Boxing Day

Perhaps you think it’s  all about stuffing the things that don’t fit or you don’t want back in the boxes and returning them.  People who work for a living know different.

At some point I’ll talk to you about eating serf food, but today is not it.  I will give you my retail ranger tips.

Expect store credits not refunds.  You will be dealing with a supervisor or regular because temps are not taught how to do returns.  Every return has to be processed through the warehouse so you won’t get a size 10 even if there’s a stack of them next to the register.  Retail is not a swap meet.

I understand there will be discounts, but perhaps not as many as you expect.  In bad times you tighten inventories and limit selection.

My recommendation is that you spare yourself unless shopping is a sport and watch some Throwball ahead of next year’s lockout.

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Holiday 24 hour coverage ends today.  Regular Prime Time tomorrow.  Good through 8 pm.  Done.

6 am

• AMC– Three Stooges marathon until 8:30 am

6:30 am

• Turner Classic– Old Yeller (Disney Day)

7 am

• ABC Family– Jack Frost
• FX– Kung Fu Panda
• History– Modern Marvels marathon until 11 am

7:30 am

• Nick– Fairly OddParents
• TBS– Daddy Day Camp

8 am

• Bravo– Bad Boys
• Turner Classic– Pollyanna

8:30 am

• AMC– The Princess Bride

9 am

• ABC Family– The Little Rascals
• Animal Planet– Whale Wars marathon until 6 am
• Disney– Phineas and Ferb until 10:30
• FX– America’s Sweethearts
• Oxygen– Beaches
• Travel– Paradise marathon until 6 pm
• USA– NCIS marathon until 6 am

9:30 am

• TBS– Ghost

10 am

• Discovery– American Chopper marathon until 3 am
• Sci Fi– Dog Soldiers
• Turner Classic– The Apple Dumpling Gang

10:30 am

• AMC– Mrs. Doubtfire

11 am

• ABC Family– Richie Rich
• Comedy– Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
• E!– Knocked Up x 2 until 4 pm
• FX– Tomcats
• Lifetime– Her Perfect Spouse
• TNT– Sahara

11:30 am

• Oxygen– Ocean’s Twelve

Noon

• A&E– Scarface
• History– History on Tap (premier)
• Nick– iCarly marathon until 2 pm
• Sci Fi– Thor: Hammer of the Gods
• TBS– Phenomenon
• Turner Classic– Swiss Family Robinson
• True– Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura marathon until 4 pm

12:30 pm

• History– Modern Marvels marathon until 7 pm

1 pm

• CBS– Throwball, Ravens @ Browns or Patriots @ Bills or Jets @ Bears or Titans @ Chiefs
• FOX– Throwball, ‘9ers @ Rams or Lions @ Dolphins or ‘skins @ Jaguars
• ABC Family– Good Burger
• Comedy– The Girl Next Door
• FX– 27 Dresses
• Lifetime– The Perfect Assistant

1:30 pm

• AMC– Airplane
• TNT– The Mummy Returns

2 pm

• Nick– Spongebob marathon until 4 pm
• Oxygen– Titanic
• Sci Fi– Shark Swarm (again)
• Turner Classic– The Love Bug

2:30 pm

• TBS– My Cousin Vinny

3 pm

• NBC– Snowboarding
• ABC Family– Coming to America
• ESPN2– World’s Strongest Man marathon until 9 pm (all premiers)
• Lifetime– The Perfect Wife

3:30 pm

• Toon– Johnny Test

4 pm

• CBS– Throwball Texans @ Broncos or Bolts @ Raiders or Chargers @ Bengals
• NBC– Skating
• FOX– Throwball Giants @ Packers or Seahawks at Buccaneers
• FX– Made of Honor
• Turner Classic– The Parent Trap
• TNT– The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Toon– Johnny Test

5 pm

• Bravo– Real Housewives marathon until Midnight
• Disney– Phineas and Ferb until 6:30
• Lifetime– The Perfect Marriage
• TBS– You’ve been Gumped
• Vs.– Rocky III Triple Feature

5:30 pm

• ABC Family– Trading Places
• AMC– Road House
• VH1– ATL

6 pm

• FX– Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Oxygen– Just Friends
• Sci Fi– Jurassic Park III

6:30 pm

• Disney– Toy Story Double Feature

7 pm

• ABC– The Sound of Music
• History– Top Gear
• Lifetime– The Perfect Nanny
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska (Camping with Kate)
• Toon– Open Season 2
• Vs.– Rocky IV

8 pm

• NBC– Throwball Vikings @ Eagles (postponed until Tuesday because of the weather in Philly)
• FOX– Simpsons Christmas Special
• ABC Family– Along Came Polly x 2 (until Midnight)
• AMC– Crocodile Dundee Double Feature x 2
• Disney– Toy Story 2
• History– Ax Men (last week’s)
• Nick– Rugrats Movie
• Oxygen– My Boss’s Daughter
• Sci Fi– National Treasure
• Spike– Independence Day x 2 (until 3 am)
• TBS– Monster In Law x 2 (until Midnight)
• Turner Classic– Escape to Witch Mountain
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska (last week’s)
• TNT– The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King x 2 (until 3:30 am)
• VH1– Hustle & Flow

8:30 pm

• FOX– [Cleveland Show Cleveland Show] Christmas Special
• ESPN– College Throwball, Little Caesars Bowl: Florida International v. Toledo
• FX– Pineapple Express
• Toon– Johnny Test

9 pm

• History– Ax Men (premier)
• Lifetime– The Perfect Teacher x 2 (until 1 am)
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska (Penultimate premier)
• Vs.– Rocky V

9:30 pm

• Disney– Phineas and Ferb

10 pm

• AMC– Crocodile Dundee II
• History– Top Gear (premier)
• Oxygen– Just Friends (again)
• Turner Classic- Return from Witch Mountain
• Toon– Self-Medication

10:30 pm

• VH1– ATL

11 pm

• FX– 27 Dresses
• Sci Fi– Jurassic Park III (again)
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska (Penultimate premier)

11:30 pm

• Comedy– Futurama until 1 am

Midnight

• Bravo– Bad Boys
• History– Ax Men (last week’s)
• Oxygen– My Boss’s Daughter (again)
• TBS– Glory Daze (this week’s)
• Turner Classic– The Wizard of Oz
• Toon– Childrens Hospital, Frankenhole

12:30 am

• AMC– Crocodile Dundee Double Feature

1 am

• History– Ax Men (Instapeat)
• Sci Fi– Cerberus
• TBS– Gumped again
• Turner Classic– The Red Balloon (very depressing)
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska (last week’s)
• Vs.– Rocky V

2 am

• History– Top Gear (Instapeat)
• Turner Classic– The Bicycle Thief
• TLC– Sarah Palin’s Alaska (Camping with Kate)
• VH1– Hustle & Flow (again)

2:30 am

• AMC– Crocodile Dundee II
• Toon– Childrens Hospital, Frankenhole

3 am

• ESPN– College Throwball, Little Caesars Bowl: Florida International v. Toledo
• Sci Fi– Minotaur

3:30 am

• E!– The Soup
• Toon– Self-Medication

4 am

• Turner Classic– Beware of Pity