Merry Christmas everyone!
I am sharing a holiday shopping story from last year. It reminds me that it's not the most expensive or biggest present under the tree that matters the most.
"My 6 year old son insisted on getting me a present to put under our Christmas tree. Surprisingly on Christmas Eve the Tippecanoe Mall was not packed with last minute shoppers. Brett and I went into JC Penney, where he tried to pick out something for me. Soon it became evident there was no way this could happen without me seeing what he had chosen. I couldn't let a child roam freely around the store, nor let him loose with my credit card. Poor Brett was so frustrated he began to cry.
I turned to one of the sales associates behind the jewelry counter. The woman gladly accepted the challenge and helped Brett pick out a gift. They spent quite a bit of time looking. Then, he proudly brought the box to the counter, where I paid for it. The sales associate asked Brett if he wanted the gift wrapped. At first he said yes, then changed his mind. Brett wanted to wrap the present himself. So, the sales associate escorted Brett behind the counter where they proceeded to wrap the gift together. They put so much care and attention (and tape) into it. Now, I was the one starting to cry.
I glanced at the sale associate's name tag. It was Whitney. Thank you Whitney and the others at JC Penney for helping a little boy pick out and wrap the perfect present for his mom! The gift turned out to be a pretty, heart-shaped necklace, that I will cherish forever."
