Fiesta Blog #3: The Walmart Experience!
This is just a dumb little story but I found it so dumb I had to share it. I had to get some sunblock yesterday on my way to cover Texas practice in Scottsdale. If you’ve never seen me, Jerod, I be a pale dude. I mean crazy pale—like powder. I found a Walmart just a half-mile from their practice site, so I wheel in. Upon entering the store, I see two racks of Fiesta Bowl t-shirts straight ahead, one scarlet and one rack in Burnt Orange. I was curious so I walked up to look.
But there was an oddity here… one gray t-shirt on the front of the Ohio State rack. I go in for a closer look and here’s what it says…. “Duel in the Desert: Ohio State vs. Florida”. Yeppers… they had a t-shirt from the “Debacle in the Desert” to be more accurate—from two years ago—-and it was on the front of the rack!
But here’s the best part…. both racks of shirts were $12.00. How much was the OSU-Florida shirt??? $12.00!!!! Same price for a t-shirt from two years ago where the losing team is in town!!! I plan on checking later this week to see if that shirt is still on the rack… I’m praying it still is… and if someone is in the market for a two-year old losing t-shirt, I got some Chicago Bears Super Bowl champs boxer shorts to sell.
