3 Reasons I May Go Into Hiding Till December 26th
"It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you 'Be of good cheer'
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you 'Be of good cheer'
It's the most wonderful time of the year"
Every time I hear that song--usually in a commercial jingle--I figure its original singer, Andy Williams, is facepalming. That woman who pepper sprayed folks in Walmart on Black Friday was just the tip of the iceberg for how the shopping frenzy around
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa has spiraled to new heights of out of
controlness.
Call me the Grinch if you must, but I've decided I need to hibernate till December 26th because of the following:
2. Insane Lines. I went to Barnes & Noble and the checkout line was 36 people deep--and that was with EVERY available cashier working. I felt sad putting the collection of O'Henry stories I wanted to buy back on the shelf, but there is nothing I want badly enough that I'll stand in a line like that, especially when I know it will still be there after December 26th.
3. Holiday Cheer is MIA: Maybe the cheer is out in the Valley, but tonight I saw two women get into a screaming match in Bath and Bodyworks over who was going to get the last of a particular gift basket. Sigh.
How many more days till Christmas? I am seriously waiting for this "most wonderful time of the year" to be over.
Photo via (cc) by Flickr user ashi
Comments
You might want to stay in hiding until the 27th because honestly the stores are even worse the 26th as everyone returns the gifts that people gave them. Fewer, but better thought out, gifts could be the answer, but...
Traffic on this end of the country (metro DC) is crazy too (except for the commute into work because I think half the city is using use or lose days).
GOOD advice about hiding till the 27th. I hadn't even thought about the madness of returns on the 26th.
What are use or lose days? A kind of vacation day?
And I think it's admirable that your family is resisting the commercialism and keeping the focus where it needs to be. It's hard to resist the commercialism so good for you.
Sholeh,
Girl, you must have some serious stories of the insanity you witnessed over the years. I can only imagine. I hate the Christmas music in stores, too, but to have to hear it for hours on end while folks are balls of frenzied shopping stress? There is a pair of angel wings waiting for you!
Hope you survived! I've seen some new lows in driving over the past week, even for LA. Maybe folks will return to normal after New Years.
Rosita,
That doesn't seem fair. It seems like with cutbacks it's harder for a lot of folks to take vacation. Can folks actually use all their days up?