Jen Feje's personal take on Christmas Handicaps
You may think that I sound like a Christmas Scrooge, but believe me I am far from that. I actually look forward to Christmas ever year because every year people try to live by the Christmas stigma which I like to call the Christmas spirit "A time when people give a little more and pass along that oh so wonderful blissful feeling". But, every year I laugh because it seems that the Christmas spirit seems to get a little more lost in translation.
In saying so here are a few attributes to the beginning of a slow death of this heavenly spirit:
-"Do you have gift boxes?"
So here you are in Abercrombie and Fitch looking for a gift for your little six year old clothes because we all know its only 0,00,-0,etc. You then take your 2 shirts for $100 but before you leave you need a gift box. "Do you have gift boxes?" The answer is 9 1/2 times out of ten no. FIGURE IT OUT stores..consumers buy gifts...To WRAP IN BOXES.
-Hanna Montana vs. X-Box 34q080958
I was sitting on my couch at home peacefully eating my Christmas cookies and drinking hot chocolate when the news came on. I was excepting to hear about the blistering cold temperatures or the anticipated snow fall that we were supposed to have. Instead of the important news. I found myself enraged with the stupidity that a portion of human race has amounted too. Tell me this, who in their right mind came up with the idea of camping outside of a store for three consecutive days for a stupid gaming system or Hanna Montana monstrosity. Where has their dignity and pride gone? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that your health and well being should not be sacrificed for a media induced thing. So as they sit and freeze their asses off and news continues to cover them like they are real troopers, martyrs at that. I will just sit at home warm with my pride and dignity and wait till after Christmas in which I will get the same media induced monstrosity at the discounted price.
-EBAY all the WAY
This next one actually ties into the whole stupidity of camping outside, not only are they stupid they are also are the epidemy of greedy. Chances are these loons do not even want the gift. They want to buy 10 of them and sell them on EBAY. Now that's the Christmas Spirit, buy all the toys so that all the good little boys and girls don't even have a chance to get them just so you can make a quick buck. Again, does this sound very Christmas Spirit to you? But you know who is going to get them? The spoiled kid with the over zealous rich parent who is going to pay 100 times more then actual retail price just so they can have bragging rights. We are supposed to be sharing and caring instead of stealing and dealing!
- YOU SCAN, I SCAN Don't use the U-SCAN
Just as cheverly has died, I am beginning to think that being considerate and having manners is a thing of the past. I used to think that common sense was something that some people used and some people just decided not to, but after spending just a few painful minutes in Meijer I realized that I needed to retract that statement. I am knowingly convinced that there at just some people who are just plain lacking a brain. During the Christmas season it is already known that waiting in long lines is inevitable but there are some things that people do that make this process even more painful. I only went into Meijer for one quick second, just needed some Christmas essentials, vodka, tape and wrapping paper. Three items. Now my logic would be I am going to use the express lane or the U-scan because my common sense would tell me that these lanes are reserved for two reasons
1. People that have ten items or less, (ok so we are all guilty of sneaking in 12)
2. Have enough brains to know how the U-Scan works.
- Santa to Rehab
I honestly think this poor fictitious character is getting a bad wrap. He is supposed to bring Christmas cheer to all good girls and boys. He is the symbolic recognition of Christmas. Who doesn't want to believe that Santa lives in the North Pole makes toys and loves cookies and milk? Why has Santa's moral gone down? It first started with the movie release of Bad Santa and has kind of taken a tumble from there. I feel that now in movies they write about Santa having a drinking problem, smelling like booze, stashing a flask in his beard, basically Santa now needs to go to rehab. People this is Santa we are talking about.
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