Where to shop if you are a masochist
How many days left ? I dunno, who cares.. All I know is Christmas falls on Monday which gives me the entire weekend before Christmas to shop.
No worries.
However, having been around town to visit friends and to pick up the usual supplies, allow me a few tips on where to shop if you are a masochist.. Not if you are buying for a masochist, but if you ARE one.
1) Carrefour Laval. Going to Laval alone IMHO, is masochistic enough. But head off to Carrefour Laval on a Saturday.. say around 11am. There, you should see a lineup to get into the parking lot that runs straight down to the 440. Then, beat off hordes of people to find a spot, only to have to go shoulder to shoulder with stressed out shoppers in a huge mall. Mmmm, fun.
2) Steve’s Music Store. The trip to Carrefour wasn’t enough ? Head down to ol’ Steve’s around noon on a Saturday (just when most musicians are starting to move around) and just buy strings.. or better yet, a Marshall Stack.. ask to try out various amps with guitars and then buy it all. First you’ll have to beat off competing buyers for a salesguy. Then, try and overpower the other amps in the shop being played by guys who are trying to overpower you. Once you decide on your instrument/amp, wait in line as the salesguy punches your card. Wait in line again to show your bill to the cashier, then fight off all the people walking into Steve’s as you haul your gear to the security guard as he checks all of your items.. all the while bumping with other guitarists.. it’s enough to make you want to play the Oboe.
3) So now after having clubbed your way through shoppers in Laval and Steve’s it’s time to get some grub. Head on down to La Vieille Europe. My personal favorite shop for my cold cuts. Peak masochistic time is 14:00 on a weekend where you can go toe to toe to try and get your favorite order of prosciutto. Once you’ve pushed your way to the cash and paid, you can then finish off the Christmas mayhem shopping by visiting Schwartz’s.. Only go however if the lineup goes past Coco-Rico. Otherwise, it’s not worth it.
Best bet is to do this with all your masochistic friends… consider it their gift!
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LOL! What gets me are the slow-walking, clueless people who have no plan and no idea where they’re going. They just meander around and make abrupt stops or sudden turns or walk in one direction while their heads are turned in another. Aaarghh… That plus all the canned obnoxious mall music - it’s enough to turn anyone into a bah humbug! Grrrr…
Must…go…to..my…happy….place…Need vodka
:P
Actually you might want to update your info because La Vieille Europe has been gone from Place Alexis Nihon for the last what I have been told 6 months, I really miss their meats but such is life.
Hopefully they didn’t close down shop and instead just moved to another location.
It sucks but c’est la vie.