I am considering writing a shoppers’ manual.
It’ll be from a guy’s perspective. I believe I have mastered the technique for Christmas shopping. Today, I took it to a new level of brutal efficiency.
Here’s how it went … and please forgive me if I sound a bit boastful.
- I left the house this morning at 8:30. I headed for a major department store. I had one thing in mind to purchase for my wife at this store. I found it, took it off the rack and then sauntered toward another part of the store. I found another item and took that off the rack.
- I thenĀ hot-footed itĀ to another pre-planned location within the store. Grabbed the item. Then I paid for all of it. I left the store.
- I drove across the street to the regional mall: Westgate Mall.
- I marched through the mall entrance and then went to a store specializing in West Texas apparel. I then found another pre-determined item. I bought it.
- Then I wandered into a health store and found some cool things to put in her stocking. I bought them, too.
There you have it, fellas. I was done in less than two hours.
Start to finish. Could we ever persuade ourĀ wives and/or girlfriends to do it this way? You may stop laughing now.
What’s my secret?
Write a list. Stick to it. Head to the retail outlets early in the day before most of your community has had its final cup of coffee in the morning.
Be disciplined while you’re looking. Stay focused. Consider it to be akin to a surgical strike.
Does it sound like a tried-and-true men’s shopping formula for success during this wonderful holiday season? I think so.
Hey, I got all this done with four whole days to go before Santa arrives.