DeDe's Rant and Rave: can i borrow a college degree?

Monday, October 03, 2005

can i borrow a college degree?

i have been wanting a new vacuum for quite some time and friday just seemed to be the day to buy it since it was on sale at a local discount store. i picked kath up at the car dealer at 8am, we went to breakfast and then proceeded to the store to buy my much wanted vacuum. after spending what seemed like a lifetime waiting, i was told that they were out of stock but that i could get a "rain check". the rain check took forever and a day and i was only the third person in line!

at 2pm i took kath back to the car dealer and thought that i would stop and try another store on the way home. i was in luck, there was one vacuum in the store! i proceeded to the checkstand only to be charged the regular price and the cashier got all huffy with me when i asked her to do a price check because it was on sale. i DID NOT cause a scene in the store but did call the store and complain to a manager from home later that afternoon. hey, i went to that chain store to save $15 and ended up with a fortune in aggrevation.

here's where the college degree comes in....i had to put the dumb thing together. actually i was the dummy, with pictures and instructions it still took me almost an hour. i have never seen so many parts for one vacuum in my life; it has 2 extension rods, a self cleaning duster with an extension wand, a "claw" for furniture and something else for drapes, not to mention an electrical cord that is four blocks long. it is such a bright yellow that i think it may even glow in the dark! all in all i must say that this is the coolest vacuum i have ever seen and it is actually worth all of the aggrevation it cost.

posted by DeDe @ 8:20 AM

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