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tiubusbpficewfbekfsjws shopping christmas time torture whoever invented christmas shopping should be drawn and quartered now dont get me wrong i love the yuletide season as well as the next person in fact some people have been known toques- tion my sanity at such times of the year im always the first to suggest going out to buy the tree and the first up on that eventful morning its just i dislike shopping with an intense passion at any time of the year in fact my sis ter meredith has lately been re fusing to accompany me on the rare occassion i happen to ven ture out because she claims i never want to go into any of the stores and browse if an item doesnt jump of f the shelves and run out into the mall and bite me on the nose i wont buy it maybe its my subconscious dimensions tms jb a rebelling at the thought of spending my hardearned wages on clothing or other such items priced skyhigh and out of this world or maybe when the time does arrive that ive worn the knees out of my favorite pair of jeans or torn a seam on that oh so necessary dress or skirt my body begins cringing at the prospect of having to try on something 27 times before it fits people who are overweight have it made ever tried finding denim a great gift 1 the cool look of denim is hot at kids port canada save up to 30 off stone wash acid wash and coloured denim we have it all off plus 25 off all healthtex and dresswear continues kids port canada the home of quality healthtex childrens wear 300 steeles avenue west j markville shopping centre 910 markham road scarborough island shopping centre the new marketplace avenue road lawrence newmarket thornhill square ri a size five with 36 inch long legs or a dress with sleeves that dont end at the elbows so it was as this favorite sea son of mine rolled around i once again began bracing myself for the inevitable ill go tomorrow nope thats the night i promised to wash the dog the next then wrong again i think i have something at work that abso lutely must be done the next nope the next getting right down to it this year i promised myself id get all shopping done before the 23rd so i could enjoy what little remained of the pregame festi vities off i went to markville shop ping centre list in one hand cheque book in the other first on the list was mere diths boyfriend linden an easy enough place to start so i thought what size does he take asked one clerk what color does he like does he prefer this brand or that one how am i suppoed to know after all its my sisters boyf riend not mine after deciding on something i hoped hed like i promptly dove into the wallet pulled out the bills and in my haste to hand them to the cashier ripped them in two subconscious reaction happening by chance to en counter my sister walking in another direction i proudly showed her what id acquired it wont fit was her evil lit tle answer that only figured mom was next do you know where i can find i asked one somewhat bored looking sales person the next store down was the reply i received there at the next one and the next five stores following them scratch that one off the list after rummaging through already rummaged piles sear ching through endless stores for elusive items and wearing down the soes of my boots and feet i called it a night so what did you buy i was asked later on nothing and a whole lot of it but to make matters worse are those omnipresent answers received to the question what do you want for christmas nothing or i dont know such occasion arose pertain ing to my boyfriend randys annual gift so whats it going to be this year there isnt anything i really need he said one night i dont know was the next nights and nothing has en sued ever since if he keeps this up thats ex actly what hes going to get bah humbug to the person who finally de velops a system of mail order shopping at christmas i offer you my undying devotion but until that time it looks like im off again santa claus awaits childrens letters santa claus reminds all chil 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