Show and Tell

Sometimes ladies will come into the shop with their girlfriends before or after a lunch date and go through a sort of show-and-tell browsing ritual. Usually the alpha friend guides the follower through the store and points out all of the items she has recently purchased. The alpha talks almost nonstop, never gives the follower an opportunity to look at anything herself, leaves no room for a sales associate to edge in there for so much as a 'hello' to either of them and eventually ends with "let's go by Starbucks and I'll tell you everything we did on our vacay in Saint Barts" or "let's swing by Nordstrom and I'll show you all of the shoes I just bought."

I wonder how many followers actually like the alpha friend they are out with? I have to admit I have an alpha friend and I get sucked into outings like this every now and then. I go home afterward, have a cocktail (or three) and some peace and quiet and thank the stars that my own alpha friend is of the low-dose variety.

Anyway, I always think of Al Wilson's song "Show and Tell" when this browsing ritual is going on; it came on the radio on my way home from work tonight and I had a good chuckle. Enjoy, it's a classic:

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