Spring Break
Wal-Mart after midnight
Kat Timpf
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Features
Wal-Mart is open 24 hours for a reason. Some consider 2 a.m. Tuesday the most practical time to shop.
"It's quiet, not many people bother you," Linda Burdine says. "You avoid the rush."
Burdine and local high school seniors Amber Kohli and Janice Ames say they came with Dawn Fellows to Jonesville's Wal-Mart to help her buy supplies for her trip to Tennessee.
Although Fellows says she is leaving for Tennessee the following day, she and her friends still plan to have some fun on their trip to the store.
"I come here to d--- off," Burdine says, her tongue ring glistening in the florescent light.
Ames, outfitted in yellow pajama pants with monkeys, says one of the best things about late-night Wal-Mart is the relaxed dress code.
"I wear [these pajama pants] in everyday life, but they're more acceptable at 2 a.m. at Wal-Mart," Ames says.
The group's first stop is the accessory department, where they model hats and purses.
"Yea or nay? Yea or nay?" Ames asks, holding up a giant bag.
"Yeah, we really do like to d--- around," Burdine says, her eyes covered with a giant pink floppy hat.
Fellows, Kohli and Ames wander over to family planning.
As the three compare condoms and play catch with Depends, Burdine walks out from a different aisle.
"Dawn, do you need a shaver?" Burdine says jokingly. "You said your legs were hairy."
The group moves to hair accessories, where they talk about how they know each other.
Burdine says she and Kohli met showing cows together. Burdine introduces Kohli to Fellows, and Kohli introduces Burdine to Ames.
"I'm new at school, and [Kohli] made me her friend," Ames says.
Kohli and Ames talk about their prom. Ames says she doesn't have a dress yet.
"My dress was $5," Kohli says. "It's called Goodwill."
Kohli holds up various hairpieces, commenting on how each would go with her dress.
"I don't know what to get," Kohli says. "I only have $2 anyway."
"It's quiet, not many people bother you," Linda Burdine says. "You avoid the rush."
Burdine and local high school seniors Amber Kohli and Janice Ames say they came with Dawn Fellows to Jonesville's Wal-Mart to help her buy supplies for her trip to Tennessee.
Although Fellows says she is leaving for Tennessee the following day, she and her friends still plan to have some fun on their trip to the store.
"I come here to d--- off," Burdine says, her tongue ring glistening in the florescent light.
Ames, outfitted in yellow pajama pants with monkeys, says one of the best things about late-night Wal-Mart is the relaxed dress code.
"I wear [these pajama pants] in everyday life, but they're more acceptable at 2 a.m. at Wal-Mart," Ames says.
The group's first stop is the accessory department, where they model hats and purses.
"Yea or nay? Yea or nay?" Ames asks, holding up a giant bag.
"Yeah, we really do like to d--- around," Burdine says, her eyes covered with a giant pink floppy hat.
Fellows, Kohli and Ames wander over to family planning.
As the three compare condoms and play catch with Depends, Burdine walks out from a different aisle.
"Dawn, do you need a shaver?" Burdine says jokingly. "You said your legs were hairy."
The group moves to hair accessories, where they talk about how they know each other.
Burdine says she and Kohli met showing cows together. Burdine introduces Kohli to Fellows, and Kohli introduces Burdine to Ames.
"I'm new at school, and [Kohli] made me her friend," Ames says.
Kohli and Ames talk about their prom. Ames says she doesn't have a dress yet.
"My dress was $5," Kohli says. "It's called Goodwill."
Kohli holds up various hairpieces, commenting on how each would go with her dress.
"I don't know what to get," Kohli says. "I only have $2 anyway."
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