Oviedo High School - Oviedian Yearbook (Oviedo, FL)

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22! Buyer Beware! s every mall clearly shows, shopping has become one of Americans' favorite hobbies. The observant notice signs of a set pattern used by almost all consumers. Step one, trying items on, merely whets the appetite of potential buyers. Window dressers use tricks of the trade to draw customers. Step two, trying items on, sometimes proves the most discouraging. Fortunately for shop- pers, clothes usually look better on models and mannequins than they do on themselves, which saves them money. Step three, decision, one of the most diffi- cult parts to anything, usually ends in the pur- chase of all or nothing. Sometimes indecision causes mass confusion. Overly helpful clerks add to the situation by presenting more items from which to choose. Step four, paying, sometimes turns into an embarrasing situation. Since the calculator of the mind does not always read the same as the cash register on the counter, lack of funds fre- quently becomes a problem. Many sales are voided because unknowing shoppers make purchases totally more than their pockets will allow. One of the popular credit cards some- times solves this problem. When the bill comes however, buyers realize the transience of that solution as they ponder life in the poor house. In search of a new purse, Mary stops in Baker's. Shopping Spree my Mary Lemanski and Biddy Ward begin their shopping spree by looking at the variety of tennis rackets at the Athletic Attic. Farrell's atmosphere provides the perfect setting for a relaxing snack.

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Wheels Keep 'Em Rolling he wheel, probably the first and simplest of all machines, has emerged as the most useful invention of history. It touches every person every day in one way or another. The word itself has become synonymous with transportation and every student either owns or utilizes some wheels. The automo- bile, the wheel's most common use, is driven to school by a good many students. The back parking lot fills with a variety of cars early every morning and a line of autos ranging from rusted unknown models to shiny showroom-new Corvettes file out reg- ularly each afternoon. The recreation and entertainment indus- tries also rely on the wheel for success. From a movie reel to a skateboard, every- thing seems to depend on that one common factor. This year an old pasttime, roller skating, gained a new twist. The new craze of roller disco has arrived. All over the country, skat- ing rinks transform into discos with flashing lights and pulsating disco beats. Wheels can be seen rolling faster and fancier than ever. And so the wheel has again proved its usefulness and versatility. That unknown caveman who thousands of years ago first discovered this circular wonder doubtlessly didn't know what he hadebegun. Suzanne Johnson finds the Corvette she drives to school a very popular item in the student parking lot. Whee

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5 ,,,, llake-up artists at Merle Norman show Biddy the proper way to apply eye shadow. ibarrassment strikes Biddy as she realizes that neither she nor Mary can come up h funds for their latest purchase. I by the sparkle of crystal, Mary and Biddy are unable to resist the temptation more than they had anticipated. A clothes conscious Mary checks the latest styles in Young Sophisticates. Doc Weary shoppers find Design World the perfect spot to relax. Shopping Spree f 23