iTunes at the GAP

Apparently Im the only cheapskate that went to the GAP and tried on jeans just for the free iTunes that they promised me on the commercial. There was a line out the door for the fitting room when I got there and I thought fer sher these people are mooching iTunes just like me, cuz although I loooove GAP jeans, it seemed rather odd that everyone had suddenly jumped on the train.

So anyway, Im in line thinking, "how does this work? Are they gonna like stamp my hand and send me to the check out to receive a voucher or what?"

So as I drew nearer to the fitting room attendant I noticed a lack of iTune mention. Noone was handing out free things, there were no balloons, or colored stamps or bracelets, no face painting, no clowns NOTHING!

I thought this would have been a huge event, given my personal excitement over the promotion, but oddly enough it seemed that they had all forgotten. Was it me? Had I missed the most ingenious promotion of our time?? Was I too late?

My palms started to sweat as I became next in line to try on a pair of jeans, which by the way, I had at home already. I got up there and was simply pointed to the dressing room. Noone spoke a word.

SO I went it, and was thinking- Ahhhh, they're quite clever. They want to make sure you actually put the pants ON before they hand out the precious iTunes. SO I humored them. I Tried on an exact replica of my favorite GAP jeans. Amazingly, they fit!! Who woulda thunk!?

So I nervously put back on the pants that I had worn into the store, left the stall, and returned to the front where the attendant stood. "Here you go, they didnt fit" I lied, as I handed her the jeans.

Then I just stood there smiling, waiting for my prize. She looked at me like I was the "Other Sister" and kept folding things that had been discarded by other customers.

I cleared my throat- "Ah-hem", and continued smiling- This time with my hand out a little like a bell-hop does when he wants a tip from you after carrying your bags to your hotel room when you never even asked him to do so in the first place!

Finally, after being ignored for what seemed like several minutes (but was actually only a second or two) I just blurted it out- "Uh, are you still doing the iTunes thing?"

Then, as if these precious jems meant nothing to anyone in the world but me, she reached onto a shelf and in a very annoyed manner threw 4 free iTunes cards into my still outstretched hand.

"WOO HOO!", I shouted to myself in my head. Good thing I asked, right?

So, I guess all those people were actually in the market for pants! HA- SUCKERS!!