in one comic/ game store i noticed the cashier opening the game on the spot for the customer to check not only that the CD was the right game, but also for scratches and defects. sure it does hold up the queue a bit but it will avoid such situations, especially since those games do cost a pretty penny...

woohoo! now that's what I'm talking about. well done, mom.

i think in this case Marty overreacted quite a bit. If there's nothing that she can do about it, what else is there to discuss? I don't really get how that was bad service...

this kind of rubbish teaches kids that they not only have rights to unlimited money, but that the important things in life amount to consumerism...ugh! I know SO many people who are like that and it's disgusting...Their highest priority isn't high school, but the next one-wear-only-overpriced-outfit to wear to the next let's-get-wasted-party.

When I was small my Barbie was more of a family-type. I played with friends and yeah, we had fun dressing them up, but the little skits we played out were more realistic than just going to the mall. They had proper lives with nice friends and decent homes...and they were more interested in making pizza than dressing up. Hm. I wonder how all that changed. This is something that really riles me up...but I'll stop myself from ranting here.