Tax-Free Running of the Bulls(hit)

I don't know if it is the alignment of the planets or what, but for the second time in a week I have subjected myself to the masses during Prime Time- shopping at the mall on a Saturday. Oh, but this was a special edition. It is a tax-free weekend. (For those who don't know what this is, it means that the state will not charge you taxes on certain items. Many times they are items related to school such as clothes, shoes, computers, etc. ad nauseaum.)

Don't get me wrong, I love a bargain like the next gal, but good Lord! It's only 7% on the first X-amount depending on what the item was (there is a whole laundry list). The mall was like the Running of the Bulls. People were rushing around as if their lives depended on it. For me, I was on a mission for some "proper" shoes. Up until this point, my footwear wardrobe has consisted of boots, platforms (and not of the patent leather, $2 whore variety), and Birks. Since I am venturing into uncharted territory, I took cues from what I did see when I went in for my interview. Certainly not the khakis and polos kinda crowd like where I am currently, unless they participate in the institution of Casual Fridays. It should prove interesting.

But the mall. What the hell, people? Sure, I understand your coming to the mall for the tax incentive, but do you and your children have to act like heathens? Is it really necessary for you and your brood, who have several different fathers, to meander the mall aimlessly hindering the traffic of others who have a purpose? Or what about people with children who put on dramatical tantrums, complete with the sprawling of the limbs? What kills me is that their parents just look at them as if it is cute. There is nothing cute about it. My first inclination is to kick the bastard across the hall. That would certainly give it something to cry about. People's unruly kids are not my concern. They are just an annoyance.

Needless to say, shoes were a no-go. It's hard to find shoes in my size. It just made my excursion through the mall all that much better.

Why did I go today of all days? Mainly for the people watching... and the tax break. It was, after all, the Running of the Bulls(hit).