A >>W a l m a r t<< Rant.

I had another rant ready to post but I decided it might be a little bit more offensive than I would usually post on this space. So instead I decided to rant about W a l m a r t. <==I spaced it like this in hopes that the classy shoppers of the said store don't end up loitering around this space in their "YOU WORE THAT OUT OF THE HOUSE?! kind out of outfits.
Yep.
Good ole' WallyWorld.
Can I just tell you how much I really can't stand that place but let's be real for a second - I can't afford to not shop there.

Anyways..

So, we planned to make a purchase from said store but the price online was cheaper than in the store. So, when Ryan got up to the checker he says to her that it's cheaper online and asked if she would price match the website - their own website. She immediately gets snippy with him and says "We DO NOT price match the website."

Ryan is in awe the moment she says it with her craptastic attitude and he says "Wait...you don't price match your own website. That's a joke right?"

Again with the craptastic attitude she says "NO SIR. It is not a joke. We do not price match our store's website. We price match any competitors advertised price but not our website."

In disbelief and a bit of annoyance from the attitude he says "So, I have to go home order it from my computer then pick it up in the store to get the website price?"

"YES. That is what I am saying sir." is what the checker says.
So Ryan proceeds to tell her that he doens't want the item anymore. So she lets him know that she will have to get a manager to take the item off, so he just leaves. Buys nothing and leaves.

I'm angry their employee had such an attitude with Ryan and about the fact they don't price match their own prices and sent a little tweet about how much I was irritated about the situation, and guess who tweeted back. The reply tweet said "Thank you for your interest in our Price Match Guarantee. You can't find more information here: XXXXXXXXX"
First, there was zero interest in the guarantee. Second - it does indeed state the stupid fact they will not honor their own price on their corporate website. Ridiculous.
I kindly tweeted back "I still think it's ridiculous you don't price match since ALL of your competitors do."
End of Convo.

Fast Forward to Ordering online to "Site-to-Store" the stupid item.
We order it.
Proceed to check out.
The earliest pick up date which I would have  thought to be the next day since he had the item in his hand and there were others on the shelf  is two weeks.
Yes, two weeks to get the order from their own site to their own flippin' store.
You can't make this crap up people.
You just can't.

All of their competitors - Target, Babies "R" Us, etc. all price match but noooooooo not them, that would be too easy and start a level of quality customer service they tossed to the wind many years ago and have no intention of going back to.

I know this from experience (about their craptastic customer service) since one time they had all their cat litter stacked in the wrong places and we got to the checkout for it to be way more expensive than the stupid price tag on the rack said - the manager came went to the back and after being gone for a ridiculous amount of time came back and said that it was mis-stocked and that we needed to look through the tags on the rack based on the product name. When we told them that was ridiculous and we would like the price the litter was stacked with, they proceeded to tell us "well, apparently there was a stocking issue and we don't stock that area so that isn't our problem.We won't be honoring the price it was stacked at."

There you have it folks. It's now the customer's job, not the employees job, to make sure they have the right litter price because heaven forbid someone in the store do their correct job.

OK, I'll stop ranting.

Favorite Posts.

I have a lot of posts on this blog.  I have been blogging in this space since 2007.  So making my list of favorite posts could have gone on forever and that would be ridiculous.
So here are 10 of my favorites on the blog.

• Me In All My Imperfections 
• If You Really Knew Me
• A Changed Heart & A New Why
• On Being A Mama
• My Person. 
• On Letting Go.
• Have Integrity Dangit
• A Deeper Appreciation
• The Blogger I'm Not. 
• Lessons by a 8 Year old While Camping  

Struggle.

 Something I Struggle with is what today's topic is for this lovely little challenge.
And this challenge could just make that list. Seriously. Some of these prompts are tough.

I struggle with myself.
I know it sounds weird but I'll explain.
I struggle with the expectations I have for myself in a lot of areas.
I struggle with the idea of how I should be.
I struggle with being put on the spot and answering a question about myself.
That's the one that's the kicker.
If I don't know, how else am I supposed to ask? You know?

When I put posed photos of myself on this blog do you know how many snaps it takes?
10,847 A lot.
Why? Because I have an idea of what I think it will look like and it doesn't.
I can't be the only one right?
That's why I'm not a fashion blogger.
OK, that's not true - I'm not a fashion blogger because I am the girl with the most simple wardrobe ever. I pretty much wear tank tops under Old Navy Vintage Tees with a pair of jeans.
I'm not kidding either.
I'm not a fashion blogger because I'm the most boringly  simply dressed person ever that doesn't like shopping.
Pretty sure my blogger card is getting taken away.

Back to my point.
I struggle with talking about myself in real life and on this blog.
Maybe that seems weird - but I really don't have many "about me" posts on her because I don't like them.
If you were to come to Colorado and ask me where I want to eat, I wouldn't probably have an answer because a) I'm that laid back 99% of the time I really don't have a big opinion about it. b) I don't like being put on the spot.

Some of these prompts that are about "telling about yourself" I seriously sit and think about them for like days. Literally Days. I don't know what to write and it's about myself.
So I struggle with myself.
How does someone not know how to answer questions about themselves?
I mean really.

Apparently I struggle with the need to ramble because that's all I did in this post.
Why? Because I didn't know what to write about.

and woodpeckers. I struggle with woodpeckers.

Some Favorites

Can I tell you how much I hate choosing *favorites*??
I come across so many fabulous blogs and their posts that I adore reading. So many awesome people that I have connected with over the years.
So here are a couple that come to mind - and by all means know this is just the beginning of the long list of blogs that I read.

Oh! Leona << Leona blogs from the UK and I've become blog friends with her over the years and she always keeps me laughing - especially following her on Twitter. She's that "say it is" kinda girl and since she's not in the US it's far more funny because things are far more acceptable in the UK than they are here so it makes it even more funny.  Her pup Rex is absolutely adorable. How sweet is this engagement story?

Heart of Aloha <<Angie is a talented artist, a heart for God and a huge love for her husband and such a beautiful heart. So Beautiful. She lives in the Maui and so her photos are always making me want to hop on a plane and move there. Seriously. I cannot say enough about how much I love reading all about her and her husband - who she loves with all of her heart.

Mama Marchand's Nest  <<Tricia is such a sweet friend, someone that I appreciate so much. A blog friend that has been there when I needed a ear, one of the few that got the text when A arrived and I just love her little family.  N, her daughter, is such a little cutie and says some of the funniest little things.

Sand and Starfish. << Stephanie is another one that I love to pieces and oh my goodness, I can't get enough of gck-1 in her darling Spiderman pjs and the precious capes she makes for the pups, Crixus and Leonidas. Seriously...adorable. Stephanie is a shop owner apart of my A-List and is also the first official thing I bought off of etsy and had me hooked on handmade. This gal, oh my goodness, there are so many things that we see eye to eye on. She blogs less than she instagrams so you can check her out on IG regularly or buy some fab stuff from her shop.

Southhamsdarling << Thisisme is a long time blog friend, one that I have been connected with for the last several years and although I don't get to comment on her blog as much as I would hope I am always reading her blog. It's full of the good stuff - love, family, humor and pretty flowers.