Changes to Christmas shopping- December 24, 2010
The only time in my life I ever look for an elevator in the mall is when I’m shopping with my grandmother on Black Friday. She hates escalators. One year my sister and I forgot she gets faint on escalators and we hopped on. Determined not to lose us in the department store, Grandma braved the crazy moving stairs. Poor Grandma! By the time we reached the second floor she was pale and dizzy. We were terrible granddaughters and stifled giggles as we checked to make sure she was okay.
Now that I’ve started shopping with a stroller, I look for an elevator. This week my friend Heather posted this on Facebook…
am I the only person that takes a stroller on escalators? people always look at me like I’m nuts. Trust me folks, I’m not gonna let him fall. And i’m not going to seek out the creepy smelly elevators in the back corner of the store or wait 10 minutes to get crammed in the one non-creepy glass elevator.
She told me how to wedge the wheels of the stroller and ride up. I was still hesitant but, seriously, the next day the elevator at the mall was broken. (3 days before Christmas? Really?!) I figure if Heather can do it, so can I. I held my breath and put the front wheel of my Bumbleride Indie on the escalator and up we went. I put my hand on Charlotte since we were on an incline, but she was strapped in. Heather was right. I totally got stank looks from people. But, I was NOT walking all the way to the other end of the mall for an elevator that may or may not be working.
It’s like having a baby as opened my eyes to things I’ve never needed nor noticed before. Never once have I looked for a wheelchair ramp…
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| Mom with Charlotte. |
And like an oasis in the desert, this room appeared when Charlotte was at her hungriest…
Happy last-minute shopping.
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this cracks me up… and why are all the elevators in the back of the store… beyond all things bright and well lit??
Where were you shopping that had a nursing room?!? I've only seen them in BabieRUs. I always end up nursing in the car.