Have you ever had a day that you just wanted to punch someone square in the face? Is there anyone that bugs you so much that even punching them would not make you feel better? Have you ever had those kind of feelings? Did you have a mom and dad like mine, that told you no matter what, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all? Well I'm here to tell you, that someday came!!!!
Now the day started out like any other. Up in the morning, coffee with the husband and then dishes, feed the dogs and then out the door. Toddling along at my own speed (foot to the mat of course), I am on my way to W. W. Oh joy of joys. I am not sure why we have chosen to treat ourselves so badly as to venture into this money sucking pit. This is not a place that I relish going to anymore. It use to be fun. Then they reset the store. That was some time ago and I am still trying to find stuff. I know where all the food items are one week, then its gone the next.
Most people that go to this particular outlet seem to make it an all day family affair, like going to the park. I cannot bring myself to go there just to find the things I need that are not available anywhere else in town. I wander aimlessly up and down the isles staring at the multitude of items that they have packed into the smallest area possible. My favorite is the holidays, two isles crammed with everything under the sun for Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the isle is wide enough for almost two carts. Now this is just if you have nothing hanging off the side, front or under the basket.
My trip was to find a small item for my camera, "a battery". Now most would think that being as big a store as they are, they would have batteries of all sizes and shapes for the type of cameras they sell..... NOOOOOO. The one I was looking for, was no longer held in stock and had to be ordered and would cost a mere $65.00 plus shipping and handling. So adding on tax, license, stocking fees and whatever else there is that goes on inside those big box stores, the cost would be around $ 85.00.... for a bloody battery. I payed almost that for the damn camera. My blood began to boil. He very matter of fact decided to tell me... "We could have it here in a week". A WEEK. It's a camera not a Lunar Module. By now, my face was red, my ears on fire and I was looking like I would explode at any second. The poor man looked at me and asked "are you ok?" NO I'm not ok. I want to use my camera. I can't do that because I have no bloody battery for the camera that you sell. I don't want to wait a week. I want to take pictures this afternoon!!!! I stomped off mumbling loudly to myself about how I knew not to come here.
I felt kind of sorry for the poor guy that I was dealing with. It was not his fault that the battery was not for sale. He did his best to see that I was satisfied. Satisfaction was not something that I was feeling today. The only satisfaction that I would get was, punching the guy (who decided not to carry this particular battery) IN THE FACE.
After all this, I have bought another camera that takes the simple AAA batteries that you can buy everywhere. I no longer use the other useless camera. Anyone know someone that wants a great camera that takes a battery that costs $85.00. Sad when you spend an extraordinary amount of time in a store looking for something, only to be told they don't carry it anymore, silly when all I wanted was a battery.
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