Welcome back to another edition of observational garbage. It has often occurred to me that these weekly posts may be influencing your judgement when considering similar situations in life. For that I apologise and in no way am I here to develop an army of supergareths whose prime objective is to rid the world of its Doritos supply orally, consciously flip off BMW drivers or actively encourage procrastination. This would be a tragic and bleak future in which no one will entertain the idea of being a part of, but if I have been an inspiration in some form through this blog you will need to consult your local GP regarding medication. This week is all about Christmas shopping and the way that it changes our persona and mentality, enjoy...
Some people have been doing their Christmas shopping for a good two weeks now so many are either nearing the end of their list or finished and preparing to wrap the goodies. These people are the Christmas shopping intermediates that are undoubtedly well organised and have two weeks to concentrate on the big day with regards to the dinner preparations and seeing the majority of their family. Some do their Christmas shopping throughout the year. These people are true Christmas shopping professionals who prepare months in advance knowing that December will involve just adding the last couple of presents to the list, then concentrating on making sure their house has more decorations than the neighbouring cribs.
I don’t fall into either of those categories; far from it I’m afraid. I have literally done no Christmas shopping whatsoever. The category that I fall into is the Christmas shopping special needs group. We are the type of people who laugh at other shoppers rushing around filling their baskets and trolleys while we relax and take it easy. We don’t do lists, we have no idea what to get anybody and we only start to shop when we realise that Christmas day is a few days away. We special needs shoppers work better under pressure. Usually my presents are wrapped on the 23rd or 24th of December and look like they are from six different people as I use the leftovers from the rest of the family’s rolls of wrapping paper.
I love the customers that come into the store I work at and take one look at the queue, scrunch their faces up and walk straight back out again. Seriously, what do you expect? It’s Christmas!!! Everyone has the same damn idea you have; “I know, I will go to the shop that is usually quite busy at the time I want to make a purchase and nobody will be there.” Really? Really?!! Normal down to Earth people expect to be waiting that little bit longer for service at this time of year. It has to be predicted that there will be a lift in footfall across the retail business over the festive period. Surely when you walk into a shop that is known for its popularity at any other time of the year you would understand that maybe the volume of customers will be at its peak. Some who are put off by the length of the queue are reassured by shop floor staff that the wait will not exceed five minutes and wait in line. Sure enough the service is swift and the customer is served within the quoted time. Others choose not to believe the staff and put the product down before exiting in a huff, as if they are the only ones in a rush. Each to their own but in my opinion some people need to develop a little perspective.
More and more people are choosing to make their purchases online nowadays. It is inevitable that soon this method will take over as the top choice for consumers. It is a very modern way to do things but there will always be a market for in store purchases, especially at this time of year. By now it is probably too late to source items from websites before the big day. Next week will be the week where people start to panic and need an item quickly. Unfortunately for some the products may be out of stock due to the popularity of the product. This is where the real spirit of Christmas is revealed when fully grown adults start to have juvenile tantrums in the middle of a store demanding to see a manager. “Where is the... (Fill in your product)? I need it for Christmas!! You are completely unprofessional no wonder your going out of business!!!” Blah blah blah. Given the chance (and this is strictly off the record) I would reply, “I do apologise sir. We had over 1000 copies of that particular product last week. You had ample opportunity to buy it but you decided to come in a few days before Christmas when the product is least likely to be in stock. Please do not shout at my staff as they aren’t paid enough to take your bullshit. Perhaps a rethink in your Christmas shopping strategy is needed as you are currently a Christmas shopping special needs person. Please go forth and multiply.”
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