so on the way home from work last night i remembered that i'll need a zillion clothespins for the durham symphony concert this weekend. (the musicians use them to keep their music from blowing away during outdoor concerts.) i stopped at my favorite dollar store and was surprised to see a big display of clothespins right by the door. that was easy.
so i strolled around the store for a couple of minutes, looking at all the other crap. i was almost tempted by some nice wood 5x7 picture frames, then thought the best of it. i briefly considered some adequate stemware, but realized something better would come along. (i once got a dozen amazing crate & barrel wine glasses for $1 each at this place! that's why it's my favorite dollar store.)
i saw they had my favorite cookies in stock, so i grabbed a package. these are sandwich cookies (like an oreo in concept), but the cookie part is vanilla and the filling is orange/pineapple creme. i adore them.
apparently the lady running the cash register loves these cookies, too, because she couldn't stop talking about them as she was ringing me up. "ooh! these are THE BEST cookies! myrtle (she leans over to a co-worker)... have you had these cookies??!? they're soooo good!" she keeps up with this, saying 4 or 5 more times how they're the best cookies EVER, and the store did such a good job placing an order for them...
then she leans close to me, over the counter, and whispers, "one of the reasons i like them so much is they keep me regular."
Posted by xta at April 15, 2004 10:06 AM | TrackBack