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No, I'm not talking about Tutmania again! Today I'm talking about the holidays.
It's a wacky time of year. People always scurrying and scrambling for the one parking space that finally opened up or the last box of dark chocolate Godivas on the shelf or whatever.
I've just come back from Christmas shopping at the Galleria Mall, an annual thing for me always done in the last few days before the holiday. Something about the crowds, the music, the decorations -- I don't want to holiday shop in July, thank you! The last-minute rush is a different kind of rush for me. And hey, I expect stressed-out, rude people among the mix.
So what's wrong with everyone this year? I was at the mall yesterday and today both and it's almost weird, at least for South Florida. People are opening doors for me, people are smiling, people are wishing me a happy holiday. A sales clerk actually looked at me and said, in all sincerity, "Peace and prosperity next year to you, sir!" Wow!
I'm walking around the mall and buying stuff at the Pottery Barn (Not all of it for other people, mind you! New martini shaker, for example? That's mine!). I'm also pretending to be buying stuff, really just a window-shopper, at Saks and Neiman Marcus, where I can never really afford to buy much. (But I like to feel like I LOOK as if I can afford to buy all my gifts there, of course!)
And then I make my annual holiday tour through Victoria's Secret, seeming very earnest about finding the right something for my sister or girlfriend when I'm only gawking, just like the other guys walking around. Gotta love that store!
But honestly, nearly everybody is...nice! It really struck me today, suddenly. It's like, "Something isn't quite right about all this! Wait, I know! People are...well, nice!"
So my advice is to get out and enjoy it while it lasts. But prepare yourself.
If you're expecting normal behavior this year at the mall, all that niceness can feel just a little bit scary.
It's a wacky time of year. People always scurrying and scrambling for the one parking space that finally opened up or the last box of dark chocolate Godivas on the shelf or whatever.
I've just come back from Christmas shopping at the Galleria Mall, an annual thing for me always done in the last few days before the holiday. Something about the crowds, the music, the decorations -- I don't want to holiday shop in July, thank you! The last-minute rush is a different kind of rush for me. And hey, I expect stressed-out, rude people among the mix.
So what's wrong with everyone this year? I was at the mall yesterday and today both and it's almost weird, at least for South Florida. People are opening doors for me, people are smiling, people are wishing me a happy holiday. A sales clerk actually looked at me and said, in all sincerity, "Peace and prosperity next year to you, sir!" Wow!
I'm walking around the mall and buying stuff at the Pottery Barn (Not all of it for other people, mind you! New martini shaker, for example? That's mine!). I'm also pretending to be buying stuff, really just a window-shopper, at Saks and Neiman Marcus, where I can never really afford to buy much. (But I like to feel like I LOOK as if I can afford to buy all my gifts there, of course!)
And then I make my annual holiday tour through Victoria's Secret, seeming very earnest about finding the right something for my sister or girlfriend when I'm only gawking, just like the other guys walking around. Gotta love that store!
But honestly, nearly everybody is...nice! It really struck me today, suddenly. It's like, "Something isn't quite right about all this! Wait, I know! People are...well, nice!"
So my advice is to get out and enjoy it while it lasts. But prepare yourself.
If you're expecting normal behavior this year at the mall, all that niceness can feel just a little bit scary.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 9:28 AM
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