I'd like to warn everyone about the hazards of shopping. I bet someone one day just decided that women like shopping and then just spread the word. So now everyone is into shopping. Not just women, no. It's still terribly dangerous business.
On that particular day, I didn't plan on going shopping. When I stepped through the doors to the shop, I still didn't think I was going shopping. On that particular day I had listened to the radio on my mp3-player like I always do, when suddenly my headphones, the little plugs die. Can't hear a thing unless I am pressing a certain part of the cord really hard. So that meant I was in need of a new pair of plugs.
I managed to get through the rest of the work day without my radio, oh how uncomfortable that was, and decided to pop in to this little store on my way to the train station. The place sells movies, music, games and all things about those. So I walked past all those nice rows of movies and music and games and got to the shelf where there are headphones. I look at the prices in shock. Who wants to pay THAT much of some tiny little thingies you stuff to your ears? Appalled I turned away thinking there is no way I am spending my money on something that expensive.
So I walked past all those nice rows of movies again. Saw the sale signs... Saw the big stacks of movies... Thought, I've always wanted to see this. Oh and this too! Oh but I must have this too! Then I realised what I was doing and decided to leave. With the movies. Walked towards the counter... And saw the new album of my favourite band... Well I must have that too!
I sighed and handed the nice clerk my debit card. Well. It was more than what those headphones would have been. And I still needed to go to another store. Bigger store.
At that time of a day the place is packed with people. I really do not like big crowds like that, but I needed my headphones. I climbed to the 3rd floor to this big department store. Tried avoid seeing all the nice things they had on sale. They did have this nice distraction:
Oh how I wanted to swim with the duckies.
Anyway, I did got my headphones. And they were cheap ones too, because honestly, I don't want some expensive super-hyper-hi-tech plugs when they will get rained on, snowed on, they will freeze, they will get heat, they will be tangled in my bag and all things of that sort. Its life with me will be cruel.
The plugs were that type which will block all the outside noise and you don't have to listen so loudly. Wonderful idea, but makes me feel that I am trapped inside my own head... What a horrible place to be trapped in. ;) So... That meant I still needed new headphones. I went to my local store while grocery shopping. Found my cheap, non-sound proof plugs.
The amount of money that went into this would have bought me two pairs of the headphones I first saw. Shopping is dangerous. Or I am just a fool to the big, inviting SALE sign. Now I am off to watch all the movies I just had to get.
Laters. ;)
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