Synchronous vs Asynchronous

gistfile1.js

// Asynchronous
var shirt, pants, shoes;

var getItem = function (storeName, itemName) {  
  var store = goToStore(storeName);
  var item = store.getItem(itemName);
  console.log('I got my ' + itemName);

  return item;
};

shirt = getItem('The Shirt Store', 'shirt');  
pants = getItem('The Pants Store', 'pants');  
shoes = getItem('The Shoe Store', 'shoes');