Are you serious??? it's freezing outside

I would like to preface this story with a disclaimer to all my people in Indiana and Iowa. I do not mean to come off as pretentious when I complain about the thirty degree weather I experienced last week in Atlanta. I feel very sympathetic that on the very same day, you were suffering through temperatures 12 degrees below zero. However, we can all agree that thirty degrees is sufficiently cold that flip flops should be out of the question. When I was in the check out lane purchasing a few items from Target, I noticed that the woman in front of me was wearing flip flops. I thought perhaps she hailed from the north pole, or was drunk to the point that her blood was warm with liquor. On the contrary, she was very coherent and was playing with her young son. She had to be aware of the cold temperatures as she was sufficiently bundled up in a warm winter coat. If she was smart enough to recognize that she needed to put on a coat, why did she fail to come to the conclusion that shoes and socks were also necessary? I also noticed that the woman was buying more than ten pair of lacy underwear. She asked the cashier "If these don't work out, can I return them?". For some reason, the thought of returning used underwear to Target made me a little uncomfortable. Also, I had never really heard of the concept of underwear "not working out". She was speaking of her purchase as if it was a long term relationship. Also, who contemplates returning underwear at the time of purchase? At any rate, her comments regarding her lacy panties shed light to her lack of appropriate footwear. That woman was just "special" in general.