Wednesday, September 9, 2009

backtoschool frenzy

i go to staples to buy school supplies. to my horror, half the school district is of the same mind.

this is payback time, surely. after weeks of being courted with splendid deals on paper and stationery in the final part of summer vacation, i turn up today, armed with a teacher-mandated list for items that not only do not seem to be on sale, but which are equally coveted by my fellow shoppers.

and how. and the price tags! i am left with no option but to pay a small ransom because the alternative is to dawdle and have someone else make off with my items, thereby risking my having to drive to office depot (where the other half of the school district is shopping) to begin all over again.

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