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When Children were Children
The thought that
counts
By Sharon Hopper
Remember in one the earlier articles I mentioned that we were given
about $10.00 to do our Christmas shopping with and that was in addition
to the two or three that we saved from our allowance that was about
fifty cents a week. I remember that because dad always gave me $3.00 on
Sunday night and that was my lunch for a week and my allowance. Well I
was remembering my Christmas shopping. This particular year was special
in my memory because my cousin got a pro baton for Christmas and I got
just a regular weighted baton that was a bit thicker and I hated it. I
wanted the real thing. My shopping spree was to say the least a bit of
a puzzle on the money I had.
I went into the Woolworth store and began my shopping.. I got my one
grandpa a small can of Prince Albert tobacco for his pipe. The other
grandpa a tie. Both grandmas’s got a box of fancy handkerchiefs. A lady
always carried a handkerchief. My brother got a new metal truck for his
garage that he played with all the time. My dad got some new sox and
handkerchiefs. My mother got the special gift. I had seen a pink
jewelry box when we went shopping earlier and I really wanted to get
that for my mother. Finally I got to the counter with the boxes and to
my surprise it was on sale for only $5.00. I was so excited because I
had carefully spent the rest of the money and I had exactly $5.75 left.
Wow!! That was a lot of presents for just $14.00 which was all the
money I had.
Whenever I think of children shopping for their families I remember it
cost me less than a $20.00 bill and the rewards were worth thousands.
People often forget the purpose of the gift. It is the thought that
counts. The 99 Cent store is still in business and some of their
merchandise is very kid friendly and appreciated by all ages. I think I
will head for the 99 Cent Store.
By Sharon Hopper
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