Tag Archives: Shopping
Birds of a Feather
I have never been a big fan of Walmart. There are a number of reasons, going back to when they first came to Canada in the 1990s. I’m not going to list them all here. Earlier today though, I came up with a new new one. Apparently they’ll let anyone shop there. Normally I don’t […]
Changing Times
Today is Boxing day – and I have no idea what is on sale. That may be because there is really nothing I need. Yes, I have plenty of wants, but my life is no less fulfilled if none of those ever happen. I think though it is more the way society has shifted. This […]
Christmas Eve Eve
I was out shopping today. Groceries, not presents, but that meant I saw the crowds. Lots of people looking for last-minute gifts. I’m at that stage in life where gift-giving ir pretty easy. My family has everything the need. except, I am told, a potato masher, so we don’t really exchange Christmas presents. That’s easy […]
Black Friday Deals
The stores are closed here, but the shopping orgy continues online. I figured, if you can’t beat them, why not join them? Black Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. In the last 20 years or so it has spread into Canada, becoming such a […]
Problem Solving
I hate returning items to the store that haven’t lived up to expectations. I resent the time and hassle. Why couldn’t they get it right the first time? When I had to return some sunflower seeds to my local bulk food store, it seemed to me somewhat of an imposition. I don’t eat sunflower seeds. […]
A Feeling of Emptiness
The retail sector has taken a beating this year, with lockdowns and enforced closures. The number of bankruptcies is soaring. Many stores, especially small ones, are not expected to survive the pandemic. Living in Sulzburg I knew that intellectually, but it hadn’t really hit home. Our stores haven’t been hurt. That may be because there […]
Cultural Assimilation
Back in 2016 I wrote about the way the American shopping frenzy know as Black Friday had crossed the border into Canada. I didn’t see it as a good thing. For Black Friday to become part of the Canadian shopping experience I can understand – the two countries are so close. But why has it […]
Eggsactly
We were early at the playground to meet friends, so there was time for a short walk around the area. You’ll never guess what we found. It was the free-range chickens that first grabbed our attention, then we saw the vending machine with the eggs. Up close we realized there were more than eggs. In […]
Favorite Shoes
I was tired. I needed new running shoes. It was hot. All in all, it was a bad combination, and I left the market feeling I had been ripped off. I paid too much for the shoes. It was the spring of 1990, and the market was Waterside in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. We had […]
It’s Boxing Day
There are bargains to be had today for Canadian shoppers. Those in Australia are getting similar deals at stores there, while in the UK people are returning unwanted gifts to the stores. That’s why they call it Boxing Day. Americans don’t get the same shopping spree because they had Black Friday last month, possibly the […]
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