Thursdays are my "town" days. I get up, get ready, and get myself into town to take care of assorted errands like hauling off the trash, going to the post office, grocery shopping, etc. Yeah, I know, it's a blast.
This morning I took a detour on my way to the PO and stopped at a one of the local thrift stores to do a little pilfering. I'd been trying to get there for a couple of weeks but they were closed on the couple of days I had ventured into town. I'm still on the hunt for cheap, repurposable decorating stuff. So far I haven't had much luck finding anything.
Today wasn't any different in that endeavor ... although! ... I did make a great 'find' for one of my favorite hobbies. A stack of knitting magazines! I saw them as soon as I walked in the door and immediately asked about price. I was hoping for about 25¢ ea. or so. Nice lady at the counter said, "Dear, those are get three free with a purchase." Naturally, I wasn't deterred. I asked again, "Yeah, but how much if I just want to buy the magazines?" Nice lady got all flustered and called for back-up.
Nice lady #2 came out of the office and nice lady #1 babbled out her dilemma over my wanting to pay for free magazines. Nice lady #2 says, "Sweetheart, those magazines are get three free with purchase."
?What the heck? I may not be the brightest crayon in the box when it comes to math, but come on ... really? If I'm offering you money for something you planned to give away for free, wouldn't you just say Okay! and take it? Isn't that pretty much a no-brainer?
I put on my best smile, swallowed hard on the sarcastic remark I wanted to make, and instead replied, "Yes ma'am, I do believe I understand that. But I don't want to purchase anything, I just want these magazines. All of 'em. Now, how 'bout I give you five bucks and we call it a happy day?"
Nice lady #2 got all flustered and flapped her hands around in the air a bit.
I stood there, smiling, magazines clutched in a death grip in my arms. I think my look of crazy determination tipped her over the edge because she stuttered a couple of times and then said, "Well, um ... well, um ... I guess you could, uh ... put a little donation in the jar and, uh, I guess we could let you have them."
I slapped five bucks in that donation jar faster than a duck on a June bug and made a bee line for the truck. I didn't want to give her even one minute to think about it. Deal. Paid. Done. Gone.
This was my haul ...
Am quite pleased and will be sitting down with a lovely cup of tea to peruse my magazines later this evening.
When I pulled in the driveway I saw a box on the back porch. Thrill! My Dick Blick order came! I'm the proud new owner of these wondermosly fantabulously froggie-green paintbrushes ...
They are the Liquitex Freestyle. I saw them a couple of months ago at A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts store in Asheville and have been sending up prayers ever since to get them for my very own. And Ta! Da! Mine! I'd gotten the Dick Blick catalog (which is pretty much a book of crack for artists) in the mail the other day. Big ol' sale they were having. I didn't see the brushes, but when I checked their site online ... Low & Behold! ... those pretty green babies were right there, on sale, my name on them. Called the husband and warned him. I even got expedited shipping.
I have a particular piece I want to do with these. I think they'll be perfect for portraiture work and other similar types of painting. Can't wait to get started!
As an added bonus to the day, the sun was shining and the periwinkle along the driveway is blooming in a lovely carpet of little purple flowers!
Namaste', y'all ...
This morning I took a detour on my way to the PO and stopped at a one of the local thrift stores to do a little pilfering. I'd been trying to get there for a couple of weeks but they were closed on the couple of days I had ventured into town. I'm still on the hunt for cheap, repurposable decorating stuff. So far I haven't had much luck finding anything.
Today wasn't any different in that endeavor ... although! ... I did make a great 'find' for one of my favorite hobbies. A stack of knitting magazines! I saw them as soon as I walked in the door and immediately asked about price. I was hoping for about 25¢ ea. or so. Nice lady at the counter said, "Dear, those are get three free with a purchase." Naturally, I wasn't deterred. I asked again, "Yeah, but how much if I just want to buy the magazines?" Nice lady got all flustered and called for back-up.
Nice lady #2 came out of the office and nice lady #1 babbled out her dilemma over my wanting to pay for free magazines. Nice lady #2 says, "Sweetheart, those magazines are get three free with purchase."
?What the heck? I may not be the brightest crayon in the box when it comes to math, but come on ... really? If I'm offering you money for something you planned to give away for free, wouldn't you just say Okay! and take it? Isn't that pretty much a no-brainer?
I put on my best smile, swallowed hard on the sarcastic remark I wanted to make, and instead replied, "Yes ma'am, I do believe I understand that. But I don't want to purchase anything, I just want these magazines. All of 'em. Now, how 'bout I give you five bucks and we call it a happy day?"
Nice lady #2 got all flustered and flapped her hands around in the air a bit.
I stood there, smiling, magazines clutched in a death grip in my arms. I think my look of crazy determination tipped her over the edge because she stuttered a couple of times and then said, "Well, um ... well, um ... I guess you could, uh ... put a little donation in the jar and, uh, I guess we could let you have them."
I slapped five bucks in that donation jar faster than a duck on a June bug and made a bee line for the truck. I didn't want to give her even one minute to think about it. Deal. Paid. Done. Gone.
This was my haul ...
Am quite pleased and will be sitting down with a lovely cup of tea to peruse my magazines later this evening.
When I pulled in the driveway I saw a box on the back porch. Thrill! My Dick Blick order came! I'm the proud new owner of these wondermosly fantabulously froggie-green paintbrushes ...
They are the Liquitex Freestyle. I saw them a couple of months ago at A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts store in Asheville and have been sending up prayers ever since to get them for my very own. And Ta! Da! Mine! I'd gotten the Dick Blick catalog (which is pretty much a book of crack for artists) in the mail the other day. Big ol' sale they were having. I didn't see the brushes, but when I checked their site online ... Low & Behold! ... those pretty green babies were right there, on sale, my name on them. Called the husband and warned him. I even got expedited shipping.
I have a particular piece I want to do with these. I think they'll be perfect for portraiture work and other similar types of painting. Can't wait to get started!
As an added bonus to the day, the sun was shining and the periwinkle along the driveway is blooming in a lovely carpet of little purple flowers!
Namaste', y'all ...
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