sales people at christmas time, Part one.

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this before, but people who work in retail at Christmastime are NUTS. Maybe its the long lines (and they are LONG), maybe its their desperate need for money in this economy, or maybe its just those crazy seasonal employees. I have had several run-ins with these crazy salespeople and would like to begin a series about these adventures:

The first run-in was at Macy's. I was out shopping for a gift for my brother-in-law's girlfriend (I found her a really cute gift, btw). I finally found it and get in line behind 6 other people. Gordon and I stand in line for 10 minutes (no exaggerations) and the line does not move at all. At this point, I am kind of annoyed (along with the line which now wraps around to the end of the department). I tell Gordon to hold our place while I go scope out what is going on (seriously, NO transaction should take this long). As it turns out, the woman at the front of the line has a bunch of clothing items and she is apparently unsure of how it would look because SHE WAS MAKING THE ONLY TRY ON EACH ONE OF HER CLOTHING ITEMS!
As I walked up, I see the cashier modeling a leather jacket while the woman at the front of the line asks the cashier, "hmm... I don't know. My daughter is a little bit bigger than you. Do you think it will be too tight on her?"
"No... I still have some room to move. She should be fine. This is SOOOOO cute. I would totally wear it" said the cashier, who is apparently completely oblivious to the fact that there are now a million people in line (okay, that is a bit of an exaggeration).
I went back to our spot in line, which remains unchanged, to report this ridiculousness to Gordon. As I am telling him, I realize that people around me in line are getting irritated too. I think enough people began to chatter and complain and finally they got the point and moved on.
I seriously just could not believe that this cashier was trying on clothes for the woman! I didn't think salespeople did that normally, much less when it is christmas shopping season and there is a long line.


And thus begins my adventures in dealing with salespeople at christmastime. I don't feel much like writing more, although there are way more stories, so keep reading! And feel free to comment and share similar stories!