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January 13, 2007
Supermarket sweep
I had the most awful trip to the market today. I have this lamp that I keep in my little "office," which is actually a room between my kitchen and my living room. Two of the three light bulbs in the lamp burned out, and they were these strange looking bulbs that I had never heard of before, but that I now know are something called "quartz double ended halogen bulbs." I also learned that they cost $12 each. Who ever heard of a light bulb that costs $12?
I picked up two of these bulbs as well as an air freshener and moseyed to the checkout line. My three items totaled $34, and I reached to the pocket on my new jacket to get out my wallet. Because I have an unfortunate history with dropping my wallet and watching the contents explode, I always try to keep my wallet in a spot where it won't fall out. With this jacket, I accomplished that by zipping the pocket closed.
The problem with zippers is sometimes they get stuck. My jacket's zipper got stuck, and it would not budge. I spent almost 10 minutes trying to get the zipper on my new jacket loose, until finally the zipper broke. With that, my wallet was freed; I then cursed my new jacket and its broken zipper. I now have an achy red spot on my finger where I tried to pry the zipper open. Who would have thought a jacket from Old Navy would be so poorly constructed?
entry no. 715
Posted by oz115 at January 13, 2007 12:11 AM