Waiting Until The Last Minute...

Why must parents and other family members shopping for children wait until the last couple days before Christmas to try and get the gift the child wants the most? Particularly when it's the same gift that every other child out there wants? And if that wasn't bad enough, why do they get annoyed and angry when a store is sold out of it?

I've seen way too many examples of this this week. Whether it's a game system, a particular game, an MP3 player, or a camera, too many people just don't seem to understand how a store could possibly be sold out of the item they want at this point in the holiday season. The people that have a firm grasp on reality don't almost throw a temper tantrum when they are told "No, we're sold out of the Wii and we don't know for sure when we'll have more." Of course, you can substitute that for PS3 or even the DS Lite at this point. The latter has become surprisingly difficult to find as well.

Anyone that is working retail can most likely attest to this, but with today and tomorrow being the final two shopping days until Christmas the attitudes are only bound to get worse. People will be frantically trying to find what they want and probably causing even more problems for the people working at any given store. So, for anybody on the receiving end of anger or rudeness from a customer, try not to get too upset about it and remember it's almost over.