Yeah I am still on this left foot thing. JT told me it is normal for the non-dominate foot to be larger. Double eh. Yes. I bought another pair of sandals yesterday and since there ain’t no shame in my game, I picked them up from Target. A sista is on a budget, plus they are cute. I had a bit of an ordeal with buying the sandals. Plus, they over charged me for a dress that was on the clearance rack!! The sandals were on the 50% off rack in the shoe department. The sign clearly reads:

50% off all sandals
Price taken off as ticketed

This means that if the shoe says $9.99 on a red ticket and it was originally $19.99 then that particular shoe is already marked down and can not be marked down any further. Right? Simple. On the other hand, if the same sale rack has a pair of sandals that says $19.99 with no red ticket, then this means that the buyer gets 50% off of $19.99. Right? Not simple.

I spent about an hour and a half buying and searching throughout the store. Last minute shopping before my trip tomorrow!!

Before I even got up to the check out lane, I decided to look for someone’s assistance in the shoe department. I found absolutely no red shirt within site and I was not surprised at all. I went over to the self price scanner, scanned the sandals and it read, $19.99. Then my mind started building a master plan. I finished all the shopping I had to do. I almost forgot a few important items so I ran through aisles like on Supermarket Sweep and dashed over to the aisle one, the handicap lane.

*Note, I do not see anything wrong with using the handicap lane when no one else is there.

Of course I decided to not get a few of the items I had in the cart. I was attempting to keep my purchase right around $100, so I handed the young lady what I did not want anymore (a blouse, pack of undies and something else I cannot remember…). Why is that they often look at you weird when you utter the words, “I don’t want this anymore.” I mean come on, we all change our minds occasionally and they cannot honestly think that I am going to walk throughout the entire store and put all that junk back. Psssst please. You will gladly take the items I no longer want and put them right in that container next to the KY Jelly that someone decided not to get.

Immediately after the young lady started scanning the items, I grabbed the sandals and told her my situation in a calm and collect manner. *beep*

Her: “Well, they are scanning at $19.99.”

Me: “Yes, I can see this, but what I just told you is that they are on the 50% rack and there was no one there to assist me.”

Her: “I can call someone?” LOL she really said this like a question.

Me: “Yes, please.”

The key to a situation like this is to stay calm as long as you can. My studies indicate that you tend to get better results in customer service when you stay calm.

Another red lady popped up and stated the same information that I already knew. I gave her the same spiel as I gave the first red lady.

*Second note. I call all Target employees red people.

Second red woman: “I can go check it out.”

Me: “Yes, please.”

By this time, I am really proud of myself for not going off on them.

At the end of purchase, I told the young lady to go ahead and finish the transaction; I will wait on the other red woman to return from the shoe department. See, I do not like holding up lines. It is quite frustrating for me and the customers behind me. I am too considerate at times.

Well, red woman number two decided to give me the sandals for 50% off, claiming that it is indeed difficult to distinguish between the regular priced shoes and the sale shoes. I glanced in her direction with a triumphal glaze and nodded. All of this drama over a $10.00 difference?

Yes, indeed because a sista is on a budget.

This evening I am going over to Shear Magic, so Sissy can hook up this mane on my head then I will be packing most of the night. Procrastination is key. Off to New York tomorrow morning. Wish me a safe trip, I hate airplanes!!

*Edit

I am home now and my hair is done *does the mono* Sissy did not comb out the curls so they can fall naturally and gracefully tomorrow morning.

This demon cat scratched my left hand when I tried to pet him. I thought that bastard was a bitch but I found out the demon was a boy. I immediately put neosporin on my war wound. I felt like choking the live out of that fucker, but I restrained myself.

Now you know I should be packing right now right?

Instead, I am sitting here at the HP looking quite bewildered. I have being going to bed late every night since Saturday and it is catching up with me. I most definitely will not be getting any sleep in New York. Perhaps a nap here and there.

Right now I am just chilling, listening to some old school rhythm and blues on my satellite. I should turn on the hip hop channel, because Michael Henderson- Be My Girl is doing nothing but making me more sleepy than I was five minutes ago.

Must…pack…now

*Looks around

Okay you can do this.

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