Don't Should on Me

I'd heard Target had a better deal on ink cartridges for my printer than Office Max so that's where I decided to buy. Even though convenience is usually everything to me, and Office Max is closer to my house, every once in a while (every once in a great while, that is) I make choices based on rational thought and what is best for my budget.

Given that I'm unemployed and have been since last May (thank you, Mike), I went the bargain route and shopped for my ink cartridge at Target. But on the shelf clearly labeled for the Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges was some other kind. I can read. I saw right away that it was the wrong kind. I thought, however, that maybe there were some Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges in the "back" or something like that. So I picked up the Guest phone and waited for the next available Guest service person to meet me at my location (like what am I on a GPS system somewhere or something?).

Anyway someone came and cleared the request. I asked if there were any Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges in the back. We went to the aisle where I'd already searched and looked at the shelf that was clearly labeled for the Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges. The Guest service person bent down and touched the spot where the Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges were not. And she said, "They should be right here."

Do I look like a moron? I mean c'mon just tell me. Do I? Like I said, I can read and I know that's where they should be. But that happens to be where they are not. Help me out here. She does manage to offer up that the delivery will be coming on Monday (today is Sunday) so I'll just come back tomorrow. No problem. And I thanked her.

On Monday I went to the same place where the Guest service person and I stood on Sunday. You know? Where the Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges should be? They weren't there again (and no one had bothered to move the wrong ones to make room for the delivery either). So I phoned another Guest service person to meet me at my location. Turns out the delivery is on Thursday, not Monday. Come ON people! I've got resumes to print! WTF!

Believe it or not I went back on Thursday. Sometimes I do have patience. Guess what? No Cannon 40 PG-40 black ink cartridges.

OMG! I'm going to Office Max.