Today while we were waiting in line at Costco, Joseph noticed this furry friend stuffed into an over-sized Costco cart a couple of checkstands away from us. He said under his breath, "That is the biggest waste of fluff I have ever seen!" I couldn't see what he was talking about and I thought he was talking about something the lady ahead of us was buying, so I said, "Shhhh!" He then took my head in his hands and directed my vision to the enormous beast shown above. I started to laugh, and I think that's when the lady in front of us wondered what was up. Joseph decided to include her in our "little secret" by saying, "I was just telling my wife, that's the biggest waste of fluff I've ever seen, seriously, why would anyone buy one of those things?" She then turned to him and said, "He's buying that for my daughter." Joe responded with, "Where in the world are you going to keep it?" (I was waiting for her to say "just kidding" but she was completely serious.) "She'll sleep with it, along with all the other stuffed animals she has." I felt the blood rushing to my face from embarrassment and awkwardness, all I could think to say was, "Wow you must have really big bedrooms!"
I know that kids love stuffed animals, my kids drool over the soft, fluffy, furry friends... literally and figuratively... so we have a rule, if it doesn't fit in the washing machine, it doesn't belong in our house. But, I guess it's good that there are people out there willing to give these critters a home.
And Joseph has learned to keep his opinions about other's Costco purchases to himself.
(For the record, the stats of the mass: over 5 feet long and almost 2 feet wide and tall.)
6 comments:
I felt the same way about the dinosaur thing they have...it is huge...then my daughter Bree told me she wishes she could buy one for Noah..to each's own I guess.
I saw that HUGE dog at Costco and thought the same thing as Joe. I'm glad that Brooklynn was super afraid of it when I pulled it out for her to see. I think it was easily twice her size.
That is so hilarious. Joe cracks me up. I love how nonchalant he is about stuff like that. I would have been so embarassed.
I HATE stuffed animals!
We had a real dog bigger than that and I bet the stuffed one is easier to clean up after and it will never chew on the furniture - haha.
I like your rule about it fitting in the washer. I will start using that. My mom gave Sari a gorilla that is about three feet in circumference and at least as tall. I hate it. I am sure she gave it to her to get me back for something!
That is hilarious. Once when we lived in Provo, Nate and I were at RC Willey looking at couches. We saw an absolutely hidious green and orange couch in the clearance section. I decided to voice my opinion about the ugly couch. I said, "Who in their right mind would EVER buy this nasty couch?" Right then, a man from behind me said, "Actually...I just bought it." I don't think I have ever been so embarassed. All I could think to say was....."I mean...who would ever buy this without the loveseat to accompany it." I'm such an idiot!
Kasi's dad bought that dog for her son Ian's birthday. Can you imagine having to be cordial over that one!
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