I was recently at McFadden's enjoying a night of merriment and drink. It would be an understatement to say the bar was crowded. Trying to order a drink was a physical ordeal- pushing your way past the hordes to get the bartenders' attention. That was the easy part. Navigating your way back through the human obstacle course without spilling your beer was the more challenging endeavor.
And then I saw it. Something that frustrated me so badly I new I was going to blog about it later. There was a group of women blocking the only path to my table. The only thing that made this mundane observation extraordinary was the fact that each of them had a monstrosity over their shoulders. The only awesome part about this bunch was that they looked like they had just been rejected from a casting call of The Hills. All glammed up, but obviously pissed off at something "important". I think it was due mostly to the fact that two of the girls had similar looking bags. It was obscene how big these things were given the size of the crowd in the bar. They could have smuggled one of Octo-mom's fat, ugly babies in there with ease. One of them even had the nerve to look angry when I tried to get by, using my free hand to push her arm luggage aside. I don't even want to know what would've happened if I had spilled beer on it.What's the point of these ridiculous bags? To keep a comfortable barrier between them and pervy guys? Are they trying to frustrate people with a blatant display of ignorance? Is it a status thing? Maybe it's a theft deterrent? I mean, who'd get away trying to steal a purse that size? Or are they just trying to deflect attention away from their lack of intelligence/personality/anything meaningful?
Either way, I'm not a fan. It looks like they're just trying to shoplift formula and diapers from Harris Teeter.
Shawn calls it luggage - "why don't women just bring their rolling suitcases with them, to the store, to dinner, to a club..."
ReplyDeleteWell I don't see you guys complaining when you need to blow your noses and we are able to whip out a tissue, or when you need a bandaid for your new flip flops, or some sinus medicine for the crazy rag weed flying in the city air....or what about that water bottle you want to sip out of but wont fit in your cargo pants?!? And don't forget the 500 keys we have to carry around, that won't possibly fit in a cute little clutch! But I do agree, theres no need for all that crap at a bar. IN a bar, all you will ever need is a debit card and a tollerance to hold you own or a hair tie if you cant.