Sunday afternoon following an errand running/shopping excursion, I discovered
after dropping 60 bucks at our local Wal*Hell, I forgot to get the one thing I
needed most, a kitchen sponge. So yesterday, I decided to check out the
new 99¢ Only Store in my neighborhood.

Upon entering the store, I see written in huge blue letters along the top of the
back wall "DELI", and am immediately disturbed by this. Not
being much of a meat eater any way, I still can't fathom what kind of selection
the deli section of a 99¢ Only Store must have. I decide I don't want to
find out and avoid the back of the store like the plague.

I find the section for the sponges. I carefully examine each one so I can
select the best one for my needs. Then I think "it's just a fucking
sponge Brian," and toss one in my basket.

I shop for some other things and am impressed by my finds. A white ceramic
bowl that has "MEOW" written on it for The Cat. A couple glass
flower vases. A plastic ashtray so my guests won't have to leave their cigarette
butts on the patio. Pop up foil sheets just for the hell of it.

I proceed to the checkout and see a woman who has bologna in her cart, no doubt
from the mysterious deli section. All the color leaves my face and I feel
a chill.

The best product I found was at the check out itself among the "impulse
buy" items. A pregnancy test. For 99¢. A pregnancy test
for 99¢. At the check out. A pregnancy test
for 99¢ at the check out.

Maybe they should put 99¢ condoms at the check out instead.

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