I grew up in a household of traditionalism and the basic undertone of bare necessities. My brothers and I grew up with a few basic sayings drilled into us from birth.
One of the biggest being, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Which may seem like it only relates to maintenance and improving something, but really it translates to many things. The most major thing being Materialism. In essence, if you have something that fulfills a need or desire, has continued to do the task for years, even if it may be a little glitchy at times, as a whole, it's in working condition and still maintains it's duties.. Then it "ain't broke", so "don't fix it", don't buy a new one. Doesn't matter if the other kids have new shiny things; you have something that works just the same, it just looks different. And when the object does finally break, then you'll buy the cheapest and sturdiest, not the shiny branded pricey ones.
I am in no way complaining about the way I brought up.. Well, maybe a little.. it has sort of dented my adult life, but that's beside the point.. The point is; I grew up strong willed, adaptive and never feeling like I needed fancy things to live (only desired them).
Why is this important? Because it reflects my experiences and thoughts of the outside world, and, in specific, MYER.
I know MYER as being the big fancy store, the place you get dressed up to go to, in your Sunday best. You only ever go there on the weekend, usually a Saturday or Sunday morning. The adults figure out why they're going there, what they want; so we don't spend too much time there, and the kids go beserk with the new knowledge of their travel plans to MYER (whilst emptying all their coin tins and tearing the sofa apart desperately looking for spare coins). MYER is the store you go to when you want to spoil someone else, it's somewhere you plan to go in advance, it's always filled with people and expensive goods. It's the place you go to with your kids; you wanting to by something nice, and your kids wanting to see and do everything they possibly can, but can't because the adults always finish early and want to get out quickly. Of course, there are those times when the adults take too long, and you end up spending the day there. Even one minute too long is "FOREVER" in the eyes of a child.. Or even a teenager.
Trips for me to MYER these days are much the same, except I dread going there. Fake smiles and shiny things that'll break two steps out the door.. Or at least, that's how I see them now. I see people go there in their footy shorts, grubby shirts, and thongs, or trackies and lazy day get-up, while I stand there.. In my Sunday best, looking at them with envious eyes.. To be able to go places, and not feel bad for not dressing up. That'd be the life. .. I'm off track..
Let's try summing up, I'm rambling too much..
MYER, to my knowledge, is the retail giant. Made famous for selling just about anything, to just about anyone, for somewhat reasonable prices. They have kind..ish staff with big fake smiles and lots of make-up on, making them look just like the manequins. MYER is the one that has the massive stores with clean, white, shiny, and cold insides, that are chock-a-block full of people desperately searching for the next big sale. It's the store that you would feel weird in if it were empty (no people.. Hell, it would feel even weirder if it had no stock too).
It's also the best place to secure and fortify in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Haha.
Ooh, that'd be a great idea for a photo-shoot involving a new line of rugged clothing, or perhaps a decent MYER product placement in an action-packed TV series. - You saw it here first. All I ask for, is commendation.. And maybe a few royalties :D Hehe
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