...a funny thing happened to me when I went to get some bleach last night at CVS.
CVS was out of bleach, which was totally unacceptable since I needed bleach since I still am having a bit of problems convincing the puppies that my hallway is not a bathroom.
I get into my car dreading going to Jewel or Ultra, I HATE going to a full-blown supermarket for just a bottle of bleach, when I notice the 24 hour convenience store across the street that I've just never been to since I avoid 24 hour convenience stores due to their normal 500% mark-up.
But it was just a bottle of bleach, so I swung over. (More like screeched, but I was in the Z and it was right by the Highland police station and a few guys were out front....they like me and we play a bit.)
Not only was a gallon of bleach under $2, but as I was checking out I looked thru the glasstop counter and saw a mini-headshop display of pipes, one-hits, screens, papers, clips, and mini-bongs. The words, "you sell pipes?!?!", came out of my mouth all by themselves as I was in shock and the guy behind the counter laughed and said, "you didn't notice the hookas and bongs behind the counter yet, did you?".
I looked more carefully at the product laden display behind him and counted no less than 4 different size 4 lead hookas that looked pretty nice, as well as some knock-off 2-3 foot Graphixs.
I couldn't even speak, I was just shocked silly.
The guy was cracking up looking at me and read my reaction perfectly. He just said, "we stock what people ask us for and what they buy, and no one has hassled us about carrying it....we just don't advertise it real big".
There is a stealth headshop less than 1/2 mile from my house.
(Oh, I picked up a pipe that was on sale and some screens is the whole "pipe" tie-in....I felt obligated and the experience was kewl.)
CVS was out of bleach, which was totally unacceptable since I needed bleach since I still am having a bit of problems convincing the puppies that my hallway is not a bathroom.
I get into my car dreading going to Jewel or Ultra, I HATE going to a full-blown supermarket for just a bottle of bleach, when I notice the 24 hour convenience store across the street that I've just never been to since I avoid 24 hour convenience stores due to their normal 500% mark-up.
But it was just a bottle of bleach, so I swung over. (More like screeched, but I was in the Z and it was right by the Highland police station and a few guys were out front....they like me and we play a bit.)
Not only was a gallon of bleach under $2, but as I was checking out I looked thru the glasstop counter and saw a mini-headshop display of pipes, one-hits, screens, papers, clips, and mini-bongs. The words, "you sell pipes?!?!", came out of my mouth all by themselves as I was in shock and the guy behind the counter laughed and said, "you didn't notice the hookas and bongs behind the counter yet, did you?".
I looked more carefully at the product laden display behind him and counted no less than 4 different size 4 lead hookas that looked pretty nice, as well as some knock-off 2-3 foot Graphixs.
I couldn't even speak, I was just shocked silly.
The guy was cracking up looking at me and read my reaction perfectly. He just said, "we stock what people ask us for and what they buy, and no one has hassled us about carrying it....we just don't advertise it real big".
There is a stealth headshop less than 1/2 mile from my house.
(Oh, I picked up a pipe that was on sale and some screens is the whole "pipe" tie-in....I felt obligated and the experience was kewl.)