Sunday, June 17, 2012

Thoroughly assimilated

I went to Kohl’s yesterday to spend some “Kohl’s Cash”, use a 20% off coupon, oh, and another $15 in cash cards. I figured I buy something I wouldn’t ordinarily get for myself. An impractical dress, or high-thread-count sheets, or an expensive piece of cookware, but I kept striking out. The dress that I sort of liked didn’t fit, the bedding was the wrong color, the cookware just wasn’t what I was looking for, and so on.

Frustrated to the point of tears (I really wanted a pretty dress that would magically make me look 10 years younger and 20 lbs. lighter … I don’t know what the problem was), I grabbed something useful and headed out the door.

Shorter Half listened to my brief explanation of the unsuccessful trip. “So what did you end up getting?” he asked. I showed him the package and he burst out laughing.

My $4.19 set of kitchen knives.

Subconscious at work … buying more blades.

18 comments:

  1. Oh Lordy,

    More work for me..........

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  2. Kitchen knives come with sheaths, do they? You weren't really at Kohl's were you? :)

    Good shopping!

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  3. LOL, that's an 'interesting' buy... and sheaths??? Kitchen knives??? sure... :-)

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  4. LOL

    Next is the little knife that hangs around your neck.

    (I'm going to get one. I've heard they make you look younger...)

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  5. I got a set of those too but with the black handle. I do like the scabbards that come with them, easy to grab one to take when you need it somewhere other than the kitchen.

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  6. I (buy) DON'T KNOW (more) WHY YOU THINK (more blades, more blades) YOU'RE BEING CAREFULLY (shiny, shiny shiny) DIRECTED TO BUY MORE (more) KNIVES?

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  7. One can never have too many knives. Well, not really, one can certainly have too many cheap, piece o' crap knives, but one can never have too many good knives.
    Especially if, like me, one constantly loses one's lockblade folders.

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  8. With the zombie apocalypse coming that seems like the smart, practical choice.

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  9. "The dress that I sort of liked didn’t fit..."

    I feel your pain.

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  11. I'm like that too. I go looking for something to wear to work and find... filofaxes,flashlights,Leathermans,zombie ammo...oooh look, there's that Sig Brigid reviewed the other day...

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  12. I'm thinking of getting another Gentleman's Folder, something with a stag handle (a must) and a pretty Damascus blade...

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  13. Excellent knives you got over there. I got the Best Price for the Barnett Crossbow surfing online. There is just nothing quite its qulaity and make and price. I think it is a win win situation

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