From Mxyzptlk Sent Sat, Jul 3rd 1999, 14:36
From Mxyzptlk Sent Sat, Jul 3rd 1999, 14:36
OR go exactly to where you suspect the *goods* are first. I've been "scooped" by
a young _protege_ (you know who you are, Ed) of mine on shopping excursions
before. You guide them through the confusing shopping bins of life, pour out
your hard earned so that others can learn from your "experiments", school them
in the aesthetic of buying things blind/by association/by interesting cover art
and Wham!...next thing you know they're maniacally waving the only copy of some
gem for which you've made this entire trip. No wonder I buy on the internet.
Actually, young grasshopper learned soon that the Master was displeased with
such antics and seemed to realize the dire consequences which might have ensued.
It is rather difficult in general to FIND many people who will put up with
my tendency to go through everything when I want to buy. REAL shopping takes
time, patience and gets the hands dirty. The "casuals" just don't have what it
takes to hang with the foragers, so it's tough for me to find company that
doesn't have similar tendencies. On a good binge, I sweat. My heart races. More
than half of the thrill is in acquistion. Do I check what's in the listening
stations? NO! That would spoil it. Always that delicate balance of an armful of
REALLY ESSENTIAL stuff and bankruptcy/homelessness.How do I *spread* the
expenditure out so my wife (who knows anyway) might not see it all in one
crushing blow? How many more stores can I hit before they close or I need to
eat? That's what I call shopping. You can see why I do more of it online these
days...and besides, getting things in the mail is really cool, too. Stretches
out that anticipation kick (as long as it isn't too long).
jeff
Irene McC wrote:
> Lesson to be learnt : Always go shopping alone of with people
> whose taste does not exactly overlap with yours to avoid trouble.
> I
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jeff
"10,000 people all screaming the same thing at the same time are wrong, even if
they're right."
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