After I was done with class today, I was told by Logan that I needed to run to Runnings to get a calf sled before I came home. I knew in my mind that going to Runnings is always an adventure, but this time it TRUELY was an adventure.
I walked into Runnings and knew I needed to find a calf sled. So I walked around Runnings acting like I knew what I was looking for and where it was, even though I really didn't!! I got asked a few times if I needed any help finding what I was looking for--Nope, I'm good, as I continued to wander around the store. Finally I asked a guy if they had calf sleds and where they were. Yea we do--they are outside in the front of the store. Ok, thanks. So I walk up to the front of the store to the checkout counter to pay for the sled.
I get to the counter and tell the lady I need a calf sled. She says ok, what size? I'm like uhhh I have no clue, let me call and find out. So I call Logan and ask him what size. He says the medium one. Oh, AND I need one with rope. AND I need a pipe heater. I'm thinking oh my...WHY ME!! WHY do I have to come to Runnings for you!! I get off the phone and tell the cashier that I need a medium calf sled with a rope and I also need a pipe heater. She says ok, you can go back to plumbing and I will walkie someone to meet you back there to help you find what you are looking for. As I leave the cashier counter to go back to plumbing, I hear this over the walkies: I need assistance in the plumbing department. There is a lady coming back. She is wearing a white coat, is dressed up with her hair in a ponytail. --REALLY?! I really had to be identified in that much detail?!! This is South Dakota people!!
So I get back to the plumbing, and wouldn't you know..there is a guy standing there waiting for me. He asks me what I need help with. I said I need to get a pipe heater. So I follow him down the aisle and he says here they are--what size do you need? I tell him I have no clue, so I just pick one off the shelf. He asks me, do you need help with anything else? I say yes, I need rope for a calf sled. So he leads me over to the rope area. I pick out the one that looks right, and he figures it looks right too. He says so how much do you want? Uhhhh I don't know. So he just starts pulling rope out of the spool. He says would like 12 feet work? I say well how much do you have pulled out right now? He measures and it is 12 feet. I say yeah that will work. I tell him thank you so much for your assistance and head STRAIGHT back to the pipe heater aisle. I call Logan and ask him how long he wants it. He says 9 ft, so I put the one I had down and grab the 9 ft one.
My shopping is complete at Runnings, but my adventures are not over. I go up to the checkout counter and I go back to the same lady. I say ok, I think I am all good to go now! So I check out and everything is golden. (I really think Logan should have a house account or something at Runnings since I am there ALL the time!!) After I check out, she says over the walkie: I need some assistance to load out a calf sled. Im think Oh good grief--I could do this by myself!! But the SAME GUY that helped me before comes up to help load me up. He says ok--I will meet you right over there. Ok! So I go out to my car and move ALL of my JUNK to the trunk of my car for this dang calf sled to fit in the backseat!! So I pull up to where the guy is standing and I get out and open the door to the backseat. He grabs a sled and I say hopefully it will fit in the backseat!! He goes oh yeah, it will (as he is shoving and maneuvering the sled around so it will fit). I again say thank you, and off I go. My adventure at Runnings is now over. THANK GOD!!
Farm Girl Tip # 27: If you are ever sent to Runnings to get stuff for the farm, just ask for assistance right away, and just act like a dumb blonde the whole time--they will get EVERYTHING for you and you won't have to wander around.
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