The Starbucks' Experience

'Tis the season...
Usually to be jolly...

BUT

I have found that's not ALWAYS the case and most of us can attest to that. For example, one day I was in the Dollar Tree in Marion after Thanksgiving, killing time while my wife and Mother-in-law went to Wal-Mart to shop or something. I figured going to Radio Slack and the Dollar Tree would be a great way to pass time while they were in crowded Wal-Mart. I actually found something I wanted to buy in the Dollar Tree and waited in line. Ahead of me was an older lady and her husband was off to the side. The cashier asked if she wanted to donate a dollar to some charity, but it was essentially for kids who weren't going to have a Christmas. The old man said "HA! Kids who don't have Christmas, yeah, right!"

I was ticked

So when I paid, the cashier didn't even ask me if I wanted to donate. So I had to ask what it was about and I gave a dollar out of spite. It's funny what motivates us sometimes.

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So the other day I went to Starbucks to get some gift cards for some of my friends. That was a mistake. It was crowded in there! I didn't know where the line was and who was waiting for their order... pretty chaotic.
I had to leave... because all of a suddden there was a swarm around me. I do bad enough at lunchtime at my work!

So I left it till morning.

I went to another Starbucks. I went inside... and the line was huge! I had to be to work! I don't normally associate gift cards with a drive-thry but I decided to try it. when I was first there, there was only one car. I got into mine and then there was a line there! I couldn't win!

Anyway, I waited it out and finally got my friends' presents. It's funny what we put ourselves through in order to "celebrate" this time of year. Maybe we should just stick to gold, frankincense and myrrh.

This should be my last relatively sardonic blog for a while. I will soon be dedicating this blog to the goings on of my family which will become extended in March or so.