digress.....My trip to the mall

**The opinions expressed in the following post are those of my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Offpsring Baby**

So,  I just got back from some shopping at the mall and cannot believe the poor service I received at almost every store I went into.  Last time I checked it was the responsibility of the person behind the counter to ring in my purchases, take my money and send me on my way.  Apparently I missed the memo that I wasn't to contribute to the economy and should stay home so they could all sulk behind their cash registers and gossip among themselves.  

I would be in a much more foul mood had it not been for my funny experience at Walmart.  Yup, went in during regular business hours, six days before Christmas.  Good thinking.  Nonetheless, I got the few things I needed (gifts for my brother :p) and selected what I thought was a good line.  The man in front of me had a handful of items, another lady (with lovely seasonal hair clips) had her items on the belt.  All was well.  Then the man moved and the seasonally adorned lady's cart came into view.  Not only did she have a fair amount of snack food already on the belt, but her cart was full of Pringles, nuts, candies, cake mix, frosting, cookies, etc.  Not enough of any one item to suggest a large party, but an assortment of every snack item imaginable.  The man in front of me commented "Guess I picked the wrong line..." to which I suggested "At least we've got food if we get hungry."  The snack lady's husband arrived to peruse the candy items, what would he choose?  What wasn't already going home with him?  He was looking for Tums.  Go figure.