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Retail Lurking

Posted on December 10, 2014October 16, 2022 by David Barker

Sometimes I wonder what the mannikins think of us as we walk by their windows. I’ve tried to put myself in their position (to empathize, if you like), but store clerks don’t like when I do that.

Calvin Klein mannikins

If a mannikin is young, shouldn’t we call it a kiddikin?

Cherub in window

What happens to mannikins when they die? I have a theory. I think they end up in the windows of art supply stores, like these skulls I saw at Curry’s.

Plaster skulls

When the stores close, do the mannikins come out of the windows and socialize with one another? I hope so. Otherwise, retail space would get pretty boring.

View inside department store

But enough with the mannikins. I’m more interested in real people, or at least in people who are marginally less fake. A liquor store is a good place to find real people. When people drink too much, they become incredibly real.

Shopping for wine in LCBO

There are lots of things you can shop for besides underwear and wine. I wonder if you can get gift cards at the 24 hour adult mart. I could buy some as stocking stuffers for my friends and family. They’re having a blowout. That sounds interesting.

Sex shop blowout

I want some honey for my money.

Honey - storefront in CF Eaton Centre, Toronto

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