Hot Topic
While cleaning out my purse I came across 4 Hot Topic frequent buyers cards. All four are completely punched out; a full punched card awards 15% off my next purchase or something to that effect. I earned those cards all in one stop, that store makes me smile and realize how absolutely uncool I appear to the teeny-boppers of today.
Last year I was in charge of costumes for a figure skating group show number. It was a rock number, so naturally I designed a costume that consisted of leather type pants, and rock t-shirts. While telling the skaters about my costume ideas, a skater advised me to go to a store called Hot Topic, he then stopped for a moment, and continued with “you may be a little scared to go there, so don’t go, or go alone if you are”. What the? Who the? Does he think I am? I may be a mom of three, but I can TAKE-OUT any of today’s teenagers with my body slamming, pit dancin’, hoot N hollerin’ rocker waltz ANYDAYOFTHEWEEK! Still these young-ones felt it necessary to forewarn me of the kind of people who work at such a place as Hot Topic….Paleeze, I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WORKED AT THAT PLACE! Ok, not really, but sort of, in my heart anyway.
I took my daughter Sas to Hot topic with me, to pick out punk t-shirts. She was instantly thrilled at the sight of all the Hello-Kitty, and Princess Bride paraphernalia. For those of you who are confused by the Hello Kitty and Princess items, I advice you to take a walk through Hot Topic, I won’t try to explain it here.
When I found a sales clerk she seemed to be a bit annoyed that I interrupted her refolding-shirts-ballet. I asked her for t-shirts with the Ramones, AD/DC, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Queen, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, etc. I’ll admit that I didn’t look the part while wearing my Channel sunglasses, holding my Louie Vuitton bag, and trotting in fuchsia pink Nike Id shoes, so my purchase of $300.ish in rock t-shirts caused a bit of a scene.
By the time we were done, there were 3 sales clerks helping us, and they were treating us like rock stars. One finally asked “what are these all for?” I snobbishly replied “for me”; they didn’t buy it, “really?” “No, they are for my skaters.” They stepped back and two of them in unison crooned “woooh”. It then hit me…They thought I was talking about SKATE BOARDERS! HAAAA! I then said “Figure skaters”. The record playing stopped with a sudden screech, and all that could be heard were crickets. Until little Sas piped up and added “We are going to shred these shirts and glue rhinestones all over them”. That pretty much cleared the room, the manager quickly turned up the stereo’s volume to mute out anything else we might poison their airways with. Even still, they punched 4 frequent buyer cards for me incase the twirl girls needed more costumes. And we were on our way.
When I returned to the rink with the huge oversized Hot Topic bag the skaters were all a gasp! And again insulted me by asking “You actually went there?” “YES I did! And I even took Sas!” Two of them passed out, while the others started fighting over the Iron Maiden shirt.
Later that night I did indeed rhinestone the shirts, and I rhinestoned them good. Freddie Mercury would have been proud.
One Response to “Hot Topic”
June 15th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I have one of those cards buried in my purse. From two years ago. From Halloween.
The policewoman costume was HOT. The platform hooker boots? Hot. But OHMYGOD they made my feet BLEED. I have a pic somewhere. Of the costume, not the feet.
Hi. I’m a thirtysomething mom. I like to dress like a slut.
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