11 days till Christmas and I'm trying to stay in the Christmas spirit, but some things keep bringing me down. And who would I be if I didn't pass these annoyances along to you and sour your Christmas spirit, too? Well, I wouldn't be 4th Gear, that's for damn sure.
First on the list are the Facebook posts reminding me that "He is the reason for the season." Now, it isn't that post exactly that irritates me. I'm a mostly good little Christian girl and I agree that He is the reason for the season...along with gifts for myself. My irritation is in the next sentence or the next post after that one by the same person/people that says Merry X-Mas. Maybe their He is different from my He. Maybe they aren't talking about Christ at all in which case, I would like to be informed who their He is. Maybe they are in fact talking about Santa Claus. But I'm pretty sure they are talking about Christ in which case I appreciate their oxymoron of a statement as it gives me a moment to judge them. Plus it gives me something to pray about later. With this much perfection, sometimes it is hard to come up with things to ask forgiveness for.
Second on my list are the anti-theft precautions that increase each holiday season. I heard on the radio yesterday (not NPR, you know I'm not a lesbian) that shoplifting is up 6% this year. I firmly believe shoplifting is up because these anti-theft precautions make you want to shoplift. I was at Target over the weekend and wanted to pick something up in the electronics department. It was hanging in an aisle and didn't realize until I tried to take it off the hook that there was some fancy device on the hanger so I couldn't just pull it off. The item cost $39.99. It was just a random accessory type of thing in a medium size box. I know the video games are kept locked up, but was surprised that this item was locked up. So I went to the electronics department check-out desk and stood in line to ask that someone come unlock it. Got up to the desk and made my request. That person then radioed someone else and I was told the person would meet me in my aisle shortly. So I went back to my aisle and stood by it. Finally a person came to unlock my item. She had several sets of items piled in her hands that she had retrieved for other people and of course it has to be an employee that takes them up to the check out area as the consumers might steal it. Then I follow her back to the check out area and stand in line again to pay for my item. All the while pushing a cart of items that I'm not allowed to purchase in the electronics department through a sea of other customers. Is this really the best process? Surely this could be simplified in some way. What is the point of the detectors you have to walk through when leaving the store or all of the video cameras?
The most annoying trend during the holiday season are the decorations. I white trash my house all up for Halloween so I tend to go minimal at Christmas. So I am aware I'm a little biased about the overkill on decorations. But I guess I didn't get the memo that if one inflatable Christmas decoration in your front yard is good, then 10 is even better.
So with just 11 days left before Christmas, go out and get another inflatable Christmas decoration for your yard. I think they are carried in the Electronics Department. Good luck!
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