Dear Editor,
The action could not have been any fiercer, with hands flying at each other in an effort to catch the other's hair or garment to bring the person closer so that the ability to land a blow could be effective. And paparazzi had their hands full trying to get the best angle for pictures.
The drama started with one person standing guard over the Christmas cakes while others sought to get at the last set of cakes on the shelf. The guardian of the baked products was adamant that no one would get the last of the items as they belonged to her -- even though they were still on the shelf.
Others enquired whether they could get one to a resultant 'no'.
Then came a determined madam, who decided that since she wanted at least one, and they were still on the shelf, she would make her case be known.
The guardian, however, decided that this would not happen; at least not on her watch, and so the drama unfolded.
They started to fight for the Christmas cakes with hands flying at each other to grab a hold or land a blow. It all appeared funny to see the fairer sex being ridiculous over what I thought was a non-important item for which to fight. But it was apparently a critical piece of the Christmas puzzle which neither one wanted to leave.
A stoutly built male approached them. One thought he was going to separate them. Not so, however, as to our ultimate shock he proceeded to land blows on the guardian of the Christmas cakes.
Finally, good sense prevailed as staff from the store came and sorted things out. No, this was not a movie, but a day in Pricesmart trying to get Christmas cakes.
Sylvester E Anderson
Valentine Gardens
Kingston 19
Of babes and baked products
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The action could not have been any fiercer, with hands flying at each other in an effort to catch the other's hair or garment to bring the person closer so that the ability to land a blow could be effective. And paparazzi had their hands full trying to get the best angle for pictures.
The drama started with one person standing guard over the Christmas cakes while others sought to get at the last set of cakes on the shelf. The guardian of the baked products was adamant that no one would get the last of the items as they belonged to her -- even though they were still on the shelf.
Others enquired whether they could get one to a resultant 'no'.
Then came a determined madam, who decided that since she wanted at least one, and they were still on the shelf, she would make her case be known.
The guardian, however, decided that this would not happen; at least not on her watch, and so the drama unfolded.
They started to fight for the Christmas cakes with hands flying at each other to grab a hold or land a blow. It all appeared funny to see the fairer sex being ridiculous over what I thought was a non-important item for which to fight. But it was apparently a critical piece of the Christmas puzzle which neither one wanted to leave.
A stoutly built male approached them. One thought he was going to separate them. Not so, however, as to our ultimate shock he proceeded to land blows on the guardian of the Christmas cakes.
Finally, good sense prevailed as staff from the store came and sorted things out. No, this was not a movie, but a day in Pricesmart trying to get Christmas cakes.
Sylvester E Anderson
Valentine Gardens
Kingston 19
Of babes and baked products
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