My friend Andy emailed me this rant:
You know how they say Sweetest Day and Valentine’s Day are “Hallmark” holidays? Over the weekend I realized that Christmas is a “Duracell” holiday.
It all revolves around buying gifts with “batteries not included.” And, when you’re at the store, they’ve positioned batteries to your left and right at the checkout. Then, the high schooler bagging your stuff tries to up-sell you: “And do you need batteries today?”
And, of course, there are a hundred different kinds of batteries. Some are better for your digital camera. Some last even LONGER in your digital camera. But have you noticed that even the ones that last THE LONGEST don’t last long enough? Otherwise they wouldn’t need to sell them in packages of four.
I’m going to celebrate Christmas this year, don’t get me wrong. But at my house, all my kids are getting lincoln logs and bicycles … and a good old fashioned game of “help me clean the garage.” They’ll still have all the fun you can have as a kid. But no batteries required.
Filed under: Annoyances, Holidays
