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  • Band Aid Shopping

    October
    13
    2006

    band aidNever in a million years did I think that I’d spend 20 minutes looking at Band-Aids, trying to select the perfect band-aid for a certain wound.

    It has, indeed, come to that.

    I comparison shopped Band-Aids yesterday. How many of you have done this? Debated over flourescents, cushioned – waterproof or flexible fabrics. Sheer or clear? Big or small? Will that little bitty patch of cotton cover the wound? Do you really need 80 of them, or will 15 be enough? If you’re using an antibiotic ointment, is it okay to get the ones with antibiotic in the pad now, or is that overkill? Do you not use the ointment? Is the stuff in the pad as effective? Oh hell, go back to the Disney Band-Aids. Do you need the clear ones, or the neon? Would the girls rather have soft pastels? Do they care? DO I CARE? OMG.

    O. M. G.

    What have they done to us, these cruel Band-Aid Manufacturers? Look at how bad it is, that a Mom spends 20 minutes staring at hundreds of boxes, just as many selections. For one finger wound. Because we’re almost out. Of course I have to consider all future wounds – or at least 80 of them, otherwise I’m throwing money away. Right? Right. Why buy a box of assorted Band-Aids if the little square one is never going to be used? We do use them, those are our amusement Band-Aids. The ones that show we care about that little freckle you’re calling an owie, and we will cover it up as long as you think it hurts.

    It’s just a freakin’ Band-Aid, people. Cover the wound until it heals. Isn’t that the point?

    So.

    Twenty minutes later, I make a selection. I was so proud of myself, they were even on sale! WoOt!

    I get home, and I’m so organized that I went and grabbed the nearly-empty box to transfer it’s remaining contents into the new box.

    Guess what.

    I bought the same freakin’ kind.

    Sigh. Twenty minutes out of my life gone. I can’t get them back, those twenty minutes – and for what?

    {8 Comments}

    1
    Mom said,

    You poor thing!! You are doing EXACTLY what your mother does!! I can’t tell you how many duplicates I have of things – and they’re duplicates because I don’t like what I have and go to buy something different! Know what I mean? Of course you do!! You’re just LIKE me!! How do you say that… mmmrrrruuuughhhhhh ahahahahahah!!!
    :rofl:

    Now I know for sure that it’s Friday the 13th. Thanks, Mom.
    :brickwall:

    10.13.2006 @ 10:17 am
    2
    Tommi said,

    Isn’t that just grand! I’ve done the same thing too! I thnk it must be a “mother” thing. Although it may be hereditary!!! :no: :yes:

    10.13.2006 @ 10:36 am
    3
    Debbie said,

    Too funny! I don’t really have that problem. Hubby buys the cheapest and for me I buy the latex free due to allergies!

    Don’t you wish we had some way to record all the little things we buy and do, so when hit with this kind of delimma all we have to do is view what we bought last time? 😐

    How you are having some fun this weekend!
    :meow:

    10.14.2006 @ 6:44 am
    4
    Marisa said,

    Was that you staring at me in the band-aid section of the drug store the other day? :winking:

    Ok, ok…I do that too. But then again, I could do that in every aisle. I love that stuff :cloud9: but I am a freak. 🙂

    10.14.2006 @ 6:48 am
    5
    Taba said,

    see you in a few days!! :wave:

    10.14.2006 @ 10:12 am
    6
    cjsteff said,

    Buy the cheap ones…(they won’t keep them on anyway) and get over it honey! Hugs, clara

    10.14.2006 @ 11:51 am
    7
    caty said,

    That was sooooo funny! Ican’t beleve you spent 20 minutes buying bandaids , cus when you came home you figure out that you bought the same exact ones. Those must be your favorite kind!

    10.15.2006 @ 5:55 pm
    8
    Ficklechick said,

    I feel you! I have a huge Bandaid box with a little of this and a little of that. I feel like I have to have all of the varieties to be a good mom. 😉

    I have to admit though, with four kids we do use most of them! I love the new ones that fit on the tip of your fingers.

    10.16.2006 @ 10:47 pm

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