Lagumbay.com Reflections on Love, Rage, and Fear

To no one’s surprise, I rarely give too much thought regarding what I wear while shopping. That said, there are a couple of fashion mistakes that I have been very mindful to avoid: I try not to wear wear yellow or blue shirts when shopping at Best Buy, nor red shirts with khaki pants when going to Target. This morning, I realized that shopping Costco with a red shirt is equally awkward.

With Sarah a couple of feet behind me, I was on one knee consulting a list of printers and their corresponding cartridges inconveniently placed on a lower shelf. An older couple pushed a shopping cart down the aisle and the female of the species directed the following query at me: “excuse me, do you carry external hard drives?”

Now, I understood the cause for confusion. I was wearing what looked like a Costco employee uniform while appearing to be helpfully looking for toner cartridges for the lovely young lady patiently waiting a few feet behind me. The wife, already amused by the situation, had to contain her laughter when the rest of the conversation happened.

Without missing a beat, I replied “yeah, just further down the aisle — the Seagate Free Agent.”

“The what?”

“Free Agent, just a few more steps down…”

“Oh Free Agent, there it is!”

I then stood up and said “ok, dear, let’s continue shopping!”