Have you ever had one of those gifts that you really wanted to get for someone but you couldn't, for the life of ya', find it? I mean, it's the perfect gift. You know that they will love it more than most other things that they could get for Christmas. And, yet, for some reason, no matter where you look you can't find it.
Soon you get the idea that it's been outlawed; banned from the country.
Ah, but you've seen them before in the house of someone you know. So they must be in the country somewhere.
But still, they must have been banished from this county. And with that ban comes the added line of:
Only one store in each town within this county is allowed to hold these things. But none of those stores are allowed to carry those items with this specific description. (see appendix D for specifications on the permissible objects, see appendix G to find out how your store may file an application for a carrying permit for this item)
So what happens is you look in every store in your town that might have what you're looking for. However, only one store has the kind of thing you want, and it doesn't fit the specifications you are looking for.
Then you go to the next town over--same story. The one place that has what you are looking for doesn't have the exact one you are looking for.
This is my conspiracy theory. So what do you do? I mean, what do you do if you aren't able to order it online?
7 comments:
True, True.
I know! I was trying to shop for my family yesterday. I got to a point where I was wandering around Fred Meyer carrying a spatula. Rediculous
I just want to know what you were looking for... :)
hey I do too now...
That's for me to know, and you to...hmmm...what should you do with it? I guess for you to be puzzeled about. Hehe.
OK - remember this for next year. DO NOT SHOP WITH SOMETHING IN MIND UNLESS IT IS BATHTOWELS. Since bathtowels are everywhere and everyone (hopefully) uses them, it is quite possible to get them easily in any color that you imagine. If bathtowels don't appeal to your sence of extravagance, just walk into a store and buy what you see that you think someone would like.
Problem solved,
Heloise
You could give a gift certificate. Draw a picture of the perfect gift, and a list of all the stores it CAN'T be found in. Since it's the thought that counts, you get "thought" points plus actual research points. And if you ever find it, they know it was for Christmas.
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