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Sew? Here's my number

For the person wanting alterations done, call 838-8642. That is in Sikeston.

They're not your mama

My hat is off to the people that had to work in retail stores throughout the Christmas season. They say people really show the holiday spirt, but the ones I saw were giant horses a***s. While I was shopping, I found frozen products stuffed behind canned goods, shirts tucked behind the dog food, half-empty sodas sitting on the shelves, a display of shirts that looked like a bomb had exploded in them and even a soiled diaper on the bathroom sink. Do you people not realize how irritating that is to other customers and the employees? You wonder why the salesclerks sometimes get a little touchy and short during this time of year. They are busy enough trying to accommodate the extra people that are out Christmas shopping, but then they have to go in behind you slobs and pick up your mess too. Try a little respect for others. It would go a long way in making the shopping season a little bit more enjoyable. Next year, I'm doing my shopping online