A pretty much enjoyable day Christmas shopping

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I drove to a larger town about an hour from here to do some Christmas shopping today. Of course the traffic was heavy and the stores were crowded, but I enjoyed it. Well, except for Walmart, that is. Why am I even surprised? I only had two items in my cart and saw that they had a long line in the only lane open to check out. Less than two weeks before Christmas and they have ONE lane open! What ails them? I decided to try to check out in the jewelry department. Two ladies ahead of me, one lady and the clerk were standing there. Just standing there. I have no clue what they were waiting for. So, I thought I'd try the electronics department. No one in line there! Paid for one of my items, then tried to buy a gift card. Did that work? Of course not. The clerk was nice, but for some reason in the universe, the gift card wouldn't ring up. She kept trying and trying and trying. I really was doing my best to not be impatient. She took me to another register and even the other clerk had no luck. Guess what happened then? I was told I'd have to go back to the front and stand in that only lane that was open. Thankfully, right then a manager happened to pass by and I told him how frustrated I was, just trying to buy a gift card. He said, "Come with me." We went to the front and he grabbed a clerk to ring up my card. Other than my blood pressure probably going through the roof, the rest of my shopping trip was delightful. Not at Walmart, at the other places I went. I came home and took a nap. But at least most of my gifts are bought and soon to be wrapped and put under the tree. Are you finished shopping for the holidays? How was your day today?