洛林·M.格雷/Lorraine M.Gregoire
“Sheesh!Give me a few points for self control!”I snapped at my cranky husband.I wanted to stop at a sporting goods store“Going Out of Business”sale we passed in the mall.“Theres nothing we need,”his usual grumpy male comment.“It’s all overpriced junk.If they had anything good they wouldn’t be going out of business.”
“But,its sporting goods,”I wheedled.“could be some good deals for the grandkids.And,you like boats and fishing stuff.I’ve put up with that photo of your’dream-canoe‘stuck on the bathroom mirror for years now.Maybe you’d enjoy just looking around?”
“Are you crazy?”his eyes got funny and he said something like.“The boat I want is the Supremo Numero-Uno blah-blah.Soon as I finish saving up 6000 bucks for that baby I’m going to order right from the manufacturer.Custom.In silver.This loser store wouldn’t carry something like THAT.And Im sure not going near those sucker crowds.”
“Youre so darn negative and boring!”I retorted.“I happen to like crowds.They make me feel like I’m part of something.I promise I won’t buy anything but I’m going to look around for fun anyways.You go for coffee and I’ll meet you back here in half an hour.”
“Don’t make promises you can’t keep,old girl.”He chuckled in that self-satisfied“Ill believe it when I see it”way that always gets me riled.“I know youre going to come out of there with useless junk.You always do.”
His words made me mad.How dare he accuse me of being frivolous!I prided myself on being a wise shopper.I had a darn good nose for bargains and stretched our old age pensions like nobody’s business.Now I had a mad on,that’s for sure.“Boy,Ill show him.”I promised myself I would not buy a darn thing,no matter what.Ha!I wouldnt give Mr.Know-It-All smarty-pants reason to gloat.
I squared my chin and marched into the crowded store.Aisles and aisles of hockey equipment,basketballs,golf clubs,exercise equipment,fishing gear,boy toys galore were strung with huge blaring signs.CLOSING OUT SALE-Up to 80%OFF.NO REFUNDS.