Steph and I went to Brookfield and Mayfair (Mall) today to do some random shopping. Comments that come to mind which could have become dissertations on their own:
• Steph drives really fast (in the S4). She took the cake, though, not getting a speeding ticket doing 85 just south of the Moorland Rd. exit on I-43. I gently patted the radar sys I have in the car and smiled. Scared the crap out of both of us when it went off, though.
• V. Richards (horrible website) is still the best specialty grocery store I've ever been to. I highly recommend shopping there if a) it matters to you and b) if you don't mind spending a little extra on some very high quality and specialty food products.
• Far too many people are wearing North Face jackets, etc. these days. I hate common clothes and if it weren't for the fact that I love my jacket, I'd give it away and buy something that no one wants or would be able to find.
• Anyone who waits almost three hours for a table at PF Changs puts far too much value in good, but still chain style wanna' be/kinda' Chinese food. At least when the gentleman in front of me was told the same thing as I (how long to seat 2?, let me see... hmm. about 7:45 (it was 5 pm)), he laughed at the hostess and walked out and said, "the food isn't that good." I agree. I like PF Changs because they have a few dishes that they do well, but anything over an hour's wait for something that is not unique is crazy. Go home and learn to cook!
• Employees of retail stores, please read these very simple directions: if someone calls your store and asks if you have product xyz in stock (and is specific) if you don't know, DON'T SAY YES. This is the second time I have driven over an hour to a store after calling to verify they had something in stock only to find that they don't and didn't when I called. From now on, I'm getting the name of the person I talk to and am going to humiliate them when I find out they lied to me.
My sis went to the Apple Store at Mayfair this morning to have her PowerBook fixed and I had her ask while she was there whether or not they had the new Core 2 Duo 17" MacBook Pros in stock. I specifically said, the NEW ONES, not the "old" ones - i.e. the Core 2 Duo's that you've been waiting for since they were announced. She even called me with the sales guy standing next to her while she repeated my question. I reiterated that it needed to be the Core 2 Duo model. He said yes - both - the glossy or matte screens. I made the trip. They didn't have it. Sorry to the girl I swore in front of, but it pissed me off. It was the main reason I decided to make the trip. I can't imagine how many other people wasted time in their day only to have the same thing happen - not necessarily at the Apple Store, but elsewhere and anywhere.
It was an otherwise wonderful day. I even enjoyed myself despite the droves of people by which we were surrounded. Good day...
