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| - As I reach that certain point in my life, I don't ask for too many things:
* Shoes that fit - my running shoes seem to be pinching my toes after 4-5 miles these days...I don't know why and it makes me a little cranky by mile 6...but not cranky enough to buy new shoes...I'd be crankier if I didn't "get all the good" out of my shoes..."sigh"
* Enough sleep - Talk about cranky...they say the average person sleeps about 16 hours a day and that's the exact amount of sleep that I need to make sure I'm fresh, rejuvenated, revitalized and ready for action
* A clean, warm, well lit place to...well, get some of the sundries that I need for my life (and have the occasional celebrity sighting)...this Target covers the bases:)
The Beautiful Carin and I were out yesterday running some errands, doing a little business, having a little lunch, doing a couple of good deeds, helping out a good cause...you would not believe the number of restaurants we visited yesterday...5...5...Yup...5!
In between gorging on chili omelets, lettuce wraps, Thai food, martini's, shrimp, martini's, etc. (OK, maybe that was just me...Carin shows remarkable restraint:), we needed to pick up a few things for the house and Carin suggested Target, so we made the circle around to whatever they call that shopping thingy at Indian Bend and the 101 (these shopping dealies all have names, I know, but really, except for the developers and owners, who remembers what those names are?...not me:-)
As we walked in, the first thing I said was "How you doin', Kurt?" to Kurt Warner who was grabbing the bright red shopping cart next to the one I was grabbing...he had about 6 kids hanging off of him and was still nice enough to say "How you doin'?" back...not "How you doin', Donald"...but nevertheless:)
We headed off to find some Easter crap (decorations, plastic eggs, chocolate and what not) and a couple of other household items I was told we need...I don't know...all I know is that we didn't get me new running shoes, so my toes still pinched during my run this morning:(
Carin treats Target like the bazaar at a desert oasis...she has the soul of a Jordanian rug merchant...we got to the checkout counter and she started haggling with the nice lady at the checkout counter..."did you see that this is a little frayed?"..."can you see that box has a little dent in it?"...how much can I get off the price because the merchandise is "damaged"?
20%...that's how much!
I was astonished when the nice lady at the cash register called a manager over after Carin started her spiel...I thought "well, I've been thrown out of nicer places than this"...but no, the manager examined the items and gave Carin a big smile and said "20% off":-)
I always just shut up and pay what the sticker says...but no more...I'm letting Carin do the negotiating for me on everything from here on out!
At least she can do the bargaining for us at this 4 star Target (4 solid red Yelp stars for the clean, well stocked, user friendly, celebrity packed store).
I bet Kurt just paid what the sticker said on his stuff when he left...although I imagine he can afford it:)
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