Seriously?

Now, some of you might be wondering why I chose to post a picture of an ovulation predictor today. Most of us have seen these before - at Walgreen's, in commercials, being clutched during witty sitcom banter on reruns of "Mad About You." The reason for my intrigue has much more to do with setting. You see, this particular ovulation predictor was at THE DOLLLAR TREE?!?! It seems that I have to clarify this more and more, but the Dollar Tree is the one where everything costs 1 dollar. This time I am not talking about the Dollar General which just has generally discounted merchandise. Who buys an ovulation predictor that costs $1.00? Who trusts the future of their family planning to the Dollar Tree?!?! Whoever they are, I don' t think I want to meet them. I'm going to go out on a crazy limb here and say that anyone buying an ovulation predictor at the Dollar Tree might not be ready to have babies yet. I know, I know. This sounds pretty conservative and reactionary, but I'm going to stand by it. The other thing that bothers me is the particular placement of the ovulation predictor within the Dollar Tree. It is right by the register, just before you check out. I'm going to hope this means: A) "Oh my God! What was I thinking? I can't buy an ovulation predictor from the Dollar Tree. I better take it away from my other purchases right now!" As opposed to the much more terrifying: B) "Hey, Linda. Let's put those ovulation predictors right near the register. Nothing says impulse buy like a last minute ovulation predictor. I bet most of our clientele don't even realize they should be thinking about their menstrual cycles when it's so easy to be distracted by our colorful gnome art and 4 year old potted meat selection."