Standing in line at the Honeybaked Ham store is quite the holiday event. CS mentioned that they do nearly 80% of their business between Thanksgiving and Christmas and I believe it. I'm a pretty patient person as is evident by the fact that I always choose the wrong line and will rarely move even if I do. Today was no exception. I managed to choose the first line, the longest line, the slowest moving line. The clerk at the cash register was "in training", and the poor kid was struggling at best. But, I refused to move. It's always my thought that I'll jump lines and the next one will move slower than the first due to employee or consumer malfuntion. I'm better served by staying put. Unfortunately, the couple in front of me didn't agree. They were a united duo, complaining in unison about the speed of the checkers in the lines to our left. They planned a coup, the husband moving one line over and leaving his wife in front of me, just in case. His line didn't move any faster, but then he noticed that the line to his left had a very efficient employee. He winked at his wife and jumped one more line. Still unsure of the whole situation, she stayed in front of me where we'd not moved more than a foot in 5+ minutes. Finally her husband, one person away from being waited on, waved her over. And she went. And then, something very interesting happened. Their line stopped (consumer malfunction) and my line moved. And then my line moved again. And then again. And then I was purchasing my quarter ham while they continued to wait in their line. I didn't want to smirk, outright anyways, because it seemed rude, but I'm convinced that there are perks to being patient. And to top it all off, the person in line in front of me whispered, "Mention the TV ad, you'll save money." So I mentioned it, and saved $4. Bonus bucks, for sure.
As is par for the course with me, there ends up to be a glitch in my Fresno holiday shopping extraveganza. The one item I went to Fresno to find, could not be found. And I drove all over. And I called every place I could think of. And wouldn't you know that one of the only items CS asked for by name is one of the hottest gift-items out there this Christmas (aside from the Wii Fit my parents asked for). So, I've got one last-ditch-effort at finding it tomorrow (ugh, Christmas Eve) before I've got to order it online and assume the title of "bad girlfriend."
I've discovered that I'm not good at Christmas, really. My cards are still not mailed, the one gift that I'm going to send has not been sent yet. None of the presents are wrapped. And I've actually got to the mall on Christmas Eve.
Ah, bah humbug.
