You know how much I love to shop at places like Goodwill with their super low prices and amazing finds (if you look hard enough to find them). I sometimes see other shoppers’ excitement while I am scooting past people, scanning the shelves one by one, but I have been caught off guard twice now with some interesting behavior that I have only seen at the Goodwill.
A few months ago, San and I went looking for a table for him to use in his apartment. He scored a cute round one for around $7. As we were taking it apart to fit in his car in the entryway of the store, a cutely dressed couple came walking past us. The man lifted the woman up into his arms and carried her over the threshold, out the door, and then to their car. A woman outside said, “God bless you both! We need to see more of that! Love like that is hard to find!”
San and I laughed – mostly because we felt like he was expected to carry me to the car. Luckily, with a heavy table in tow that was not possible. I’m not a big PDA person or one who likes to catch people’s attention.
We talked for a while on the drive back to his apartment about how funny and random witnessing the man carrying the woman out of the store was. Then we forgot about it.
Well, at our last stop to the Goodwill when I scored an amazing deal on four pairs of brand new shoes, something strange happened again. This time, as San and I walked up to the store, a young (and by young I mean in their twenties – but older than me) couple sat on a bench making out about enough to make me want to yell “Get a room!” Definitely not a sweet sight like the last public display of affection we witnessed, but another one nonetheless. Thankfully, the couple got up and walked away before we had to walk right past them. I’m sorry, but a kiss on the cheek in a store is one thing, and I may even say a kiss on the lips occasionally is not a sin if discreet, but making people uncomfortable by kissing in ways you would never want your parents to see in public is a big no-no.
What really shocked me about all of this, however, was that it took place at Goodwill. I have never witnessed these affectionate displays of love ever in any other store, but the Goodwill seems to bring out the love in people. Do you think it’s something in the water?
I guess I have never witnessed a lot of mushy behavior out in public. It must be something in the air or water there. Maybe it puts people in a playful mood so they act with abandon. Usually I see people holding hands out in public or they may have their arms around each other, that’s about it. Heavy making out is not something I want to see.