Everything seemed to be on sale today. But I wasn't really looking for a sale; instead, I was looking to return a leaking kettle that I bought only yesterday to K-Mart Logan Central and then head off to Garden City and find a few things I needed to ready myself for my bed to arrive next week.
So, I left home at around 9:40am and saw some poor guy get arrested across the road by the cops. They were parked outside the house up the road from the bus stop and I had just crossed the road when they drove off. But it made me think: would they stop to charge me for J-walking or not? No, they didn't. This was weird, but I guess they had bigger fish to fry this morning. Anyway, when I got to the stop, one of the people there and I had a laugh about what we were both thinking with the police and if they were going to stop and charge me. But seriously, I should have waited for them to leave before going across the road.
Anyway, the bus came, we all hopped on and it took us to the Logan Central Bus Station where most of us got off and I walked to K-Mart and got my money back when I told the lady what happened to the kettle. She was amazed it leaked as much as it did and happily gave my money back to me. Then, I was off to catch the next bus to Garden City and do the rest of my shopping - well the majority of it anyway.
I went to the bank first and pulled out some money and walked around to find a kettle first. Well, do you think I could find a nice kettle which didn't cost the Earth? Nope. It was annoying. I went from Robin's Kitchen to Harvey Norman and then to K-Mart and there wasn't anything I was happy with. And on the way to Harvey Norman, the ramp escalators going up, stopped working. There were too many heavy things on it and it shuddered to a halt; and anyone with a shopping trolley had to either wait for it to get going again or kick up their front wheels of the trolley to make it work. Not a good thing. So, seeing it wasn't going to work after we all got off it, I walked into shop and reported the problem to them; asking them to get maintenance out to look at it. They weren't surprised about it and got onto them straight away. By the time I was coming out of Harvey Norman's 10 minutes later, it was working again.
At K-Mart, I bought my mattress protector and a nice set of flannel sheets for my Queen Size bed ... and then bought plain set too just to mix'n'match; it's always nice to do that. Anyway, I went through the self-service check-outs and found I had a lot of things and I was struggling a little with it.
I hadn't left Robin's Kitchen empty-handed, managing to buy a pizza stone and a cutter while I was there. Not too bad if you ask me seeing they were both half price and I only paid $12.95 for both of them. Anyway, I still had yet to buy my kettle and didn't want to leave the shopping complex without it. So, I went to one more place upstairs and the shop assistant there told me that Big-W was the place to score a great kettle at a good price. And that's where I found myself... Big-W. I found a great range of kettles and scored myself a Kambrook dome kettle for a wicked $38! Now, how cool is that? And before I knew it, I was at their self-service check-outs and putting my new kettle through to take it home.
But I badly needed a break... a break from walking around, from looking at products, from feeling really horribly tired. So, I made a beeline to Gloria Jean's Coffee to get myself a nice hot bagel and a hot chocolate. And you know? It's just what I needed. I read a bit of a book on my iPod and relaxed in the place, ignoring the noise of the coffee machine, the people around me chatting and anything else going on at the other tables... I was having some much-needed 'me' time; and that's just priceless to have. But before I knew it, I had to pack up my goodies so they were able to be stored on a bus and travel-ready... I had another half and hour to go before I arrived home. And once I did, I was so very relieved to unpack my goodies, open and try out my kettle and look at what I had bought that my disappointment didn't strike until I pulled out the sheets for the Queen Sized bed. I had one Queen Sized Sheet set and one Single Sized Sheet Set... but do you think I could find my receipt for K-Mart? I had put it into the bag with the sheets... and the bag had bloody-well ripped. So, the receipt has been lost, and I'm stuck with a set of flannel sheets I can't use.
Well, I might give these to my niece. They're purple and if I remember right, this is her favourite colour! Oh well, can't win 'em all! But at least I know somebody who'll use them. Until my next post, take care, keep safe and warm and remember I'm always here.
So, I left home at around 9:40am and saw some poor guy get arrested across the road by the cops. They were parked outside the house up the road from the bus stop and I had just crossed the road when they drove off. But it made me think: would they stop to charge me for J-walking or not? No, they didn't. This was weird, but I guess they had bigger fish to fry this morning. Anyway, when I got to the stop, one of the people there and I had a laugh about what we were both thinking with the police and if they were going to stop and charge me. But seriously, I should have waited for them to leave before going across the road.
Anyway, the bus came, we all hopped on and it took us to the Logan Central Bus Station where most of us got off and I walked to K-Mart and got my money back when I told the lady what happened to the kettle. She was amazed it leaked as much as it did and happily gave my money back to me. Then, I was off to catch the next bus to Garden City and do the rest of my shopping - well the majority of it anyway.
I went to the bank first and pulled out some money and walked around to find a kettle first. Well, do you think I could find a nice kettle which didn't cost the Earth? Nope. It was annoying. I went from Robin's Kitchen to Harvey Norman and then to K-Mart and there wasn't anything I was happy with. And on the way to Harvey Norman, the ramp escalators going up, stopped working. There were too many heavy things on it and it shuddered to a halt; and anyone with a shopping trolley had to either wait for it to get going again or kick up their front wheels of the trolley to make it work. Not a good thing. So, seeing it wasn't going to work after we all got off it, I walked into shop and reported the problem to them; asking them to get maintenance out to look at it. They weren't surprised about it and got onto them straight away. By the time I was coming out of Harvey Norman's 10 minutes later, it was working again.
At K-Mart, I bought my mattress protector and a nice set of flannel sheets for my Queen Size bed ... and then bought plain set too just to mix'n'match; it's always nice to do that. Anyway, I went through the self-service check-outs and found I had a lot of things and I was struggling a little with it.
I hadn't left Robin's Kitchen empty-handed, managing to buy a pizza stone and a cutter while I was there. Not too bad if you ask me seeing they were both half price and I only paid $12.95 for both of them. Anyway, I still had yet to buy my kettle and didn't want to leave the shopping complex without it. So, I went to one more place upstairs and the shop assistant there told me that Big-W was the place to score a great kettle at a good price. And that's where I found myself... Big-W. I found a great range of kettles and scored myself a Kambrook dome kettle for a wicked $38! Now, how cool is that? And before I knew it, I was at their self-service check-outs and putting my new kettle through to take it home.
But I badly needed a break... a break from walking around, from looking at products, from feeling really horribly tired. So, I made a beeline to Gloria Jean's Coffee to get myself a nice hot bagel and a hot chocolate. And you know? It's just what I needed. I read a bit of a book on my iPod and relaxed in the place, ignoring the noise of the coffee machine, the people around me chatting and anything else going on at the other tables... I was having some much-needed 'me' time; and that's just priceless to have. But before I knew it, I had to pack up my goodies so they were able to be stored on a bus and travel-ready... I had another half and hour to go before I arrived home. And once I did, I was so very relieved to unpack my goodies, open and try out my kettle and look at what I had bought that my disappointment didn't strike until I pulled out the sheets for the Queen Sized bed. I had one Queen Sized Sheet set and one Single Sized Sheet Set... but do you think I could find my receipt for K-Mart? I had put it into the bag with the sheets... and the bag had bloody-well ripped. So, the receipt has been lost, and I'm stuck with a set of flannel sheets I can't use.
Well, I might give these to my niece. They're purple and if I remember right, this is her favourite colour! Oh well, can't win 'em all! But at least I know somebody who'll use them. Until my next post, take care, keep safe and warm and remember I'm always here.
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