There's one more little thing I think Elaine would really like for Christmas. It's a silly, cheap little thing, but she'd just love it.
I know what store chain was supposed to have them, so I looked up the list of their local stores. I called the first two, and they said they didn't have the item. The third store said they DID have them. I questioned the clerk further on the phone, and asked if she would physically verify that she had the item, as their store is way out of my way. She put the phone down for a minute, and came back and told me that they had a lot of them. I thanked her, and told her I would come straight over to get them.
I drove 30 minutes to get over there, only to find out that they didn't have them, after all. An hour in the car (round trip) to try and get a $2 stocking stuffer, and had to come home empty handed.
I was NOT happy....