Monday, July 6, 2009
The Hardware Store
Going to the hardware/home improvement center for me, is no different than taking a 5 year old to Toys R Us. Many times, I'm in somewhat of a hurry, so I make a list, enter the store, find what I came for, load it up, check out the sales, think about the home projects I have, look around the store for that, think about the tools I might need (whether worn out or borrowed, which means they won't be returned), pick up tools, look at tools I don't necessarily need, enter the checkout, grab one last item at the checkout (screwdriver bits, batteries, gum, etc.), and then pay. I think it's amusing when the checker asks, "Did find everything you were looking for today"? Little do they know, my excursions to the hardware store are about 98% successful, with a 50% chance of picking up extra "essentials". I wonder if this is the same phenomena that overcomes a woman when she enters a department store? All I know is, when I walk into the hardware store, I feel as if I've walked into the store made just for me! The hardware stores gotta love me, because I sure do love them.
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the frightening part is...... i love Lowe's too. And when you take me on a date there... well.....
ReplyDeleteI have a Westlake Hardware 1 minute away, Lowes 6 minutes away, Home Depot 7 minutes away, and Menards 10 minutes away from my house. Talk about handy! The downside is, having all these great places in such close proximity, I have become a compulsive shopper. I find myself going to one store, buying what I need and then swinging into the next store to see if they have what I needed, but maybe at a better price. If it has a better price, I get it and then return the item purchased at the other store. I currently have 3 things that need to go back to three differnt stores. But I don't have a problem, no matter what my family said at the intervention!
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