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Yipee I got a bargain today....

18 years ago

Denny had to leave his car at the shop today and wanted me to pick him up. I assumed we would be going home. But no, he wanted to get some lunch first. While heading there my daughter called me to remind me I was picking the kids up from early out at school....oops....I had forgotten. So I didn't have time to run home to grab a book to read while I was at their house.

I decided to stop at the grocery store and buy a Nora Roberts book. It was $14.95 with a 25% off. When I got to school I got the book out to read and happened to look at the receipt. She didn't give me my % off. After getting the kids settled in my car I drove back to store, my book and receipt in hand to get my money back.

She made a phone call , did a bunch of number punching, and started counting out my money. She gave me the full amount and picked up the book.

I said..."No, I want the book" I thought she had missunderstood me. She said their store policy was to refund the full amount when there was a mistake like that made....She put my book in the sack and said "Have a good day and enjoy your book!"

I was thrilled, because I shouldn't have bought the book anyway...LOL...I usually buy mine at the thrift for 59 cents.

Anyway...it made my day....

patti

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dex215
18 years ago
Wow! Don't you love it when something like this happens?
okwriter
18 years ago
That IS a bargain! It's hard to beat F-R-E-E.

I got two recently. One was Saturday when I went online to Penneys web site to order a set of dishes. It was a service for 12 that was regularly $199 -- and in the sale bill they were just $99. When I went online to order them, they were just $79!
:-)

Another was a bumper we had replaced on my truck recently. DH got estimates in the spring, and one body shop was nearly the same cost for a new one as to repair the hole in the old one (about $450). A few months later, DH calls the one and asks if the estimate is still good. Body shop says yes, so husband made appointment. We took the truck in. Body shop calls husband to tell him the truck is nearly done---and there was a mistake with the esimate. Bumper cost $1200 but they will "eat" part of their mistake and it will only cost us $900. When the dust settled, body shop stood by their estimate and we did, in fact, get a $1200 bumper for $450. We didn't know their estimate was wrong...just knew that for about the same price as fixing the old one, we could have a brand new one.
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Lucky gal, Of course, the whole thing was a joke (except for the part about me feeling so frustrated because I wasn't coming across any good buys). I got the idea for the stick-ons from others on this forum. I think the first time I saw them, someone had used them on taper candles. The only time I've used them as a serious decorating element is for individual votives. . The flowers and hearts in the original post are little sponge rubbery things they sell at Michael's. I have a bunch of them for art projects with the grandkids. They have paper on the back that you peel off to reveal a sticky surface. The shamrock was stuck on with some rubbery stuff that is used to hold down plates so they won't fall during an earthquake. I lost the original wrapper long ago, but remember finding the stuff at Lowe's. Used the same stuff on the paper ghosts and trees. The stuff rubs right off when you're finished with it.
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Oklamoni. If you like thrift stores check out the Goodwill Industries online auction site...its an online auction sort of like ebay but the proceeds go directly to Goodwill Industries, which I feel is a very worthy cause and you cannot begin to imagine some of the bargains I have found there. I am into photography and I have bought cameras, lenses and other items for pennies on the dollar. They have all kind of categories...hobbies & crafts..kitchenwares, collectibles, cameras & camcorders, clothes, jewelry, antiques, tools and much more I will caution you though, when shopping through their listings check out the photos real well. I find that in most instances the ppl who write the descriptions know very little about what they are describing. To give you an example of what I have found there, about a year ago I bought an old 35mm film camera that came with three lenses and a carrying case. The camera works fine, but we all know that film is almost a thing of the past. What I was really interested in was the lenses because they all three work with my new Digital SLR. I bought that whole set for $26 + $8 S+H..just one of those lenses in that set is selling on Ebay right now for $199. Here is the web address: www.shopgoodwill.com
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I checked the "is it a real Kate Spade" link This is what it said about the made in what country tag on the inside. "Until 2002, the China label simply looked like the little made in Taiwan label " I checked and it does...and the embossed stamp on the outside looks the same...Soooooo....now I'm wanting it even more...LOL...but that's okay....My kids are worth it. patti
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gwanny2three
18 years ago
I love that kind of happy ending! What a thrill huh? Good for you! I hate paying full price for books!
iowagirl2006
18 years ago
That is a great price on a new book! I love Nora Roberts - and I also buy them at the second hand store.

I have been getting some Tami Hoag books - since I have all the second hand Nora Roberts books read already.

Let me know if the book is good.
grammahony
18 years ago
I went to wash the car Sunday, and where I go gives you a FREE wash after so many. Mine was free. That's good because I only had $4.00 on me and was going to have to use my debit card.
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jannie
18 years ago
I go to two different manicure places in my town. Both keep track of your visits and every tenth manicure is free. Right now I'm due two free nail polishings.
caflowerluver
18 years ago
I love it when you get something you want for free! The best deal recently was the 2 YO bike I bought. It is an aluminum frame so very light weight. I can put it in the back of the Jeep and take it to ride on the trail by the beach. It is in great shape and has lots of expensive parts on it. On of them was special foot pedals. I wanted regular ones. These are for special bike shoes that you lock into the pedals. It helps to keep your feet on the pedals when going down hill at 50 MPH. Turns out DH has the exact shoes for those pedals. He always wanted them but didn't want to pay $100. And he rides with a bunch of guys who do go down hill that fast. So he swapped the pedals with his bike. I paid $60 for a bike that originally cost $310, and that came with new add on $100 pedals. So it was like getting them for free!
Clare

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