Hmv bargain hunt (also faith in humanity is restored)

After hearing the sad news that hmv is going into administration I decided it was probably time to go spend some gift cards (i am a gift card hoarder and must stop) and snap up some bargains.

I thought I'd go and check my gift cards were viable so I walked up to the till and said
"Excuse me but could you please tell me if you are accepting gift cards?"
"We'll since you asked so nicely" said the nice indie man behind the counter, "yes we do".
"We'll after a long shift on a market stall you appreciate manners more" I explained.
"Ah I've done that job. I understand" he nodded then proceeded to scan my cards, and I had £26 pounds to spend. Shop workers I can speak to and laugh to genuinely improve my day. I feel bad because I know that I am not always a ray of sunshine to the customers I serve, but then again many are rude to me. I would never speak to anyone the way I get treated sometimes. But this small conversation with the nice hmv man restored my faith in humanity. Also showing that good can come from misery, though I wish hmv didn't have to close. Where will I get my boxsets from now?

Things I bought:

*Three albums by The Smiths, though one sadly is a compilation which I didn't realise at the time. No matter. I was just disparate to get the onto my iPod!
*Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon. Because sometimes you just need some fun in your life, and I've wanted their second album for a while.
*Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding. I have Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds so its only fair.
*The Juno Soundtrack. There is such a lovely mix if old classics and kooky new ones. All the Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople is exquisite, and secretly far better than the Bowie version but critiquing Bowie feels blasphemous.


When paying for my purchases, the same lovely man served me. He leafed through my selection, nodded and said "excellent" In what i can only think was in reference to my choices/musical taste.

I think I'll take that as a compliment.