Happy In Bag

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Free Popsicles












I'm a sap. Flash a sincere smile and give me a free popsicle and I'm sold. I walked out of a grocery store on July 4 thinking that Hy-Vee was the happiest place in the world. I had the opposite experience the next day. My visit to a national bookstore chain outlet was an exercise in frustration. The store was out-of-stock on their advertised sale titles. Furthermore, the atmosphere was dismal. Maybe they should try handing out free popsicles.

7 Comments:

  • At 2:20 PM, Blogger bgo said…

    Maybe you should order it from Rainy Day Books and support local independent booksellers who give a rats ass about what you want to read.

     
  • At 2:25 PM, Blogger Happy In Bag said…

    Alas, BGO, Rainy Day Books didn't return my call. They don't sell CDs, either.

     
  • At 2:56 PM, Blogger bgo said…

    Then go to Amazon/CDNow...

    And have it delivered to your digs...

    Better yet...Powell's via my link at m&s...

    Stay away from Books-A-Million...I ordered once and received a bunch Xtian flyers, brochures, etc I did solicit for. I was deeply offended by it.

     
  • At 7:59 PM, Blogger Ruralgurl said…

    But the evil Borders gave me a 50% off coupon for the new Wilco. I'd have bought the darn thing from Satan himself at half off. As it is, I only had to go to purgatory for it. (Wal-Mart didn't give out any half off coupons.....)

     
  • At 8:01 PM, Blogger Happy In Bag said…

    Funny you mention that, RG. Now the world knows what I was after as well.

     
  • At 4:31 PM, Blogger jayeff said…

    I too went to Borders with my 50%-off coupon clutched in my hot little hand in an unsuccessful attempt to acquire the new Wilco CD. I am appalled to admit I buy most of my music these days at a business I once shunned on general principle, but they keep sending me these email discount coupons, and I am weak, with a CD-a-week habit. So I used a 25%-off coupon and bought Regina Spektor instead. Oh, I WILL own Wilco one fine day, but in the meantime, I'm pretty satisfied.

     
  • At 7:20 PM, Blogger Happy In Bag said…

    I too am weak, Jayeff.

     

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