More Out of Monday with Madeline♥
I’m Madeline – a healthfully humorous, radically ridiculous, momentarily messy broad here to give you a flicker of joy on the (in most cases) worst day of the week.
Monday is like…
…No Refunds, Exchanges, or Store Credits.
Here I am on the Monday after Thanksgiving wondering who kidnapped my body and left the bloated, achy one in its place. Uugggg – too much turkey, potatoes, corn, and pie for me. Why do I do it to myself every year? With good intentions of NOT going for seconds (or thirds), I wriggle through the family line and overload my plate in ten seconds flat. One of the unhealthy traditions that I can’t seem to break away from. Thanks Mom and Dad.
Shopping Frenzy
Did anyone go shopping on Black Friday? Did anyone get trampled, flipped off, or bit while trying to buy, Rocky the Robot Truck. Sorry, little Johnny, I wasn’t willing to lose an eye for it. People are crazy at the holidays, especially women! The meek housewife from the burbs who would do anything for anybody suddenly turns into the holiday shopper from hell – red, glowing eyes, vicious fangs, and three inch talons are no match for this chick; you can have the damn toy! Did I say that out loud? So much for good tidings.
You thought that lovely woman was to be feared in the store, just wait till you meet her on the road! God help us all if there is ice or snow on the street. It’s then that I have delusional visions of living in a much simpler time without all the hustle and bustle. Is it bad to text your therapist while driving?
Cyber Monday
Well, if you really want to avoid all the craziness of the desperate housewives of Mall of America, try online shopping. You won’t have any problems with that….yeah right! You might be okay with the purchasing part, but have you ever tried to return something you bought via the web?
Count to ten and breathe slowly into the paper bag…
I once tried to return something that was a gift for a dear friend. She waited three months for the new one to arrive. Maybe it’s just me, but I seem to have no luck with cyber carts. They always seem to have the electronic equivalent of a noisy Walmart cart with a bum wheel. Only I can’t just ditch it in the toilet paper aisle and get a new one. You’re stuck with e-commerce glitches…all the way through the store. Once it took me an hour to realize the reason why the check out page wouldn’t accept my info. My caps lock was on.
Maybe we all just need to be obliviously happy during holiday shopping like this adorable tike.
Madeline’s photo by Gothicjade
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