You know your life is boring when the most exciting thing that you can think of to blog about is your laundry. Seriously. But never-the-less, that is what is has come to.
I have more laundry than anyone else I know. I also have more children than almost everyone I know, hence the laundry. And my children create laundry.
We have school uniforms here, (nothing hard, a polo shirt and jeans or tan pants). When I was in school, a polo shirt was cool but since it is required at school, my children must change as soon as they get home--they can not be seen in a polo shirt out of school. The also change clothes for sports, wear new PJ's every night, use new towels every time they shower, (despite my begging), and just generally make laundry.
Our washer and dryer are about 13 years old. They are the old style of washer and dryer, but they have served us well. It is our joke that the people who can afford to buy a front load washer don't really need one and those of us who really need one have better things to spend our money on.
My parents, for example, have a front loader. They wash about the same amount of laundry in one week that I do in one day. Yet they have the front loader. It is a benefit of surviving four children and seeing them all move on to support themselves--they can finally afford a nice washer and dryer.
Well, my dryer broke on Saturday. This is very bad, (which I'm sure is obvious, but just in case).
Craig, who has fixed the dryer numerous times, announces it's sad death and I secretly rejoice inside. I have the money for a new washer but I hate to buy one when we have one that works.
I look on line, compare consumer reports and all other consumer ratings I can find, and finally make a decision on the model that I want. I compare prices on line and find the best price at an online store. Free shipping.
The problem is, I need a washer and dryer NOW. I mean a few days without a washer and dryer here and I may NEVER catch up.
I read in the paper on Sunday that Home Depot will match any ad price. There is a Home Depot just a few blocks from my house. Yesterday I go to Home Depot, with the computer printout in hand. I talk to the man there, he won't match the price. It irritates me. I leave.
I then go to Sears. I show them the ad. Not only do they match the price, but they give me 10% of the difference between their price and the price I found online. Yeah Sears!!
The funny thing is that the price difference at Sears was about $220.00 each and the price difference at Home Depot was only about $40.00 each. Home Depot was on sale with an extra $100.00 off for buying white. Yet they lost the sale.
I am happy with Sears and plan to shop there in the future.
I know, boring post.
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3 comments:
Your posts are never boring, I love them all. For some strange reason I always relate. A new washer is a great feeling I’m sure, but I agree with you, mine still runs so I don’t know that feeling yet.
Not boring. I have laundry issues myself.
$40 each? Can that be right? I'm confused.
Not boring...it is only boring when you don't post for weeks on end :)I was totally counting the days my washer would break so I could get a front loader and now that the housing market tanked I am just praying that thing keeps a running!!
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