And just a piece of advice: You don’t mess with Holly’s shopping life.
Holly first noticed it at the gas station.
Is Holly complaining about the high price of gas?
Nope.
This is Holly’s blog!
There are no perkiness-deflating discussions of world peace, global warming, religion or gas prices here.
Holly is disturbed by a disturbing trend at the gas station that has nothing to do with the price of gas.
In fact, Holly thinks the gas stations should pay her for enduring this disturbing trend:
Why is the gas pump yelling at Holly?
Holly gets out of the car to fill up her minivan…
…and all of a sudden she is starring in a commercial for that very gas station.
*cue VERY LOUD audio*
*cue VERY LOUD video (optional)*
Holly doesn’t like to complain, but sometimes the audio and the video just shout at each other and Holly steps out of the fray until they are done.
If Holly were listening, she might learn that the gas station only serves the highest quality gas.
If Holly were listening, she might learn that inside the station there are snacks of the highest quality.
If the gas station were listening, they might offer to babysit 3 minivan strapped-in children because Holly is desperate for snacks of any quality.
Holly actually started avoiding the screaming gas stations because quite honestly all she wants to do is fill up her car and pay at the pump. She has little time to referee the audio vs. video fight.
Then Holly had to go get some face soap at a local drugstore. She was walking down the face soap aisle when she nearly had heart failure because of this:
The face soap AISLE began screaming at Holly to try this new product that would make her even more desirable than she already is.
At least that is what Holly assumed it was saying since she ran in terror from the aisle without her face cream.
And then Holly went shopping at the grocery store:
Not only did the frozen food section start screaming at her, but it also spit coupons in her general direction.
Holly doesn’t mind the occasional coupon, but the spitting has to stop.
This is the part where Holly offers advice to companies that are screaming at her while shopping:
Stop screaming at me!
Do I have to put my hands over my ears and say, “La. La. La.” outside the house too?
Because my arms are really tired.
Tune in next Tuesday when Holly offers advice to government…
Gosh! Poor Holly!
Earplugs, maybe?
Can’t help with the spitting coupons.
How I LOVE your pictures. Also, I am now so happy to live in NJ where gas must be pumped by sullen teenagers instead of by yours truly. They may be grumpy and slow, but at least they don’t try to sell me anything.
What? An obnoxious marketing technique that hasn’t yet reached my state? Something to look forward to!
Love the illustrations once again…especially Holly with her hands over her ears saying LaLaLa…
I am blessed to live near enough to NJ that I never even have to pump my own gas. I pull in, instruct attendant…shut window…AHHH.
I hate when things yell at me, and those stupid coupon thingies at the grocery store that just attract my children… but I do love the automated shipping machine at the Post Office. It is quiet, polite, and sends my packages out at 11pm if I need it to!
Blessings, EJT
This is the exact reason why my daughter does not have a “talking kitchen”, but instead one made from wood. Obviously random object are going to be talking to her for the rest of her life.
Loved this post — hilarious.
Those silly gas pump things always make me think of the Tonight Show thing, where they have TVs at gas stations and then they mess with people while they are pumping their gas. I’m always worried I’m on some sort of weird “Candid Camera” thing.
As always, love the illustrated posts…
Are you serious? I’ve never encountered this. That is a good thing, because I frequently leave the house for some peace and quiet.
Funny post.
Ha, I am also loving your illustrations plus you have a good point! The sensory overload is enough to make you want to wear your IPOD on all your outings so you can block EVERYTHING out!
Amen to that!
I am loving your illustrations. Well done. 😉