Today was a rest day following our flight over and its number of delays. What better way to rest in Los Angeles than to hit Walmart and PetSmart! These are my two most favourite places in the whole world!
First was PetSmart which is the most awesome of pet stores. In fact, at the end of each trip to the USA, I take in all of the coins that we have not spent on our trip and donate those to PetSmart. This store is HUGE and stocks everything and anything for your domestic pets. Not only this, they have a "Doggy Daycare" (see photo below) , an inside boarding kennel, pet grooming salon, and an adoption service for cats and kittens (see photo below). It’s just amazing. My dogs have a whole wardrobe purchased from there as well as countless educational instruments (ok...they are toys alright?) from there. The cats benefit from my trips to PetSmart also, however I confess that I have had canned cat food confiscated at the border, as once the cans are opened there is meat and fish products in them. When I went to bring them into Australia (and yes we declared them) the chick at the border had no idea whether canned food is a banned item, so seized them "just in case".
We then set off for Walmart. In case I have not mentioned this before…I absolutely LOVE Walmart. It’s a place you can go to for a bargain and in doing so, have the confidence to step out in public in any way that you see fit, and not give a damn. If you want to dress as Batman….hey….all the power to you. Just make sure you get that bargain. If you’re an 80 year old man who visits there dressed in nothing other than a g-string…..well you seriously rock Grandpa! Just try to make sure your bargains include one of the many styles of shorts they have there. Sometimes I do get a little worried thinking I might be over dressed for the place and I will be mugged for my shoes in the car park….but that apprehension melts away as soon as I walk through their front doors. The only way to obtain something that is cheaper than Walmart, is to steal it.
At Walmart you can buy absolutely everything. It is the only place that I am aware of where you can buy tampax and a rifle. Come to think of it, one might purchase both together given that some women lose their minds if they suffer hormonal issues “at that time of the month”. Nah seriously….this place has everything. To make the most of the time there, the Bear and I split up going to our respective hot spots. The Bear grabs incredible bargains in the menswear department and on this occasion several bottles of one of his favourite aftershave. I make a beeline to the women’s department where I usually manage to score some great buys however today I did not. Despite my weight loss I am still buying off the fat-racks. Unfortunately on this occasion the larger ladies clothing were less than appealing. . Purchasing and wearing paisley patterned fat-person shorts won’t be happening in this life time, and a nylon dress will NEVER be seen inside my wardrobe. And when will any clothing distributor ever going to understand that obese ladies do not have the desire to have, or even get around the house wearing a mumu? On the bright side, it could double a tablecloth I suppose. I did however purchase 10 pair of SIZE 12 KNICKERS!!!
The is a zillion and one things that I would really love to buy at Walmart and have actually considered purchasing things that I want and posting them home to Australia. The postage would be horrendous though and I cannot justify that. Instead we stock up on smaller things so that they can be packed in with our luggage. These include clothing, pharmaceuticals, make up, stuff for the dogs, dash camera’s, my sisters favourite lipstick and SIZE 12 KNICKERS. On a previous trip we had actually placed empty, smaller suitcases inside the big ones in order to fill them at Walmart. In the American winter though we cannot do that as our larger winter clothes take up more room. We might be shopping beside some of the world’s weirdest people, but hey….when I walk through those front doors….I am one of them! I would not bat an eyelid if I saw a dwarf riding a pig down those aisles as it would be part of the norm there! It would appear that a lot of patrons feel that underwear is optional and that is ok by me……unless a testicle pops out of a lady’s shorts. Even then I would be more curious than disgusted.
Just when you think that things could not get any more bizarre there something will show me that it can. On this trip, I discovered “Butt Paste”. Seriously (see below photo). Whilst the name would have been excellent being seen on a tube of peanut butter, its not. It’s a nappy rash cream and I
just had to buy it just for the hell of it.
Not much else happened today given that it was a quiet one so not much to tell. Hopefully tomorrow will be filled with something interesting to report!!just had to buy it just for the hell of it.
