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Boring Pumpkin Contest 2007
I just wrote about the manly tool of the season and I was all excited to go get one, and carve up the most bad-ass pumpkin in town.
Boy – Was I surprised when I wasted time yesterday from Lowe’s to Home Depot with no luck.
The guy at Lowes said “We haven’t carried those in two years”…Really? I swear I saw them there just last weekend.
So then I go to Home Depot. After searching for someone who actually worked there (If you shop there – you know what I mean) I found a guy who could help. He pointed to a small cart in the middle of the main aisle and said “If it ain’t on there we’ve sold out”.
Now – In the past, I worked in retail for 6 years. I know how inventory turns over – so I said “I guess before Halloween is too early to buy a pumpkin carving tool”. Then he said “Well – this is a retail store…you know how it works…we already have Christmas stuff out”. It’s not even November yet! Give me a break.
Man – I was so bummed out – borderline ticked off. Now we’ll have to settle for some lame pumpkin that looks like all the other pumpkins in town – except the one’s carved by someone smarter than me who bought the Dremel tool when it was September. Maybe I’ll get my act together next year.
After Mandy and I talked, we decided that it would probably be a good idea to NOT have sharp carving tools around Olivia. Probably was a good idea…So we decided to stop at Target and pick up some pumpkin paint so Olivia could just paint whatever she wanted and not risk loosing a finger.
Come to find out - Target is a retail store as well. And similar to Lowe’s and Home Depot they don’t keep Halloween stuff around past the weekend before.
Total time wasted: about 2 hours.
Winner of the Boring Pumpkin Contest 2007? The Wainright Family.
–TW
Photo courtesy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyhay/284994170/
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