The hard drive in Spencer's computer croaked during a recent power outage, so yesterday we ventured into a store so he could buy a replacement. The problem: the store was Office Depot! And here I thought I was so impervious to the allure of products. But the pens! The labels! The post-its, envelopes, and planners, all in such beautiful colors!
Well, I made it out without buying anything -- barely -- but they didn't have any hard drives in stock so then we had to go to... Office Max!!! The minute you walk in there you're faced with the row labeled "Writing Instruments," and indeed the pens reach to the horizon, their plastic packaging gleaming into infinity. I managed to walk down that aisle only once, not to touch anything, to avert my eyes from at least some of the stationery, and to drool only a little over the folders.
But I learned an important safety tip: stay far away from office supply vendors during any and all months of not shopping.
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