I had a desire to shop. I always have a desire to shop, but this time, it was different. My curiosity got the best of me, and I woke at 4:30am to see what all the fuss was about. When I arrived at Wal-mart, the line began front and center of the store, curved around the side, ran all along the building, and proceeded to curve into the parking lot. Crazy! I had deja-vu of the hour long wait to vote.
So I finally enter the store, head straight to the electronics section, find the item I am looking for (I will only refer to it as "the item" because it was a gift!) and am promptly informed by the employee that I needed a ticket to receive the item. What?! Is this some information everybody else seems to know, and I somehow was oblivious to? No, in fact, even the seasoned shoppers were surprised at the "ticket system". So, to not drag this story any longer than it already is... I talked to several people in the "ticket line", several more employees who all seemed to have no other agenda than to get you off their back, and finally found the manager. He was escorted by two police officers and was the keeper of all of the (magical) tickets.
The system worked (barely) and I got the item! Although I had a few ideas on how to make things work a little better, like maybe trying to use some of the technology that you so eagerly sell.
By the time 9:00am rolled around, I had shopped at three different stores and spent way too much money. All in the name of holiday spirit and gift giving!
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