Shopping Spree

Yesterday, Honey and I went on a shopping spree.  

We needed lots of new appliances for the house and both Lowes and Home Depot had just started what they are calling "pre-Black Friday sales."

We had been to both stores in the past few weeks but were holding off because the house wasn't ready and we had been told to expect price drops about now.  

We went to the Home Depot in Porter and worked with a salesman named Bob.  We bought a new refrigerator (with an ice maker), a dishwasher, washer and dryer, a new microwave and a new kitchen stove.  

I think Honey is most excited about the new range.  When we got our last range we got a ceramic top electric range because she wanted a convection oven, and back then nobody made a gas range with a convection oven option.

Our new Samsung range is gas, with a self-cleaning convection oven, and it features a long oval burner in the center of the stove top with a removable griddle.

Once we had all the items selected, I told Bob that Lowes was offering rebates and in-store coupons based on the amount of stuff you bought, and asked if they were doing anything like that.  He said no, but asked if I had ever been in the military.  I told him I had, but didn't have a copy of my DD-214 in my pocket.  He replied that if I knew what it was that was good enough for him, and he gave us an additional 10% discount on the entire purchase!

We were already congratulating ourselves over the great buys we had made when we stopped by the Hobby Lobby in Humble to pick up two mirrors we had selected for our bathrooms. We walked in to discover that yesterday all mirrors were 50% off - icing on an already excellent cake.