shopping

Ah, yes, the weird world of buying and selling secondhand items. Take for instance, that video game that looks like it was Glad wrapped. Not exactly what someone has in mind when they think they're buying a new and unopened video game. People are bound to slap prices, and sometimes insane ones, on just about anything they can find lying around the house. That broken pencil, or rock you just pulled out of your shoe, or beard trimmings? Maybe it's worth a couple hundred bucks if you're willing to shed rationality and all common sense. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for retail workers to share their craziest experiences with apocalypse preppers stocking up on all kinds of absurd stuff, while leaving common decency at the door. Some folks are giving themselves over to a blind panic, and in that process treating other human beings like dirt. No good. 

People that have worked retail are sharing their most beloved methods for passing the time. Things like not checking the time as frequently have been known to help people feel like it's passing faster. Could try that, or maybe striking up conversation with people that are coming in as customers. 

Now this looks like a fun time. Just swapping out all of Costco's sold out signs with signs for magical items. Sign me up. 

These ridiculous knockoff brands aren't fooling anyone. It's enjoyable to see how these knockoff brands and their half-baked attempts ended up coming out. Honestly, you might like some of the knockoff names better than the originals. 

People selling mirrors speaks for itself. They're doing their best to sell some mirrors, and in the process, hilarious pictures ensue. Maybe some of these people are just embracing the fact that they're in the frame. 

This quick Tumblr thread explores the artificial niceties provided by people working in the service industry. Don't let those smiles fool you for being a reflection of the employees' honest mood. People can really flip a switch when it comes to how they treat customers and what they're like outside the confines of the job's rules of conduct. 

We love a good old-fashioned petty revenge. People can get very passionate about securing their parking lot spaces. It can really turn into a battlefield out there. In this case, the lady that overstepped and almost put the other couple in harm's way, ended up getting her just deserts. Beautiful touch with the cart in the parking space. 

Shoutout to @KeatonPatti for the beautiful work on the captions with these various treasures from the antiques roadshow. They're absolutely inaccurate, but still seem like they could be on point at the same time. Now that is art. 

This buyer is just trying to teach a flaky seller a valuable lesson in how to do business. They're all about upholding that honor!

Shopping isn't for everyone. Sometimes, you follow your partner into those maze-like malls and just decide that it's time for a nice snooze. These guys got to catch up on some rest at least! 

It's the most wonderful time of the year! These guys look like they dread the holiday shopping outing every year. They clearly want to be anywhere but the mall, waiting, while their significant other tries on all the clothes, and debates over what shirt might look the best. 

You may have seen sponsored ads for random doodads in your various feeds from time to time. Since online stores will sell everything and anything, people find themselves seeing ads for stuff that you uh.. normally wouldn't see ads for. Not just sex stuff, but strange products with almost no discernable use, or at least something that seems like a very questionable purchase for 3 dollars. The world of online shopping can be strange, with people dropping creative reviews for stuff like massagers, or funny reviews for just about anything else.

Just cause these are being hailed as the "most useless inventions" of all time, doesn't mean that someone out there couldn't find a use for something ingenious as the sweat gutters. You never know what people might be on the lookout for. 

By the looks of these classy meets trashy moments, we'd say that Target serves as a solid example of the place people go to, when they're willing to spend a little extra money. If these left you wanting the full experience of Walmart going crazy, we recommend checking these out to get your fix.