What better blog for a Friday than a list of gripes I've accumulated over the last week or so. I'd title it Grinds My Gears but I'm guessing I'd get hit with a lawsuit from Seth McFarlane (If he could find my site), and we here at The Alt-Tab couldn't handle that at this point.
-Why are there so many check out aisles at Target? Seriously, there are at least 20 at any Target I've been to yet I've never seen more than three open. Doesn't matter the time of day or how busy the store is, three is the best you're going to do. And you just know this means you're getting stuck behind someone that decided Target was a good place to buy their entire wardrobe for the year. Don't even bother trying to change lanes, the other two are just as bad, probably someone haggling over a price check and the final one buying back to school items (it doesn't matter the time of year in Target, they are always running deals on back to school items and dorm furniture, it's one of the bigger mysteries in retail sales out there).
-Why don't car washes advertise half off specials on rainy days? Their current options are close or open with no business, why not get some customers in at half price? Its not like it costs them anything. I'd dare say car washes have the biggest mark-up of any car related service, its just an intricate hose and some dish soap, you could charge $2 a car and probably turn a profit. I'd take them up on the offer. Sure rain appears to clean your car, your hood, trunk and windows all look clean, but 9 times out of 10 the sides still look like shit.
-Does any other kind of store cause more arguments between couples and cause more heartburn in general than supermarkets? Between the crowds, the people with carriages stuffed so high they can't see around them, the insane lines at the deli, and the fact that the aisles are wide enough for exactly 1.5 carriages causing chaos all over the store, its enough to stress anyone out. Couples arguing over what to get, how much to get, and the most efficient way to get the hell of out their quickly. And finally the checkout clerks who ask if I have a stop n' shop card like its some kind of exclusive club. No I don't have the stupid card, now just swipe the store copy and give me the discount like you always do. Damn.
-Parents bringing their kids to the store and letting them run free like its a playground or day care. This applies mainly to Walmart but can be applied to grocery stores and Target as well. The offenders tend to be of foreign descent, but there is also a smattering of white trash hillbillies that do this too, depending on your location. How about doing some parenting? Or at the very least leave them at home, turn on the TV or XBox, or even tell your fat 10 year old son to go outside and get some real exercise for an hour or so while you run to the store. I'm stressed enough that I have to pay something ridiculous like $50 for a pack of razors, I don't want to have to bob-and-weave around all of your unruly children so you can wander the store looking for roll back prices.
-Finally, day light savings doesn't save shit. The sun is glaring into my cube from 3-3:30 every day and its dark by 4pm. That shit is depressing. I literally spend an hour a night just thinking about how much it sucks to get out of work in the dark. It's one of the more unproductive hours of my day, all due to day light savings time.
