Buying Stamps at my Local Store

I have just finished some artistamps that I wan't to use on envelopes alongside "real" stamps. I usually buy the more "official looking" stamps like the Swedish king or queens head on them, these really have an aura with a 1970s official scandinavian dullness around them that I like, but often these small local stores only sell the more contemporary "inviting" stamps with more pleasing and colorful pictures on them.
When I wen't out to buy stamps today they correctly only sold this newer crowd pleasing stamps so I had to choose the once that could go well beside my artistamps, that is the once that had the most similar colors and size. From the display I could tell that a new summer edition with flowers as theme fitted my criterias best. I turned to the cashier as the queue line was progressing.

Now, my neighbourhood is quite a nice and calm place, however a famous motorcycle gang has a lot of prospects living nearby for some reason. Today parts of this clientel was queuing up behind me.

-I would like the new stamp booklet, please! I told the clerk.

-We have these stamps! The clerk said while showing me some (from my perspective) awful stamps.

-No, I wan't the new summer edition set! I replied.

The clerk looked puzzled and I replied once again;

-The once with the flowers on them!

One of the bikers put his hand on my shoulder, he smiled and said;

-Fluxus is just another name for scrapbooking!

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Comment by Eraser Heed on May 16, 2012 at 8:54pm: -Thank's Everyone! :)

Comment by Eraser Heed on May 15, 2012 at 8:25pm: The core of Fluxus seems to be a mix between oil dripping mechanics and sensitivity (Flux=Flow as in flowers, us=as in them and us, the integration (non-integration) between humans. Oil is just oil.

Peace out.

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 14, 2012 at 1:48pm: Perfect!!! Hahahahaha! I envision FluXus hippos in ballerina toutous!

Comment by DKeys on May 14, 2012 at 12:52pm: that is hilarious!!!! Busting those stereotypes!

Comment by vizma bruns on May 14, 2012 at 10:20am: Was it Bear?? ;-))

Comment by Arac on May 14, 2012 at 7:47am: Haha...great story, thanks for sharing :)

Comment by Alicia Starr on May 14, 2012 at 2:01am: LOL. never judge a book by it's cover. sorry for the cliche.

Comment by Eraser Heed on May 13, 2012 at 11:45pm: Glad you liked my little sunday essay Angie!

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