The mall sucks. It brings out the very worst in people. There is no getting around this. The mall is all that's wrong with humanity. Opening it to that humanity on Thanksgiving Day is itself inhumane. Greed as motivation is a craptastic way to be. Do you hear me, retailers? Craptastic!
I am responsible for the Hanukkah part of my children's upbringing. In my world, that means 8 gifts for each child. Don't feel sad for them; they get a Christmas part, too. December is like halcyon for my children. I refer to it as the holi-daze. I am proud to tell you that I was able to score all Hanukkah presents for my children without subjecting myself to the mall. Mall-free and loving it! Almost all presents will come to my office. In a week or so, I will turn one lunch hour into a giant Wrap Fest, and I will be done. Done.
And I did not have to wake up at 4 am yesterday, or go to Wal-Mart, or reduce myself in any way to ensure this. The retailers would have you believe that you can have either convenience or conscience, but not both. This is more craptastic thinking. You can do whatever you want, and it won't cost a fortune and you can stay out of the mall and use less gas and keep your sanity and focus on the real messages of the season, which as it turns out have nothing to do with Wal-Mart.
Happy shopping.
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I happily discovered you can get the day after Turkey day savings for Toys R Us online too. So about 8am I flipped open the laptop, bought most of the kids gifts and went downstairs for my coffee. Lovely.
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