A Tale of Two Purchases
Editor’s note: The following post has absolutely nothing to do with government or politics, but the next one will.
I made the crucial mistake of going to the mall the day after Thanksgiving. It was not by choice. My lovely girlfriend wanted to and being the good boyfriend I did what I was told.
Now please note, I do not celebrate Christmas because I am not a Christian. I’m not even a very good Muslim for that matter.
Going to the mall the day after Thanksgiving has no appeal to me what-so-ever. However, I went.
And after dealing with crowds and clueless clerks we walked out with two items: a set of towels and a light bulb that will last 3 years.
My girlfriend bought the bamboo towels, which are for guests and I am not allowed to touch. No one will use them and they will sit in her bathroom along with carved soap sculptures that may as well be the Holy Grail.
I will never understand the psyche of women when it comes to these kinds of purchases. A friend told me a story of his wife buying a $150 glass bowl that sat on the coffee table and was filled with pot pourri.
I am a firm believer that the only thing you should buy to look at is art. Everything else has to serve a purpose otherwise, what good is it.
And for the record, I bought the light bulb. Because unlike the bamboo towels, I actually get to touch it, albeit twice (putting it in and taking it out) but I still get to touch it. Of course after writing this, that will probably be all I get touch for a while.
December 1st, 2008 at 8:15 am
You got that right.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:04 am
Look at it this way. We learned with the Clinton-Monika incident that there are additional things you can do with a cigar.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:42 am
You went out on Black Friday and bought – a light bulb? That is either disturbed or pathetic, or both. lol ;)
December 1st, 2008 at 10:55 am
Abdul, you’re a wuss! You should have told your GF she was on her own and you’d see her when she got home!
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What is amazing is how women, like my wife, can spend 2-3 hours in one or two stores and come home with an item or two. I don’t have the patience for that and that’s why she’s on her own when it comes to shopping.
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I can tolerate grocery shopping as we usually have a list and know what we want and where the items are located. :^)
December 1st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Was the glass bowl $150 or the “pot pourri”?
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Yup, the light bulb will be the only thing you will be “putting it in and taking it out.” Boy, you set yourself up there.
December 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Abdul, I have a well feathered home stuffed with art, rugs and antiques. Anybody can use the towels and the soap is this nifty stuff that smells good and pumps out of a dispenser.
December 1st, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Abdul I feel your pain.
December 1st, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Abdul,
Everyone in my family gets a $ 50.00 bill in a plain envelope and they all know I will get no where close to a mall. Of course, you do what ever your girlfriends tells you. So, enjoy the misery.
flipper
December 1st, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Shouldn’t you also have gotten an Ove Glove with which to remove the lightbulb? Well, maybe you are not like the person in the commercial and YOU don’t change bulbs while they are still glowing hot.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Abdul, I have been reminded that the bowl was worth every penny and the couch makes a nice bed. Note to self when drinking scotch and smoking cigars with Abdul remember to say “OFF THE RECORD” every 30 seconds or so….lol
Peace
December 1st, 2008 at 11:28 pm
We have a $250 glass Tiffany bowl that was given to us as a wedding gift. It had cheap candy corn in it for Halloween. It has not been used since. I refuse to get rid of it – it’s Tiffany!
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 am
The things that we men do for that special “someone other”. I guess you ain’t so bad after all. LOL Cheers bro and good times for the rest of your time.
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 am
Much to my dislike I felt obligated to do some Christmas shopping. I was traveling to the south side so I stopped at Meijers on Southport Road. I had some groceries and about $300 in gifts in my cart. Unfortunately, despite the lines, the only thing available was do-it-yourself check-out (at least until 9a.m.), with 3 employees watching so that no one snatched a candy bar. So…..I and two other customers left ourstuff behind. Hum bug. Now to a store with real employees.