In light of today’s Black Friday retail madness I thought you might enjoy a random giggle. Spoiler alert: this story has nothing to do with wine . . . although it does make fun of the type of snobbery that you occasionally encounter when dealing with wine enthusiasts. Happy Black Friday!
The Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog
I bought a Williams-Sonoma cheese grater for my mom for Christmas once because I had no idea what to get her and I was in a mall and there the grater was, just large enough to take up space under the tree and just cheap enough to let her know that I put NO thought or care into buying a gift for her. Anyway, I paid for this grater with a credit card. And when a place like Williams-Sonoma gets your credit card and thus your address, you are on the mailing list for life. Every holiday season, my mail slot gets bukkake’d with monstrous catalogs packed with shit I would never, ever buy, and the W-S catalog stands out among them.
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