Adventures In Shopping
I stopped by Walmart Tuesday afternoon on my day off work to take a quick look around. They had just recently converted to a “Super Walmart”, or a “Super Center” — something with the name Super in it — and I wanted to see what was so super about it. I honestly couldn’t see much of a difference at first glance, aside from size: the place seems twice as big now. I guess it has more clothes and groceries now, and if you were really hungry and naked I suppose you really would think the place was ‘super’.
Anyway, while I was there I overheard two ladies talking. It went a little something like this:
Lady 1: Did you hear that?
Lady 2: No, what?
Lady 1: Something is on sale, for 50 cents.
Lady 2: What was it?
Lady 1: I didn’t catch that part, but 50 cents is a good deal!
That by-play was apparently in regards to a broadcast that had come over the Walmart intercom. I missed it as well, but I found the conversation between those two women to be hilarious, and a perfect example of American thinking: I don’t know what it is; I don’t know what it does, all I know is I want it.
March 18th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
haha thats funny.
I can picture a mob forming and running down each aisle, “where is it? Whats for 50 cents?! We want it NOW!”
Pretty sad huh? lol