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Spending Spree
Apr. 1st, 2002 09:10 amToday I plan to buy a TV, a VCR, a stereo and a vacuum cleaner. Wish me luck, this is bound to be fraught with hassle.
Apr. 1st, 2002
Well that all went surprisingly well, considering...
I went to Tesco in search of a particular model of video that I'd seen on their web site. They didn't have it. However this was not a bad thing because in being there I discovered that they had a special offer on TVs and I picked up a wide screen television that does NTSC and everything for �190 when I'd been looking at spending �300+.
Then we went to the retail park where I discovered the model of video I wanted was readily available at Comet. The vacuum cleaner I was planning to get wasn't so easily available - they had a display model out but no boxed ones and for once the staff weren't hovering with their "Do you need any help?" routine. This actually worked out well because the other vacuum cleaners were cheaper so I picked up a �30 model instead of a �110 one - if it breaks, so what? At �30 it's replaceable fairly easily.
So this left me with money I'd assumed would be spent by this point, which meant I got a better stereo than I'd been planning.
Oh, and I begrudgingly bought an iron and less begrudgingly picked up a toaster. I'm all kitted up with entertainment and toast. What more could I ask for from a shopping spree?
Now I'm going to climb into the loft and see what's up there that's worth packing... Again with the good luck wishes, please.
I went to Tesco in search of a particular model of video that I'd seen on their web site. They didn't have it. However this was not a bad thing because in being there I discovered that they had a special offer on TVs and I picked up a wide screen television that does NTSC and everything for �190 when I'd been looking at spending �300+.
Then we went to the retail park where I discovered the model of video I wanted was readily available at Comet. The vacuum cleaner I was planning to get wasn't so easily available - they had a display model out but no boxed ones and for once the staff weren't hovering with their "Do you need any help?" routine. This actually worked out well because the other vacuum cleaners were cheaper so I picked up a �30 model instead of a �110 one - if it breaks, so what? At �30 it's replaceable fairly easily.
So this left me with money I'd assumed would be spent by this point, which meant I got a better stereo than I'd been planning.
Oh, and I begrudgingly bought an iron and less begrudgingly picked up a toaster. I'm all kitted up with entertainment and toast. What more could I ask for from a shopping spree?
Now I'm going to climb into the loft and see what's up there that's worth packing... Again with the good luck wishes, please.
Well that all went surprisingly well, considering...
I went to Tesco in search of a particular model of video that I'd seen on their web site. They didn't have it. However this was not a bad thing because in being there I discovered that they had a special offer on TVs and I picked up a wide screen television that does NTSC and everything for �190 when I'd been looking at spending �300+.
Then we went to the retail park where I discovered the model of video I wanted was readily available at Comet. The vacuum cleaner I was planning to get wasn't so easily available - they had a display model out but no boxed ones and for once the staff weren't hovering with their "Do you need any help?" routine. This actually worked out well because the other vacuum cleaners were cheaper so I picked up a �30 model instead of a �110 one - if it breaks, so what? At �30 it's replaceable fairly easily.
So this left me with money I'd assumed would be spent by this point, which meant I got a better stereo than I'd been planning.
Oh, and I begrudgingly bought an iron and less begrudgingly picked up a toaster. I'm all kitted up with entertainment and toast. What more could I ask for from a shopping spree?
Now I'm going to climb into the loft and see what's up there that's worth packing... Again with the good luck wishes, please.
I went to Tesco in search of a particular model of video that I'd seen on their web site. They didn't have it. However this was not a bad thing because in being there I discovered that they had a special offer on TVs and I picked up a wide screen television that does NTSC and everything for �190 when I'd been looking at spending �300+.
Then we went to the retail park where I discovered the model of video I wanted was readily available at Comet. The vacuum cleaner I was planning to get wasn't so easily available - they had a display model out but no boxed ones and for once the staff weren't hovering with their "Do you need any help?" routine. This actually worked out well because the other vacuum cleaners were cheaper so I picked up a �30 model instead of a �110 one - if it breaks, so what? At �30 it's replaceable fairly easily.
So this left me with money I'd assumed would be spent by this point, which meant I got a better stereo than I'd been planning.
Oh, and I begrudgingly bought an iron and less begrudgingly picked up a toaster. I'm all kitted up with entertainment and toast. What more could I ask for from a shopping spree?
Now I'm going to climb into the loft and see what's up there that's worth packing... Again with the good luck wishes, please.
There was nothing in the loft really worth scavenging apart from a bathroom cabinet. I think my house may come replete with cabinet, and anyway it was from Raz's parents and he wants to keep it. I did find some empty boxes, though, which came in handy for stuffing kitchen and bathroom stuff into. Surely the packing is nearly done now...? Oh, and I took some of the shelves that Lee left behind when he went to Australia. Even if I don't put them up I can enjoy the knowledge that if I wanted to, I could. It's my wall and my shelf and I can do as I please with no landlord to say otherwise.
So now it's time to go sleep in preparation for work tomorrow. And I forgot to buy a train ticket so I have to leave the house early. Gah.
So now it's time to go sleep in preparation for work tomorrow. And I forgot to buy a train ticket so I have to leave the house early. Gah.
There was nothing in the loft really worth scavenging apart from a bathroom cabinet. I think my house may come replete with cabinet, and anyway it was from Raz's parents and he wants to keep it. I did find some empty boxes, though, which came in handy for stuffing kitchen and bathroom stuff into. Surely the packing is nearly done now...? Oh, and I took some of the shelves that Lee left behind when he went to Australia. Even if I don't put them up I can enjoy the knowledge that if I wanted to, I could. It's my wall and my shelf and I can do as I please with no landlord to say otherwise.
So now it's time to go sleep in preparation for work tomorrow. And I forgot to buy a train ticket so I have to leave the house early. Gah.
So now it's time to go sleep in preparation for work tomorrow. And I forgot to buy a train ticket so I have to leave the house early. Gah.