Watch out, this is kinda long...:nrant:
Ok, so I’m trying really hard to be careful with my money and I had an episode yesterday that left me so frustrated.
I was at Wal-Mart buying some staples for me and picking up some stuff for my mom who gave me money to pay for her stuff. First, I get into the store without my list and once you’ve gotten into the store you have to circle all the way back around the front and get through the gauntlet of check stands to make it back outside. Since I had my girls with me (5 and 1) I just said “forget that, I’ll do it from memory.” Big mistake. It took twice as long to find what I went for because I kept stopping and thinking about what I really came for (did I want spaghetti? Pumpkin? Etc.).
Finally we get to the check out area and we have more than the 20 item limit for the “quick” lines. Only two regular lines are open so we hop in one and wait 15-20 minutes while the people in front of us deal with gift cards that don’t work, or chatting up the cashier, making her go more slowly. Ok, so now it’s our turn and I’ve got our stuff on the conveyor belt, separated between my stuff and my mom’s stuff and the lady goes “Oh, it’s going to lock me out I can’t do your order.” She locks her register turns off her light and walks away. Grrr!
So, I have to put everything back in the cart, get in the last open “regular” line and start the whole process over again. This time I’m behind a woman who has, like, half the store in her basket. Of course she and the cashier are friends so they’re chatting about everything under the sun. By this time, I’m frustrated, the girls are antsy, and the woman behind me is b****ing about poor customer service loud enough for the whole store to hear.
When it’s my turn again, I’m so stressed that I’m ready to scream. The woman rings up my purchases and it totals $37.58. I open my wallet and see that I only have $31.00. Instead of putting some things back like I should have, I reach into my pocket and borrow some of my mom’s money so I can pay in cash. (I’ve been trying SOOO hard to just pay cash lately because debit cards are my nemesis). I didn’t feel able to take the time to put stuff back because the woman behind me is drilling me with this horrid stare that says “If you take too long I’m going to run you down and smash your head into the ground.” (Ok, maybe not that, but you get the idea.) Anyways, the clerk rings up my mom’s stuff and because I borrowed money from her, I now don’t have enough to pay for her things with cash. I’m so frazzled that I just whip out my debit card and swipe away and get out of the store.
By the time I get to the car I’m hating myself for using the debit card and for caring more about what the people in line behind me thought, than my own goals. GRRRRR!!!!!:bang:
Anyways, what’s done is done and there’s no point dwelling on it. I just needed to vent to someone. Does anyone else have days like these? Does it get easier to ignore people and focus on your own objectives, even when the lines are long, people are agitated and your kids are tired and cranky?
Thanks for listening
Ok, so I’m trying really hard to be careful with my money and I had an episode yesterday that left me so frustrated.
I was at Wal-Mart buying some staples for me and picking up some stuff for my mom who gave me money to pay for her stuff. First, I get into the store without my list and once you’ve gotten into the store you have to circle all the way back around the front and get through the gauntlet of check stands to make it back outside. Since I had my girls with me (5 and 1) I just said “forget that, I’ll do it from memory.” Big mistake. It took twice as long to find what I went for because I kept stopping and thinking about what I really came for (did I want spaghetti? Pumpkin? Etc.).
Finally we get to the check out area and we have more than the 20 item limit for the “quick” lines. Only two regular lines are open so we hop in one and wait 15-20 minutes while the people in front of us deal with gift cards that don’t work, or chatting up the cashier, making her go more slowly. Ok, so now it’s our turn and I’ve got our stuff on the conveyor belt, separated between my stuff and my mom’s stuff and the lady goes “Oh, it’s going to lock me out I can’t do your order.” She locks her register turns off her light and walks away. Grrr!
So, I have to put everything back in the cart, get in the last open “regular” line and start the whole process over again. This time I’m behind a woman who has, like, half the store in her basket. Of course she and the cashier are friends so they’re chatting about everything under the sun. By this time, I’m frustrated, the girls are antsy, and the woman behind me is b****ing about poor customer service loud enough for the whole store to hear.
When it’s my turn again, I’m so stressed that I’m ready to scream. The woman rings up my purchases and it totals $37.58. I open my wallet and see that I only have $31.00. Instead of putting some things back like I should have, I reach into my pocket and borrow some of my mom’s money so I can pay in cash. (I’ve been trying SOOO hard to just pay cash lately because debit cards are my nemesis). I didn’t feel able to take the time to put stuff back because the woman behind me is drilling me with this horrid stare that says “If you take too long I’m going to run you down and smash your head into the ground.” (Ok, maybe not that, but you get the idea.) Anyways, the clerk rings up my mom’s stuff and because I borrowed money from her, I now don’t have enough to pay for her things with cash. I’m so frazzled that I just whip out my debit card and swipe away and get out of the store.
By the time I get to the car I’m hating myself for using the debit card and for caring more about what the people in line behind me thought, than my own goals. GRRRRR!!!!!:bang:
Anyways, what’s done is done and there’s no point dwelling on it. I just needed to vent to someone. Does anyone else have days like these? Does it get easier to ignore people and focus on your own objectives, even when the lines are long, people are agitated and your kids are tired and cranky?
Thanks for listening