The Agony and The Ecstasy

... of shopping, that is.

One has to do with walking through Forever 21 (which I'm not) with Molly, looking at dresses that I probably couldn't squeeze my left leg into. Then there's the decision on sunglasses that cover half one's face - a style Molly and Nicole Ritchie embrace. When the shopping decisions are finally made, there's the waiting in line to purchase said items, except there's only one salesperson running a single register, in spite of the 10 customers waiting in line and the scads of additional salespeople behind the desk, apparently making plans for their coffee breaks.

Another has to do with grocery shopping after shopping for hours at two malls instead of taking a nap. Stuff is finding its way into your basket that you have never eaten before. A stop at the bakery includes trying to communicate with the non-English speaking bakery lady that you want "Steve" piped onto a birthday cake. And when you get the cake, trying to slyly peek into the box to see if she did understand your English, without endangering the relationship between America and the bakery lady's native country.

Then there's the Disney Outlet store, when you find all the stuff you bought during your last visit to the World is now on sale for half the price. So you buy some stuff that you wouldn't have bought for full price, but suddenly you have to have it because it's on sale. Only you probably won't want it upon your return home, so now you have to decide who's going to get this prized item.

Finally, the last one has to do with having a coupon for 20% off at Carter's if you buy $50 worth of baby clothes. The problem is that everything in the store is 40% or 50% or 70% off, depending on what you buy and which rack the adorable baby girl outfit is hanging on. So it takes a human calculator to figure out what the price of the item, add it to the estimated price of the other items, then meekly saunter up to the cashier, hoping for success. Molly and I managed to complete this task - twice.

Now, you just have to figure out which is which!
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Things that make today special: Safe, smooth, quick flight; shopping with Molly; dinner with Steve; Bonnet Creek Resort guard lady; car rental dude