Yep, I figured there would still be some sales going on and hoped most people would be back at work which meant a smaller crowd. Boy was I in for a reality check! First stop, a hair cut. So I pay for and download a Groupon for a $25 wash, cut and style at some high-rated salon on 35th street. Sounds like a great deal to me. My daughters and I take the bus and arrive at 35th street, only to find the salon closed. Wahhh wahhhh. But next door is a salon that has a sign - '$15.95 for wash and cut'. I figure what the heck, let's do it. BAD MOVE! The lady cuts my hair and it looks like a hurricane hit me, chopping off my hair and leaving behind a head of despair and destruction! I tell the lady I don't like it at all. She tries to fix it, but alas I cut my losses and leave this Temple of Doom. Then it's off to find a planner and calendar for Amber (my 19 year old) at Barnes and Noble. But it seems that though it is only January 2nd, everyone in New York City has bought up all the nice stuff and we are left with a choice of either a Suicide Bunny cartoon calendar or ones for almost blind people that have huge block letters and numbers and nothing pretty or poetic to look at. FAIL. Then it's off to Burlington Coat Factory (which isn't only a coat store) to buy Annabelle, my 10 year old, a few necessities. As we are in the try on room, some drugged up lady starts ranting and raving how she's going to sue 'Bloomingdales' ( not realizing we are in Burlington ) because the elevator door 'jacked her up' and she's a paralegal. She then proceeds to try on a bustier over her clothing and saying how she's going to meet Obama and maybe needs to wear something a little more classy but this outfit will get her to Paris. Oye vey! At least we were entertained - well, at aleast until security came and took her away. Anyway, we find a few things to buy and then go back downstairs to get on line. Monday afternoon, 4pm, and the line looked the ones you see for American Idol tryouts! Damn who was I kidding about the shorter lines? It was ridiculous, but we stayed.....and stayed....and stayed some more until it was finally our turn at the register. At least they handed out 20% off coupons as we waited to make up for our suffering.
In the end, I came away with these new revelations which I am happy to share with you-
1- Don't try to skimp on your haircut. I'll be paying for my cheapness for the next few weeks :(
2- Don't wait until January to by a calendar. Start in November and you may wind up with some cute kitties to look at through the next year
3- Don't assume just because it's over a week after Christmas that there will be shorter lines. Bargain hunters never stop hunting.
4- Don't do drugs. (this one I already knew but now my kids know it too)
5- A bustier may not get you a date with the President but it will get you a trip to France.
Xoxo
- me
so refreshing.........
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