Bargains Galore- I'll Tell You Where to Find Them
While laying in bed at 2:45am this morning, it hit me what is probably the biggest difference between shopping on the Internet and shopping at the mall (yes, I even dream about shopping). If I come across a great deal while shopping on the Internet, I can tell share it with you and the rest of human kind. Yet if I find a bargain in the mall, I usually would usually keep it top secret in order to hoard the deal to myself since the supply would be obviously limited. Of course the supply on the Internet is also finite even though there is an illusion that everything has unlimited supplies. This reminds me of a shopping story. So all of you little shoppers gather around as I give a lesson of how shopping at the mall could be detrimental to your morals.
A few years ago when I was still shopping at malls, my Momma had a great new shopping ideal. Before our great adventure to the annual sidewalk sale at a Charlotte mall (yes, Momma and I would go 4 hours just to find a bargain), she decided that we would find more deals if we split up. She had purchased a pair of walkie-talkies days before our big trip in order that we could keep each other posted of the bargains that we might find. The plan was that once we found a bargain that the other was looking for, we would radio the other person and let them know about the deal. This sounded like a good plan. When we arrived two hours before the mall opened, we traded our personal shopping lists. Momma's list included a pair of Ecco "City Walker" dress shoes for Pop. We pulled out map of the mall floor plan and color-coded the area that each of us would be responsible.
We usually got into the stores early by flashing our fake Belk's nametag. This time we would take a different approach. The walkie-talkies gave Momma another idea. This time we wore Blue pants, white shirts, and carried walkie-talkies. People assumed that we were part of the mall security. We had free rein of the stores hours before anyone else (actually there was another lady walking around in a maintenance uniform and it was obvious that she was also checking out the bargains as well).
We split up by where we thought the best bargains would be located. At my first department store stake out I came across the pair of Ecco City Walker shoes that Momma had been looking for. These shoes were regular $150, on sale for $50. Momma would be so happy. They had one pair in Pop's size. But before I radioed her, I decided I had better try the shoes on first, to be sure that they fit since Pop and I wear the same size. I tried them on and they were really, really nice. Just then my walkie-talkie squelched, "Bottom dollar to Little Deal. Come in Little Deal." It was decision time. I answered, "Go ahead Bottom". She came back, "That's Bottom Dollar! Have you found any great deals?" I answered, "Looks like a bust. Nothing under 50% off on this end." I couldn't tell her the truth. I wanted these shoes for myself.
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