Shopping Lunch
Today I had one of the longest lunch break in a long while… the reason is not because I was having some fancy 3 course gourmet lunch, but because I went shopping with my sister for a last-minute birthday present for my nephew..The selection for the present didn’t take long at all; my nephew had already indicated that he wanted a Pokemon game cartridge for his game boy, so we decided to get him a game each.. But oh boy, are the kids so tech savvy and advanced nowadays….They want the most up-to-date toys and know what’s the latest game to hit the stores… If I remember correctly, when I was my nephew’s age (he turned 9 today), I didn’t have a clue about anything!!! Well, I could go on and on comparing the kids now and then, but I am digressing here…
Anyway, after wrapping up the pressies, my sister and I went past a toy store specializing in infant toys (think cute cuddly soft toys, Lamaze toys and cool baby gadgets), and decided to have a look. This one look ended in half an hour browsing in one tiny store… hehe.. Apparently, both of us had not outgrown toys yet…
Actually the real reason was that my sister had purchased a Spongebob Squarepants car window shield for RM 49.90 (I know how this sounds…but we r actually kinda fans of Bob here…), and we were ten cents short of getting a free voucher. So we ended up looking high and low for an additional item to buy so that we can get the free voucher.. Hahaha… that’s girls’ shopping for you…Rule No. 1: We spend more so that we can save more…!
And this was not the end of our shopping spree, next stop was a watch shop next to the toy shop, and again we decided to have a browse… As expected, this one browse turned out to be at least half an hour long… The reason?? My sister thought it would be more practical to get my nephew a watch…! So there we were trying out and picking one that we think my nephew would like.. So there you go, Shopping Rule No.2: Practical and well-liked gifts will go a long way…
After finally settling on a watch, we then proceeded to get the birthday cake and then our lunch, which were just some sandwiches from the bakery to take away back to work. By the time we reach our workplace.. it was 3 pm and it was straight back to work…Thus the last Golden Rule of Shopping : Its better to be late (back to work) than never!!
Jolll Meowed at 5:27 pm
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