So, I was over at the electronics store (not a big box one) to buy a new set of earphones. The current ones I have for my iPod are starting to wear down. The sound cuts off frequently and I find that I have to tilt my head slightly one way or the other, or jiggle the cord just to get the sound back. Ridiculous! Anyway, in the store there’s the display with all sorts of earphones. Up in the top row I saw a set of Skullcandy ones so I tried to get it off the hook. After a moment or two I noticed that I couldn’t pull it off the damn thing. I just gave up and tried a different set. They too were locked in. How the hell am I supposed to comparison shop like that? What if I wanted to check out the specs of different sets to figure out which one suited my purposes? Whatever.

After a minute or two of frustration a clerk came over seemingly smiling at my ineptitude and I asked for the set on the top shelf. He pulled the magnetic key out of his pocket and unlocked the thing. Seriously, so where were you a minute or two ago, jackass? Don’t look at me like I’m an idiot. He brought it to the counter and promptly started ringing it in. I had to put a halt to that immediately, because seriously, I’d like to take a look at what I’m getting first. I went back to the display and started pawing the other brands. He just stood there as I tried to check the backside of the packages for stats, knowing full well that I couldn’t take them off properly. I went to check a cheaper brand and the clerk chuckled as if I had no clue: “[that brand] is not better than Skullcandy.” Gee, thanks. Why don’t you just let me look? Ugh.

In the end, I didn’t leave the place if only because the ones that I wanted were on sale. After he rang it in he asked if I was interested in the extended warranty. Apparently those exist for earbuds. Were you aware of that? I refused. Why would I want to spend 133% of the original cost on a gamble like that. First of all, these are cheap earbuds. If something were to happen to them 2 years from now I won’t be crying a river over them. He tried a second time saying that it could mean two extra pairs of earbuds for free in the future if something goes wrong. I still refused. He insisted, “for an extra $10?” I was already getting annoyed, but I kept it to a simple “no.” Think he’d get the hint, right? He did stop, but he stated while shaking is head “not many people would turn down two extra pairs of earbuds for $10.” AS IF. Don’t shake your head at me, asswipe! You know very well that you’re peddling bullshit. Don’t get mad because I saw through that.

Sorry, I just wanted to let go of all that.