So I am a major book nerd and love the Cassandra Clare books and the new Infernal Devices book two was released today, so I had to make arrangments to swing by Walmart before work.
I got up early and did Shred level 2 as well as 12 minutes on the elliptical at 75% effort. Showered and got ready, tried to be nice by picking buccaneer #2 up from semiary and took her to the store with me, because I know she likes the books too.
Now let me say something about advertisiting: IF you have a poster sized advertisement at the front of your store for a book's new release, and IF that poster has a particular day listed as when you're going to have the book available, then by 6:50am, you NEED to have that book OUT ON THE SHELF!!!!!
I had to find someone to help me (which is NOT easy at 6:50 am in the morning) and then tell them what I was looking for. They had to radio someone else who looked around the back, and after 10 minutes, they finally found ONE book. REALLY??? What is wrong with this store? (Besides the fact that it's a wal-mart?)
I really wanted to get the book for a co-worker for a holiday gift. I knew she didn't know about the release, and I wanted to surprise her. I am SURE that they were given a shipment of more than one book, but those little dears (bless their hearts) were 100% unable to find any more books. I even gave them some extra time to look for it while I went looking for other things I didn't need (and had to listen to #2 whine at me the whole time).
I even bought the little whiner breakfast since it was taking so long, and in the end, the "helpers" never could find the whole box full of books. So no gift, the surprise is ruined, and I had to listen to the whine factory all morning long. I wish that counted for some kind of workout too.
I can't wait for lunch so I can read!! After work, went to the track and did a .3 warm up, ran 1 mile in the vibrams, then walked 1.8 for a total of 3.1 miles. Calves were a little sore after.
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