In ranting news, I would like to say that what happened to me this evening is proof of why, even though Wal-Mart drives me NUTS, I have to shop there. I wanted to drop off some pictures this evening. That's it. Just pictures. One look at the Wal-Mart parking lot told me I wanted to avoid turning THERE if at all possible. I thought I would go to Wal-Greens. Should be safe, right?
WRONG.
When I arrived at the kiosk, an employee was working on other pictures and asked if I needed help. I told her no, but that I would like my photos printed on matte paper. (When you scrap as much as I do, you have to minimize fingerprints.) I've learned that at Wal-Greens, you have to hunt down an employee and state your paper preference, since you can't indicate it on the order. She wrote it down! At the end of my order, I stopped and asked her if there was anything else she needed from me regarding the matte paper. No. I left.
Went back an hour later, and picked up my pictures. Guess what? Glossy. RRRRR!
I would have complained, but I had already trekked across their icy parking lot (which I'd almost fallen on when dropping off the prints) to get back to my car. And not two weeks ago, I took 125 Christmas card pictures back in and made them reprint the whole lot because they were grainy. I don't want to be known as the lady who never likes her pictures, but good GRIEF!
And therein lies my complaint. I'm willing to pay 4 cents more a picture to go to WalGreens simply to avoid the chaos that is WalMart, but the truth is, the service is worse! THAT IS NOT GOOD, WALGREENS!!!!
And because there's no point in ending on a bad note - here's some pictures of my kiddos enjoying their Christmas:
One of Braeya's new favorite spots - under the bedroom tree. Her new favorite toy is that bit of gold beading dangling just above her. I've had to restring it already.
Kaegan is a bit more reserved. He prefers to enjoy the view from afar. I find him like this often - curled up on the bed, staring at the lights.
A rare moment: Kaegan and Braeya resting TOGETHER. This is under the dining room tree. 
3 comments:
You were wise to avoid Walmart though. We weren't thinking when we had a free night last week and thought we'd go get a few things. Number one mistake was that it was Friday night. Number two mistake was that is was Friday night before a huge predicted ice storm. Ugh! 45+ minutes in line... double UGH!
you are KIDDING! that is just ridiculous. i bet over half the lanes were closed, weren't they???
That picture of Braeya is adorable! I think you should use it as the front of a Christmas card next year.
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