I am the person all those schlocky tourist traps were made for. No. Seriously. When I travel, I do two things: One is to get off the beaten path and seen the real heart of things. The other is to immerse myself in cheap-assed tourist crap. Yes, I did just admit that.
I use a cane most days to walk with less pain. I am not the only one. The incidence of auto-immune disorders such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, and Fibromyalgia has reached frightening proportions over the past few years. Lots of folks are using canes now.
So herein lies my beef with the tourist industry.
One of my canes is for memories of trips. I am trying to cover it with those cool little metal dealies called Walking Stick Mounts from all over the world. The problem is, they are not easy to find. Why? They take up very little display space, they are cheap to stock, and they could easily be displayed near the register and do well as POS items.
This is my plea to Tourist Schlock Shops everywhere: PLEASE oh please start stocking these items! When I can't find one for my cane, I have to resort to those damn penny machines. I do not like those! They are generic and the copper is just not appealing to me, visually. You have to squint to see where they are from, too.
I'm begging here, man. There is far too much bare wood showing on my tourist cane. I'm heading to Australia next, so you folks in Melbourne need to get on this right away. I really do not want to have to resort to beating people upside the head with my cane...
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Now? It is kinda everydamn thang. HA! Stuffed monkeys that scream, wooden plates, lighters, ash trays... stickers for my suitcase.
But most of all I want these damnable metal doohickies for my cane.
Add sweatshirts to my rant! HA!
Most places I can find those, but try to find one at any Miami tourist trap. Not happening. don't they realize that most of their tourism is from cold climates and we want to take home sweatshirts to wear? Ohj.
I think I just need to take over the tourism industry.
Hope the tourist shops in Melborne will be prepared for you, and am looking forward to see just how many you've managed to collect...:)
I never thought of having a "travel cane" though. That is a cool idea!
Good luck Down Under. ;-)
Now go sit in the corner. Both of yas.
Was that REALLY there before, or did you just slip that in so you could make me look bad?
Either way it is okay. I can take it as well as dish it out.
I'm leaving the corner now, I need a beer. ;-)
But yeah! Like a metal cigar band! Great analogy.