{"id":3221,"date":"2010-01-05T00:51:56","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T06:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2010-01-05T17:13:17","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T23:13:17","slug":"mr-rants-post-holiday-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=3221","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Rant’s Post Holiday Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waiting, waiting, waiting is all I seem to be doing lately. I ordered a case of DCUC11 from Matty on December 23rd. I realized when I ordered them that it was too close to Christmas to expect them anytime soon. To Matty\u2019s credit, they had them ready for shipment rather quickly, but UPS dropped the ball. The tracking number told me my figures arrived in my hometown on New Year\u2019s Eve\u2019s Eve, and there they sat, until yesterday. Apparently UPS didn\u2019t feel obligated to deliver residential stuff so close to either holiday. And picking them up myself would just be too easy for them to allow. So there they sat, a few miles from my home for six days. <\/p>\n

Sometimes I have a need to get my toy fix by buying a little something, even though I know more will be here soon. This usually happens in the few months that exist in between waves. Even though I knew my toys would be here soon, the junkie in me demanded something to tide him over. So, off I went to the local stores to see what I could scavenge after Christmas clearance.<\/p>\n

First up was Wal-Mart. Readers, I\u2019m sure you could picture the enthusiasm on my face, as I walked to the end of that first toy aisle on Saturday night, and there, joining the half-dozen Power Girls on the DUC pegs, was wave 11. Our UPS hub is literally five blocks away from this Wal-Mart. I found myself staring at the complete wave of toys I wanted, but couldn\u2019t buy because they were already five blocks and three days away. I\u2019m not sure what the exact criteria are, but that must be somewhere in the \u201cEpic Fail\u201d range.<\/p>\n

I moved on to Target, perhaps driving a little more aggressively now. One great thing about Target is their clearance policies. When Target wants to get rid of something, they\u2019re serious about it. They are the only big box store, at least around here, that knows what the word clearance means. Sometimes though, I think it backfires. If not on them, then definitely on us. Those two new JLU six packs were on clearance, even the two new ones, and for a great price. The problem with that is the new ones sold immediately and left us with about a dozen of the old six packs that have already been sitting there for weeks. Meanwhile, their selection of DCUC harkens back to the non-clearanced wave 6, that\u2019s been there since last January. Where\u2019s that clearance, Target?<\/p>\n

One last stop to Toys R Us. Going through these aisles was something akin to a war zone. Shelves were empty, rubble was everywhere, children were screaming, men walked around with glazed over eyes, women road-blocked aisles with carts and banal conversations. I was forced to wander through the unfamiliar countries of Babies R Us and Kids R Us, all while trying to avoid the leftover seasonal crews trying to keep their jobs past Christmas with sniper-like customer service. I think I heard a dozen different versions of \u201ccan I help you find anything\u201d while there. But, my perilous journey wasn\u2019t without its rewards. There, at the end of the last aisle, in between the misplaced and the badly reshopped, was the old familiar welcoming sneer of Leonard Snart, a.k.a. Captain Cold, and his brother, Captain Cold, and his other brother, Captain Cold. It\u2019s always good to know, no matter how cold the good Cap\u2019n is, he\u2019ll always keep our pegs toasty and warm.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Disgruntled, I went home and bought something off eBay instead.<\/p>\n

-Mr. Rant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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