It's been a long time since I went shopping at the mall but I decided to go today, to beat the Black Friday rush. There were some specific gifts I was looking for to send to great nieces and nephews across the country. I got there about 10:50 and discovered that the mall, at least the Macy's entrance, didn't open until 11. Evidently it was a surprise to a few others as well, because when I went back to my car to wait I noticed several other people waiting in their cars. Once we got inside I was reassured to see that Macy's has lots of Christmas stuff on display including several kinds of candy and toys from Toys R Us. Nothing I was looking for however, so I wandered on out into the mall and was pleased to see that Santa's chair is all set up and waiting for him. Another surprise, the seasonal store I expected to shop in was closed tight with lots of empty shelves to be seen through the windows. I was particularly looking for calendars, so I moved on to walk past all of the temporary kiosks set up in the mall. I have often found calendars I like in one or two of those little shops. However, many of the kiosks were still tented and the ones that were opening up had nothing to do with calendars or anything else I would ever buy (except of course the sugared nuts) but they weren't open either. I continued my odyssey, eventually completing the loop and ending up at Barnes & Nobel. They had books of course, and lots and lots of puzzles and games on display, but hardly any calendars. The only thing I can figure is that all of the 'page a day' calendars in the world are stuck in one of those huge cargo ships off the west coast. Either that or sellers really, really want me to shop on Black Friday. Shudder!!
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