Took niece school shopping. My aunt bored at my Mom's apartment wanted to come along and meet nephew. I was expecting a teacher school supply list to go shopping. What I got was 2 envelopes of coupons with her lists written on all four sides for a discount store and grocery store. I said School Shopping, not Everything in the House Shopping. Even better I got a phone interview scheduled for this afternoon that I made last night. We are pressed for time. Aunt thought we were clothes shopping and recommended the cheapest kids clothes she ever found store, but have to go to the sales rack. I think the sales rack in any stores are fairly equal in price, but we are not clothes shopping. Aunt was confused what we were going to do. School supplies, notebooks, pencils, glue, etc. Oh, now she gets it. Sister says my niece and nephew have clothes for school. She buys clothes as needed not only when school starts. I said most of clothes come from garage sales anyway.
So off we go and it would be nice if sister did not organize her list by On Sale, Coupon, and Not On Sale. I like Health, School, Bath, Toys sections on a list when hunting for these things. We dropped off prescription for sister and aunt had to question the number of bottles. The 2nd bottle was if they didn't have the 1st med, we are not getting both. Then had to upset niece b/c coupon picture didn't match what she picked out. We have to get the item on the coupon to use it.
School was easier than health and cleaning sections. Niece picked out a backpack for herself and brother. I selected the crayons and glue sticks. I wonder if my sister is also buying for herself, she is a school librarian. Had trouble with markers and scissors. Markers were to be Bold colored. There are no Bold markers, they have Bright and Classic. Scissors were not the right size. 6 inch is on the list, but can only find 5 inch and 7 inch. There no pencil boxes my niece liked, she wanted a glitter pencil pouch. I don't know if that is what the teacher had in mind.
Then pick up prescription and worried aunt is going to give the clerk a clue I'm not the person on the bottle and using sister's credit card. She can't stop talking while clerk is explaining the important info on the med. We luck out until the 10% reward coupon doesn't scan. Aunt is impatient b/c we need to go. She even bagged the supplies in my sister's canvas bags we brought to speed things up. Explain the pharmacy person did something to get it through so clerk had to call them to find out what they did. Problem solved, carried supplies to sister's house and I went home to await my phone interview. Aunt was worried I wasn't going to make it.
Phone interview done, return to sister's to finish the shopping. I'm jobless so have nothing better to do. Aunt went with brother-in-law to do the grocery store shopping. Niece wanted to watch TV instead of hanging out with me. I try to return the wrong items, but sister forgot to put the receipt with it so can't return items w/out an ID. Ok, put items back in the car so I don't get accused of shoplifting. Finish shopping and call sister to double check what I'm suppose to get. Visit another store for items 1st store didn't have. Back to sister's.
Aunt and brother-in-law are there. Aunt said she wanted to see my apartment, but my sister calls it a culture shock b/c aunt is a neat freak. I'm the opposite. Now aunt doesn't want to come. So sister's family will drive Aunt back to Mom's, return items after sister found receipt in the wrong bag, and get silverware for Mom I forgot to get for her. Sister's list was too long to remember things not written. So now Aunt and Mom get to meet nephew. I went home, took Precious for a walk, and got ready for bed.
Tomorrow Aunt insisted I put Mom's photo frames b/c she will never get around to it.
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