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I think I must be the only person in this city, who doesn’t walk around all day with an iPod stuck in my ear holes.

This past weekend, with the Mother’s Day holiday in full retail swing, I had a plethora of customers who came into the store, obviously delusional that they could multi-task by listening to their favorite tunes and at the same time, carry on a conversation.

Saturday, at about 4pm and still having three hours left to go; sustaining myself on Hershey Kisses and coffee…my patience was about as thin as a piece of cheap toilet tissue.

Between the obnoxious customers who were falsely under the impression that they were at a flea market, bartering with me on prices, and all the shoppers who were FREAKED because they waited till the last minute…I had to also deal with addicted iPod users.

First of all, there’s only one other thing that annoys the living hell out of me more than people who wear iPods while conducting a sale…and that’s someone who’s talking on a cell phone.

People who wear iPods and shop, all look like they’re walking around in a coma.

And when I approach them to ask if they need any assistance, instead of turning the damn thing off…they leave it on at full volume, while talking over the music and SCREAM TALK at me.

“Hi. Can I help you?"

“YES…I’M LOOKING TO GET MY MOTHER SOMETHING NICE FOR MOTHER’S DAY”

“Well, can you give me an idea about what she likes?"

“WELL…SHE’S 50 YEARS OLD”

“Can you be a little more specific?”

“YES…SHE ALWAYS HATES EVERYTHING I GET HER.”

“Well, maybe this year will be different. Can you just tell me a little more about her?”

“I DON’T KNOW…CAN YOU JUST SUGGEST SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK A 50 YEAR OLD WOMAN WOULD LIKE?”

“YES…HOW ABOUT A NEW SON WHO KNOWS HOW TO TURN OFF A FRIGGIN’ IPOD WHILE HE’S TALKING TO SOMEONE???”