Monday, March 22, 2010

WWJD?


I wasn't looking for it, but I thought I found my White Elephant gift for December book club. We have a little baby Jesus theme. The gifts don't have to revolve around that (actually, I thought my microwavable bunny slippers last year went over pretty well) but today at Wal-Mart I found a tie. Let me back up. Wal-Mart. I know, I know. Such a bad place. Such a bad company with such a bad record of employee and community and the little shop in the neighborhood treatment. But once a month I go for Shawn's Atkins bars. I load up on the 50% less than anyplace else stuff and try to get out as fast as I can, sprinting past the three hundred pound toothless people sitting on the benches outside smoking and drinking 32 oz Mountain Dews. But today the tie stopped me. It was Jesus holding a cross. I looked further. It was the entire Crucifixion story told in squares up and down the tie. Yes! Score! How much could it be? If it's less than $10 bucks I'm getting it. It's Wal-Mart, it can't be too much after all. I turned over the Crucifixion explanation card and it said $24.95. Nah, too much. Not funny at $24.95, more like, the joke's on you, dummy at $24.95. Maybe next month when the Atkins bars run out again, it will be on sale. Come on, Sam. Discount. Discount. WWJD?

3 comments:

  1. Yeah, I'm with you. Jesus would definitely wait for a sale.

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  2. december, im impressed with that. it's just barely spring girl.

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  3. Ah Walmart. Dodge the oxygen tanks and hoochie shorts and you too can have a crucifixion tie.

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