Sometimes "Super" Sucks

I'm going to tell you something that my wife has known for years. Just because it has "super" in the title doesn't mean it's better. When I say this I'm referring of course to the super centers (ie. Super Target, etc). This time of year the only "super" thing about them is that they are a super pain in the ass.

You pull up to the super center. You park a mile from the store because everyone and their brother is trying to get their shopping done. When you finally make it to the store you are bumping elbows with the same "everybody and their brother" that beat you into the store and parked closer. Getting in the store is only half the walking. You then need to walk another quarter of a mile because the department you need is on the other side of the store, which happens to be the size of a small city. When you get to the department you get disappointed because the same "everybody and their brother" that beat you into the store and bumped elbows with you as you walked to the department also wanted the same thing and bought them all so the item is out of stock...

An hour later, 3 miles of walking, and several elbows to the gut later you are finally back in your car with nothing to show for the past hour of effort. Oh, the joys of Christmas shopping!

From one procrastinator to potentially another. Do yourself a favor and look for the store that doesn't have "super" in the title. Even if that means shopping at "Target" instead of "Super Target." I guarantee they will be stocking the same thing for the same price and without nearly the traffic.

Even if the cost is a bit more at the non "super" center, consider the extra charge a fee for hassle free shopping. A fee that I feel is well worth the couple extra bucks.