Camp Prep, etc.

Went out today with a list of camping necessities: flashlight, large tarps(2), 50' rope, duct tape, can opener, rubbermaid carry boxes, anti-itch lotion, folding table, sierra mix, masking tape, large skillet, inflatable pool, insect repellant. Found virtually everything at that lying behemoth of consumerism -- Wal-Mart. AND, how exciting is this? Found a large beach umbrella (sorry Rihana, can't share this with you) for a mere $9.96.

Hey, how come Wal-Mart is always rolling back the prices on no particular items? How many ad campaigns have you seen where that smiley-face is "rolling back" the prices? But the prices are always the same...sometimes cheaper than the competition, sometimes not. Now there's a new ad campaign that insists that Wal-Mart is rolling back their prices even further!! On what? Not a damn thing in particular.

I'm not one of these people that thinks that Wal-Mart is the anti-christ but, geez, can't they come up with a better ad campaign than an animated smiley-face rolling-back on non-existent items. I go to Wal-Mart because it's conveniently close to home, has a large selection and lastly, and sometimes, has good deals on some items.

So I googled the Wal-Mart smiley face and apparently, word on the street is, that the smiley face may have whistled it's last tune.