There aren't exactly a plethura of stores here in Okc where you can buy stuff. By "stuff" I mean those highly necessary things we use every day like deoderant, toothpaste, nailpolish, hair clippies, face cream, stationary, pens, and the most important thing...candy. =)
I don't like the idea of going to Sams, the wholesale warehouse. I think the whole membership card bit is highly annoying. This could be because I don't have one...and if I did, I'm sure I'd lose it. Secondly, you can't use anyone else's card. Like me sister wanted to use her husbands...she had to register and pay for her own. To me, that just seems silly. Shouldn't they have a family discount? One card for the whole family? Regardless of the whole membership card gripe, I still wouldn't go to Sams because you have to buy in bulk. I'm sure this works out great for some people...but not me. Lets take cereal for instance. By the time I eat 2 boxes of the same kind of cereal...I'm ready to move on. Give me some flavor in life...I can't eat 5 boxes of the same cereal!! (actually, I could if it was golden grahms or fruity pebbles...hmmm, or apple jacks...but i'm just trying to make a point here.)
So, now that you see why I can't shop at Sams for "stuff"...I can move on to discuss my remaining two alternatives. One is Target and the other is WalMart. I love Target...I really do. Every once in a while I can find a really cute skirt or two or a great bargain on a pair of pants! They also have really cute shoes...Oh, and of course they have all that "stuff" that I mentioned earlier. However, "stuff" is over-priced there. (clothes aren't..but "stuff" is.) Not to mention...Super Target, is for yuppies. I am convinced of this. Do not try to tell me otherwise. I have carried out an investigation and my hypothesis has been proven, so now in my mind this an 100% factual statement. Every single freaking time I go in that derned store...I see yuppy couples shopping or stay-at-home yuppy moms with their kids. In fact, by the time I leave...I feel quite depressed because I sometimes long to have "yuppy status."
Walmart happens to be my store of choice. CCL says she never goes to Walmart (she's a Target yuppy) because you could possibly stand in line for the check out and be rubbing up against some ex-con. This could possibly be accurate at some Walmart locations. Perhaps I fit in better with ex-cons than yuppies because I feel so at home there. In fact, it's safe to say that a large percentage of my time is actually spent at WalMart. A friend sadly pointed this out to me when she came to okc and noticed that much of my stories revolve around WalMart. She said, "SusanVee, I think you spend too much time at WalMart." This is when it hit me like a ton of bricks...I do! I also spend too much money there buying "stuff." I'm not as bad as some of the kids cousin Krissy noted in McAlester, Oklahoma when she lived there for a short time. She said that town was so dead the kids would go to WalMart on Friday nights and walk around as if it was a mall. =/
So what's your "stuffstore" of choice?
Friday, August 05, 2005
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i've bought a veritable plethora of stuff at target or "tar-zhay" as some affectionately term it. odd, i didn't think of it as yuppy at all, to me it's way cheaper than CVS, random grocery stores or duane reade...guess DC is just a different place.
i like walgreens, too, a LOT, but i only get to waste money there when i'm home. i haven't seen one here...
walmart seems to be the cheapest, but i disagree passionately with how they are changing the publishing and music industries, for worse. i'm alarmed at some of their business practices, too. i've chosen to launch my own mini-boycott of walmart, sam's club (and abercrombie, but that's another story). i was thrilled the day my mom let her sam's membership expire. unfortunately, that's about all i've managed to affect...with my example of outrage. :)
i don't know why i'm finally going to admit this, i guess i'm just in a shyly confessional mood after a loooooong day at work, but i feel weird leaving this comment, like i'm going to be judged as someone "uppity" (or at the very least verbose) b/c i'm different/i disagree with almost everything sue declared...
i know i'm not exactly part of the flog-clique that you and the girls have easily created (replete with exclusive rings!), but i hope that's not held against me when i disagree with you guys. truth be told, this is one of the reasons i almost never comment on your collective blogs. heck, i'm just grateful that sunu reads mine and leaves such FIERCE comments. :)
What is it that you disagree about w/this supposed flog-clique? BTW didn't realize we had formed a clique...perhaps we're just a bunch of malayalee girls who enjoy learning about each other and talking to each other. What is all this about? You don't comment on things? What are you upset about? I can't really tell by your previous post...do you want a ring?
wow. that's all i have to say to the above comment. i know this is not my blog and maybe the comment wasn't directed at me, but i can't help but feel offended b/c i do have a flog and blog so i'm assuming that i am one of the "flog girls replete with an exclusive ring".
I would hate to think someone would fear posting on my blog because they think if they disagree with me, the repercussions of me and my "clique" would rival that of something out of the movie Mean Girls.
I mean last I checked flog/blog world does not resemble Nazi Germany. Freedom of speech and a right to your opinion is allowed, sans bullying or humiliation. Of course posting mean and obnoxious is another thing altogether. I would certainly hope no one would go on each other's blogs or flogs and do that.
As far as flog/blog friendships go, I can only speak for myself when I say that all the friendships I have in my life (whether in real life or floblo land,) are a result of effort. I have made an effort to IM/email/post comments on flogs/blogs.
I think sometimes ppl might have a fear/shyness/assumption/aprehension about a situation, but they often forget to think that maybe the other person has those same exact feelings as well.
I didn't agree with Anna about the "clique" concept when she commented but after reading the responses, I wonder if she was right.
This is an email I just sent; I wrote it before I came back to this page and saw what Jaicy and Sibil wrote. I'm normally not in the practice of sharing such things with the general public, but it's obvious from the last few comments that I'm being totally misunderstood, and that hurts.
In hindsight, what's funny is that *I* was initially a bit offended by Sue, since I don't think I'm a yuppie and it's clear that Sue has that opinion of people like me. I think that's what I was (poorly) trying to convey. Now I'm in the position of having to make amends with people I've offended. It's one big offensive chain, and I'm in the middle. GREAT.
In any case, I desperately hope these words put an end to this unfortunate situation. While some of you are upset and angry, I feel more isolated than when I posted that silly first comment. No one is happy and that's terrible.
My apologies to all who are affected. It won't happen again.
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Susan,
I'm sorry that I offended you, that was never my intention, I promise. I appreciate that you felt that my feelings were important enough to respond to so promptly and that you were thoughtful enough to take our nascent discussion off-line. Both gestures speak volumes about your character.
We all write what we know and feel and it is a mere fraction of our total selves. I have not judged you based on anything you wrote, rather I "judged" based on what is commonly held conventional wisdom in the blogosphere-- that like attract and comment on like. Even at the BlogHer conference that I was lucky enough to be a part of last week, this was raised as the most crucial issue facing (especially political) blogs; how do we progress beyond the "echo chamber" effect, where we end up preaching to our own choirs?
I've noticed that especially on fotolog, we've definitely become a series of "me too"s, in fact, if someone leaves the first comment, nearly every person who follows says "I agree" or uses the same syntax; there's rarely any deviation or opposition to such sentiments. This is (in my insignificant opinion) a microcosm of what takes place in the greater blog galaxy, it's also (obviously) the reason I was fretful about leaving my comment.
In practice, when a comment-leaver does disagree with someone, especially a popular someone, they often get tarred and feathered (on or offline, publicly or privately) by the blogger's loyalists. This is part of the reason why Dooce no longer has comments on any portion of her site (and it's one of the top ten on the web). I'm sorry if I assumed that your friends and loved ones would act similarly based on what I (and a few thousand others) know and encounter elsewhere. Upon reflection, I should've expected that my comments would be echoed at best, ignored at worst, since you're all sweet girls.
I am a really blunt person (it's a trait you'll encounter often in NYC) and I wanted to move beyond any forced dialogue...perhaps in my awkward comment there was a plea for recognition of my position at the "floblo" party-- in the back, alone, unsure of what to say or whom to say it to. It's obvious that I don't fit in with you guys or share your common experiences (I've never been to a bridal shower, for example) and I sometimes feel that this is an obstacle between us. I'm uncomfortable when I'm not able to "just be myself" and that is usually how I feel when I'm among the wonderful people you kindly make rings for and chat with on AIM.
Speaking of your generous offer to us all, I never received the email about the rings and I'm sorry for that, too. I don't remember seeing the page where you offered to make one for all of us, probably due to the crazed schedule I've been trying to maintain with new job #1 and new job #2 and then my trip home. Now that I've conveyed that information you didn't have, I hope you can put yourself in my imperfect shoes and understand why I felt like the rings solidifed my perception of an emerging "clique".
I never meant to upset, provoke or bother you. I had a feeling that I was better off reading your thoughts and remaining silent, now I know that is the case. Over the past several months, I've felt more and more excluded from the community that I helped start on fotolog. Truth be told, if I didn't get to meet people like Lisa in DC or Wincy and Jeesho in Chicago, I don't think I'd have any connection to you guys at all. That's not your problem or your fault; it's my issue to accept and I'm slowly beginning to do just that.
Hope that clarifies things.
- Anna
OY! this particular blog was about target and walmart...I'm not quite sure how it totally spun off into THIS.
i formally apologize to all who i have offended by writing this post. I don't think all yuppies shop at target..because obviously i shop there too...but I do think a lot of yuppies go there. and that's not an insult because I wouldn't mind being a yuppy.
i also formally want to state that there is NO clique on the blog. if there is, i am not a part of it. i have my own clique in the non-internet world that add enough insanity to my life...and being a part of another clique might push me over the edge!! and i'm not so highschool that i would make beadrings to symbolize a clique. I did say it was for all floggers...but 2 non-floggers emailed me and asked me for one and I agreed to do so.
so that all being said, I'd like to now formally end this discussion and put all this nonsense behind me....i have officially forotten all and forgiven all.
Pinacolada's anyone? Hmmmm. I love COSTCO! Because they have the cutest gals shop there! There ! I said it!
i agree w/ anna, not about the cliques, b/c i'm not touching that subject since it's been thoroughly dissected by everyone here. (though i must admit that i'm very hesitant to disagree with the other floblos for the same reason anna indicated). i'm a target fan and i HATE walmart. i didn't like it when i visited my friends in dallas and now i HATE it b/c i know how horrible their employment practices are. for the same reason, i hate sam's club. for bulk goods, i go to costco, but that's only b/c my parents have a membership (you get 2 cards with your membership, so they share one and gave one to me). i love target b/c i can get everything i need w/o feeling robbed as i do when i shop at overpriced supermarkets and pharmacies. i love walgreen's too, but anna's right, they don't have them around the dc area. as far as target being for yuppies, i think i disagree, but i guess compared to walmart, i can see what you're saying.
i agree w/ anna, not about the cliques, b/c i'm not touching that subject since it's been thoroughly dissected by everyone here. (though i must admit that i'm very hesitant to disagree with the other floblos for the same reason anna indicated). i'm a target fan and i HATE walmart. i didn't like it when i visited my friends in dallas and now i HATE it b/c i know how horrible their employment practices are. for the same reason, i hate sam's club. for bulk goods, i go to costco, but that's only b/c my parents have a membership (you get 2 cards with your membership, so they share one and gave one to me). i love target b/c i can get everything i need w/o feeling robbed as i do when i shop at overpriced supermarkets and pharmacies. i love walgreen's too, but anna's right, they don't have them around the dc area. as far as target being for yuppies, i think i disagree, but i guess compared to walmart, i can see what you're saying.
sue, i'm really sorry that you thought that i was attacking you in some way, b/c i really wasn't. i was telling anna that i understood how she felt, but if you looked at what i wrote, i also acknowledged that much of my feeling of being excluded is my own fault b/c i am not online as much as everyone else and i dont have the opportunity to bond via ims and emails. i'm not sure how i became involved in this tension other than expressing my empathy with anna. i don't know how to make it better either. truthfully, i enjoy reading your writing and seeing your pictures. that's the only reason i visit your sites. i wouldn't otherwise b/c, contrary to what you may believe, i'm not in high school, nor am i juvenile.
anyway, i know you can't see it this way, but i hope you can at least understand that i wanted no part of this brouhaha. i was telling anna that she was not completely alone in how she felt and the next thing i know, we're being attacked for how we feel. i was not siding with anyone or pointing fingers b/c with interpersonal communications, you can't fault one person for a breakdown. however, if you think that the alienation we may feel is completely in our imagination or solely our fault, then i think you're doing yourself a disservice.
anyway, i don't plan to participate in this discussion any longer b/c i don't think it's worth it.
i hope you don't mind, but i will continue to read your writing and look at your pictures b/c they are enjoyable and i've derived much pleasure from both.
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