Dear Shoppers:
Now that the time of year has arrived when browsing and shopping become art forms here in the Upper Ohio Valley, we wanted to remind all consumers about a few of the unspoken rules when it comes to checking your list and checking it twice.
The Blame Game.
The kid at the counter had nothing to do with the store’s ordered inventory and the lack of the one item you’ve been after since the product was introduced on the market. They just want to scan, bag, repeat, and go home. Wish them a “Merry Christmas” and move on.
No Stiff Tips.
Servers work hard at our local eateries, so please take care of them when paying your restaurant tab. Everyone is hoping to have a good Christmas, and they did, after all, chase after that extra ketchup, the drink refill, and they’ll clean up after your kids, too, once you leave the building. So, spread the joy.
Embrace the Christmas Spirit.
Have fun while browsing and shopping because those of us who can recall the great “Cabbage Patch Wars” of the 1980s, and it was ugly, people. No one wants a return of those in-store brawls ever again. O one. Ever.
Santa Is Real.
No, really, that’s a real human being inside those red suits, so let’s encourage happy sit-downs and not put those jolly-ole-hired Ho-Ho-Hos in impossible positions.
Buy Local – and not just on November 29th.
Get out from behind those screens and go see it, touch it, and even try it on at a local store where your friends and neighbors are employed instead of clicking your way through the holiday shopping season.
But most of all, have fun, take your time, zipper merge in traffic, smile like a kid on Christmas morning, and remember the reason for the season.
Sound a little cornball? Well, it’s supposed to be cornball. Merry Christmas.
Sincerely,
His Little Helpers
