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MAY 24, 2010
Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul ~ Jack Canfied, Mark Hansen, Theresa Peluso

I'm just finishing up Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul. Funny, I don't even like to shop so even though I love the Chicken Soup series, this one was a stretch for me. I was pleasantly surprised with the stories and as always with these stories that celebrate our eccentricities and life, there were some vignettes that touched my soul.

I laughed and reminisced with glee at Tsgoyna Tansman tale of trying to stuff flabby flesh that has gone south or in some cases north, into a sheath. The sales person assures this skeptical shopper that there are shapers in foundations that will conceal the wayward bulges. She in turn insists what she needs is a girdle, call it what you want, but it's a girdle and only a girdle will do. Where the delight came for me while reading A Girdle by Any Other Name is my mom's insistence on wearing hers. She never and I mean never went anywhere without one! It was as much a part of her attire as say, the smock she wore to keep her clothes clean while doing daily chores. As much as I tried to get her to let it all hang out, she declined. If she were here I'd share this story with her.

Another, brought home to me that just because we get older, we're not out of the game. Carol McAdoo Rehme's In the Sack, relates the story of taking her Grandma shopping to none other than Frederick's of Hollywood.. .Carol wondered if her gram knew what was sold there but was assured in no uncertain terms that Grandma Vic had all her marbles. It seems that she and Grampa would be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary and that she wanted something to surprise her guy. "I might be old and broken, but I'm not dead. I need a new nightie, something...suggestive, and I want to buy it here. At Frederick's." Love is not just for the young!

Suzanne Baginskie got far more than she bargained for as is told in A Special Holiday Bargain. The day after Christmas finds her at the mall, tired and needing a break. Flopping down on a bench, a little girl skips up to her, introduces herself and then, too, her Grandpop, Kyle. Within minutes, Kyle clutches his chest and falls to the ground and Suzanne begins CPR. The paramedics arrive and Suzanne comforts the grandchild until the mother arrives. Though a close call, the quick action of Suzanne probably saved Kyle's life. Two days later, Suzanne visits Kyle in the hospital. As a way of thanks he invites Suzanne to dinner. She accepts and friendship soon turns into wedding bells. What a wonderful story!

The perfect gift, that great bargain, the cherished find, the kindness of strangers, all of this and much more...Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul, another winner and will warm your heart.

My copy of Chicken Soup for the Shopper's Soul has found a new home...

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