Do
you remember who you wrote your very first cheque to...well oddly enough I do.
The reason that I know this is because I was recently reminded of this while
shopping online.
It
was a typical evening and I was doing some very last minute Christmas shopping online and
decided on a whim that I would search for a perfume that I use to wear when I
was 16. The reason I was searching for this online is because it had been
discontinued here in Canada. Oddly enough I found this great site where I was
able to buy it at a ridiculously low price and the shipping was free. It took
about 2 weeks to arrive here and I have to say I was pretty excited to rip the
box open and make sure that once I sprayed it I would love it all over again.
The
minute I sprayed it I was so happy because it smelled even better than I had
remembered and the bottle it came in was ultra-cute too. As I finished with one
last spray I was reminded of the very first time I ever smelled it...
I
was 16 and had just gotten a job working at Safeway as a cashier; after a
couple of paycheques I decided that I would go out and buy myself something. I
was walking through the mall after a shift in my lovely polyester Safeway
uniform which consisted of red pants and white smock shirt...yes I worked there
that long ago. I was strolling through The Bay and came across the perfume
counter and decided that I needed a signature scent.
After
smelling many different and popular scents I couldn't seem to find that
"right one". I was about to give up when the sales lady came over and
suggested Realities by Liz Clairborne. I had never heard
of it but thought the bottle was too cute to pass up so I tried it and
immediately knew that it was "The One". I was getting my wallet out
to pay (keep in mind that there was no debit machines at this time) and
realized that I didn't have enough cash on me and the bank was closed...then I
spotted my brand new cheques, just sitting there waiting to be used. I asked
the sales lady if I could write a cheque and she was unsure of this as at the
time I didn't have a credit card (they use to write the credit card numbers on
the back of the cheques). Luckily I was wearing my trusty Safeway uniform and
she recognized it and because I worked in the mall just down the corridor and I
was able to write my very first cheque. The cheque was made out for $50 and I
walked out with my new signature scent. So there you have it the very first
cheque that I ever wrote.
And
finding Realities online again made me remember where it was that I wrote my
very first cheque.
