What do you mean it's almost Thanksgiving??!! I just barely got back from summer vacation and sent my kids off to school. It was weird how Halloween came so early. I don't remember it being in September. Wait, what? It's November??? How is that possible? That means Christmas will be here in a couple of weeks and before I can blink it will be 2013! Seriously?
No really. That's exactly how I feel. Forget fall. The department stores around here were gearing up for Christmas before the leaves started to fall off the trees. I'm sure that had so many people confused. I hear there was a drug store in Canada that was playing Christmas music in their stores before Halloween and were asked to please turn it off. Got that right! Commercialism at it's um finest? I'm not so sure that was the way to go. Although I understand why.
Because the economy has been hit so hard and doesn't seem to be making much of a recovery many large stores geared up early for a reason. It's a simple and logical reason actually. Layaway. They caught on that maybe just maybe all of us North Americans might be struggling with our finances and in order to increase sales, not just on holidays, more stores than ever are offering layaway. Some with a percentage to store partially purchased items on a shelf in the back like a "save for later" button. Some stores offer it absolutely free. The idea that you really can afford that new washer and dryer for your wife just set it aside in July and take your time making monthly payments until Christmas. Genius really. It's a great way for stores to boost their own economies with a concept that doesn't detour shoppers. It invites them.
One big humungo problem though. It's also causing them to 'put things out' early so you know what you want to layaway. I admit, bugs me to no end. I feel like one of the workers on Black Friday that get told they have to work on Thanksgiving to get a 'head start'. Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving people Friday is the NEXT DAY! Calling it Black Friday shopping on a Thursday night is just plain wrong I disagree with these stores and think they are going to end up with no employees at all. Kind of like shopping for Christmas. I feel the same way can I just enjoy Thanksgiving first and theeeennn worry about Christmas? Sheesh.
There is a flipside though for all those workers who so willingly cry out strike. Hostess is no more. No more Twinkies. The company got so fed up with workers constantly striking for more money that the company didn't have that Hostess finally said you know what? We're done. 18,000 greedy workers are now unemployed and add to the already huge strain on the economy. You know who has to pay for them to live now? Tax payers. The government. Losing full time jobs like that with benefits in a stable company isn't exactly a smart move on the part of the workers. Beware unions who unite out of gimme this and I want that instead of I'm okay right now or can I please just have a little more of this. Other companies will soon follow suit and choose to keep their money and retire comfortably while you end up on the street looking for work. The world doesn't owe you anything. You work for a boss and live by their rules like everybody else. It won't kill you. Unemployment will.
See, I don't think it's just a country divided. I believe it is a world divided. Patience and honesty has flown the coop. We are now in a society that says you have to say everything a certain way, you aren't allowed to be religious in a claiming religious freedom world, and greed and dishonesty are the only way to get ahead. If you have it keep it and steal some more right? I guess I'm used to that world now I've been in it so long and I hope for the future leaders of the world to be better and kinder and more responsible. I hope our children are never afraid to have a voice and stand up for right no matter what. World can't change unless we do. I for one will never give up. I fought so hard to be born to this world what on earth would I give it up for now?
All I ask is that the world stop turning quite so quickly. Even running full speed I feel like I'm falling behind. It's almost comical really. Can you just picture my chubby legs running full speed while I laugh my head off at the stupidity at the state of this world?
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