Do we need this?
22 December 2009
First, congrats to my mother-in-law, Ann, who won the copy of Roseanna White’s A Stray Drop of Blood. For those who are new to the blog, my very scientific way of choosing the winner is pulling a number out of an old tea tin. I pulled number 7, and my mother-in-law was the seventh person to comment. Voila. For those who commented and are interested in a little discount action when they order A Stray Drop of Blood, shoot Roseanna an e-mail — Roseanna at RoseannaWhite.com — and she’ll give you details.
In other less exciting news, I was at the grocery store (the way all good stories start, right?) and someone came on the P.A. I’m assuming a manager or something, although personally I would be shoving this job off on whomever else I could. So he comes on the intercom, clears his throat, and starts chit-chatting about how cold it’s been. (Insert me rolling my eyes. It’s December in Kansas City. Yeah, it’s cold.) Then he goes on to say, “The thought of the days is, “If you’re having a rough day, do something nice for somebody else.”
Which left me thinking, yeah, that’s true… But, you know. I’m standing back here trying to figure out which ham I should buy. If he’d caught me during my morning devotional time, that’d have been one thing. But when I’m on my third stop of the morning with my toddler, standing in a crowded supermarket with other holiday shoppers, I’m not really in “that kind of place.”
So I’m really wondering whose brainstorm this was. Did they come up with this at some marketing meeting? Like, “Maybe a thought of the day around 11:30 would really pull the people in.” Is it some sort of holiday special where we talk about things that would be good for us to do?
It all seemed very strange to me. Of course, I’m now blogging about Price Chopper which I’ve never done before, so maybe they’re onto something.
Thought of the day: Enjoy your Tuesday. And it’s good to do something nice for somebody else, regardless of what kind of day you’re having.
Comments
I’m laughing because I had a fleeting fiction idea…what if the Thought of the day was something snarky? Or silly? Would THAT draw more people than something pleasant?
Haven’t shopped at Price Chopper in ages! Are they still the official grocery store of the Kansas City Chiefs? LOL
Posted by Erica Vetsch on 22 December 2009
What a fab idea, Erica! In a novel, the manager would’ve just had his heart broken or something…
And, believe it or not, this is the FIRST year of no “Chiefs and Chopper.” It’s now Hy-Vee. Really threw me for a loop.
Posted by Stephanie on 22 December 2009
Oh dear. I should have read your blog BEFORE I emailed you about what kind of Tuesday I’ve had.
Posted by Debbie McCool on 22 December 2009