The reason I hate shopping at Organized Living:

“May I have your name, please,” she says. And of course I answer no with a smile, and she gives me that look they always give me, like I’m the Village Freethinker who like to hang outside church on Sunday morning in my bathrobe toasting the parishioners with a Schlitz. How dare you not give us your name? I remembered that this is why I don’t like Organized Living; you practically have to give them a swab from the inside of your cheek.

and the major reason I don't shop at Sam's Club anymore:

“We don’t take Visa, MasterCard or American Express, just Discover, Cash, or check.”

Discover? DISCOVER? The Gummo Marx of charge cards?

From: LILEKS (James) The Bleat

I seldom agree with Lileks' politics, but I agree on this stuff. If only he'd gone to Par Exsalonce, the only hair salon near my house that carries the Aveda line, and who insist on knowing your name before they sell you anything, this would have been perfect. Also, in re: "ExSALONce," I hate businesses who make up "cute" store names by misspelling words, or who bastardize words in order to capitalize on alliteration. "Kate's Konsignments." Please.