free knives!

I went into town today with the intention of going to Bin Inn for bulk muesli ingredients, Fresh Choice for the rest of the groceries, and Price’s Pharmacy for a bulk order of plasters, which I will be needing for a while I think.

I detoured to Warehouse first to see if they had anymore fun bright clothes for me. I was somewhat successful – got a zip-hoodie and full-length yoga pants, great additions to my wardrobe since it’s still fairly cool here, but they are – of course – black. Old habits are hard to break. I did manage to find a pink t-shirt too, so I did make some progress.

While I was digging through the clothes racks, an announcement came over the P.A. system – ‘Attention shoppers! We have at the front desk a wee little girl in a blue jumper. She has lost her Mum. Please come claim her!’ This announcement came on several times with new details each time – the wee little girl’s name is Emma, she has pigtails, she is really getting anxious. Then, a new announcement – ‘Customers! We have an in-store promotion right now! Go to the end of aisles 5&6, across from aisle 49 […huh?], to get your free stainless steel paring knife!’ Again, this announcement got interesting new details as it was repeated –my favorite was the somewhat anxious ‘Oh, and you must be over 21!’ addition toward the end.

I managed to forget today was Sunday, and was perplexed when Bin Inn was closed, especially since it said open ‘til 5 pm on Mondays - brilliant. I’m blaming my confusion on the advent of daylight savings time today, that must have been it somehow. I also forgot to stop by Price’s, but I went overboard on the first aid kit I put together for the trip – it’s called self-awareness, I am nothing if not accident-prone – so I should be okay for now.