Jacques had heard of Wal-Mart before, but he had never been to one. A store where you can by food, office supplies, video games, towels, furniture, children, and clothes all in one transaction! It sounds too good to be true!
Like many Neopians, he had brought a large toy wagon with him to carry the stuff home because there are no cars in Neopia. He parked it in the wagon parking lot and went inside. He was greeted by a man who had carts ready for the customers as to use as they entered the store. When Jacques took a cart, the man replaced it with another cart from the garage-like space where there were many more carts lined up. Such luxury!
Jacques looked for the candy aisle and somehow ended up in the As Seen on TV section. The Black Pawkeet needed some repairs, so he picked up a can of Flex Seal™. He had to leave before he picked up any more As Seen on TV products. There were so many products that looked great, but he had to do some internet research first to see if they worked or not.
Jacques continued his search for the candy. his journey took him near the paint section. The paint stirring sticks were in a bucket with a sign that read "Free." He took one. He planned to use it to spank Garin later that night, with his consent, of course.
Jacques found his way to the candy and other snacks. He put seven bags of Reese's™ pumpkins in the cart. He also got a few party sized bags of chips/crisps. Next to the chips/crisps, there were jars of Big John's products, including pickled sausages, pickled pigs' feet, and of course, pickled eggs. Jacques immediately headed for the checkout line when he saw that, because it reminded him of Garin and his stupid pickled eggs. He had wasted so much time in Wal-Mart. Garin might have run out of toffees by now, and he would be handing out pickled eggs.
And Jacques was right about the eggs, but Garin had not run out of toffees. He hadn't even touched them.
Garin was sitting on the dock handing out the pickled eggs. The treats had to be handed out on the docks for the children's safety. The couple who owned the marina did not want children coming aboard the ships and boats for the same reason that children should never enter a stranger's house while trick-or-treating.
"Talak!" Garin called, "I'm running low on eggs. Wrap some more and bring them out here." There were eleven pickled eggs left in the bowl.