I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
Posts Tagged ‘offline’
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time
I went shopping with my wife the other day, to a British city
centre nearby. My ordeal lasted ten hours. During many idle
moments, I compiled this rough guide for shoppers who are unsure
whether to shop online or offline in future.
I decided that shoppers SHOULD shop offline, at a nearby
shopping centre, if they:
* Enjoy getting up early, to drive through slow-moving traffic
and secure cheap parking places. * Aren’t too worried if their
parked cars are scratched or bumped anonymously whilst they’re
out shopping. * Thrive outdoors in the British climate, and are
impervious to rain, hail, snow, wind, heat, frost, fog etc. *
Welcome walking from shop to shop, to find what they or their
partner needs, at the best prices. * Don’t panic when their
partner says that s/he wants to try an eighth store for a
‘special something’. * Like driving and/or walking back to
stores, if goods are faulty, the wrong size or they forget
something. * View the carrying of heavy plastic bags, which
slice into their hands, as a form of exercise. * See avoiding
pickpockets, thieves and robbers as a bit of ‘sport’ too. *
Tolerate sinister young men with a taste for lager, lurking in
boisterous groups on street corners. * Humour young parents with
4×4 buggies and/or unruly, unrestrained toddlers that scream
loudly. * Think retired people should only go shopping at the
weekends and in the evenings, at the same time as people who
work. * Believe wide friends have the right to amble slowly
side-by-side, in ways that block pavements and passageways. *
Don’t mind being buffeted by other hungry shoppers, also trying
to secure tables at eating outlets. * Shrug-off the astronomic
prices in shopping centres, for snacks and drinks of indifferent
quality. * Enjoy dodging cars, vans and lorries, and feel they
belong in city centres during shopping hours. * Think that
second-hand cigarette smoke and vehicle fumes add a ‘certain
something’ to shopping. * Relish sharing strangers’ viruses,
bacteria, body odours, exotic language, odd habits etc. * Are
tolerant of shop assistants’ occasional bad manners, surly
behaviour and incompetence. * Like queuing, smelly toilets and
litter, and/or removing dog mess and chewing gum from shoes or
buggy wheels. * Enjoy finding quiet spots in otherwise confined,
crowded and claustrophobic public spaces. * Think graffiti
really is an art form, and smile when shop maintenance goes
unattended for weeks. * Shrug their shoulders if shops open only
when it’s convenient for owners, staff (and politicians). *
Remove carefully the flyers left furtively under their
windscreen wipers whilst parked and read them avidly later.
I could go on but, if you identify yourself with most of these
phenomena, then you probably should shop at a shopping centre
nearby. If, like me though, you find many of them irksome, you
might consider shopping online instead next time