Friday, November 24, 2006

Friday Five

Per the RevGalBlogPals... So this is a "Black Friday" Five (aka Buy Nothing Day) in honor of the busiest shopping day of the year:

1. Would you ever/have you ever stood in line for something--tickets, good deals on electronics, Tickle Me Elmo?
While in seminary, a major retailer opened a flagship store in the midst of one of the greatest shopping miles world. On the morning they were giving away a free pair of jeans to the first 50 or 100 people in line.... I didn't have class that morning (or anything else to do!), and I figured that if I waited two hours and got a pair of jeans out of the deal I had made over $25/hour. It was worth it to me!

2. Do you enjoy shopping as a recreational activity?
Sometimes. More than I like to admit, actually.

3. Your favorite place to browse without necessarily buying anything.
Any of the great discount retailers: Target, TJMaxx, Marshalls
I also love to browse at a nice high-end department store that has a cafe in it.

4. Gift cards: handy gifts for the loved one who has everything, or cold impersonal symbol of all that is wrong in our culture?
I don't really have an opinion -- though living hundreds of miles away from family, they make an easy gift to ship that allows young nieces to choose what they want instead of having to suffer the wrongly-chosen gift.

5. Discuss the spiritual and theological issues inherent in people coming to blows over a Playstation 3.
*sigh* It's sad, pathetic, and no different from the outrage that I felt at watching the news and seeing people fight over the first round of Lettuce-patch Kids. Yes, I wanted one, but even as a child I couldn't imagine going to that length to get it.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

I remember a neighbor's adventure trying to get a Cabbage Patch doll in the '80's. No gunfire, but plenty of sharp elbows!

Maria Tafoya said...

The really sad thing is the whatever it is that is so important this year will be 1) cheaper and more plentiful soon and 2) out of fashion almost immediately.

Dorcas (aka SingingOwl) said...

(o)

The Vicar of Hogsmeade said...

So did you get the jeans? And, if so, did you like them?

revhipchick said...

i wish i had been such a wise child. that's okay, i learn most things the hard way. ;)

Pink Shoes said...

Vicar.... I did get and like the jeans, and hot chocolate for standing in the cold, a lovely conversation with a guy next to me, and a great story to tell!