Today Tooheyworld, the TooheyBugs and I went for a drive to Holyoke. I wanted to get Tooheyworld his
birthday present, early. I wanted to have him come just incase there was a different or better one that he may have wanted.
What was it? A
Record Player. The house is filled with a very impressive selection and collection of Records.
The problem: They look great sitting on the shelf, but would sound even better being listened to and enjoyed.
So we went to
Bed Bath and Beyond and looked at this
Record Player. I have been doing research about a
recordable one for a while now, and through my searching, I found
this one to be the "best" and a decent price, too. I thought it would be perfect. It looked like an old radio but had today's technology and conveniences built into it. It had a Casette Tape player, which I thought recorded from Casette to CD; Tooheyworld doesn't think you can.
We have a nice set of
Bose Speakers at home, I thought records would sound great on them; Tooheyworld said that it wouldn't be able to plug into the speakers at home.
So, my plan backfired. Although the excitement and curiosity levels were great; the plan, not so much.
I could be wrong about this. So, if you have a suggestion or comment about this topic, I want to hear what you have to say.
So, we left and went over to
Circuit City to see what they had. We found two of the
USB kinds and none of the Old Fashioned kind.
But I see as I sit here writing this post and going to the websites to get the links, they have a way better selection online than in store stock. Why is that? There are just some things you want to see, touch and feel before purchasing it. Which is why online shopping isn't for everything.
He wanted to think about which one to pick and think about it, so we walked around for a bit. We let each of the TooheyBugs pick out a Wii game. Jacob got
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots and Daniela got a Bratz The Movie one. Shawn got
2 CD's. FYI; one CD is listed for $12.99 online and we paid $9.99 at the store, so we saved $3.00 and the Wii games were originally $29.99 and $39.99 and we paid $19.99 each. So, that is a savings of $30.00 for the Wii games. That's $33.00 total saved.
So, we walked around for a bit. There must have been a Book Club or Study Group going on, because the cafetaria part was fully occupied; No Vacancies.
Barnes & Noble seems to me like it would be the perfect place to hold a Book Club. Speaking of Book Clubs, does anyone know of any in the Springfield, MA area or surrounding areas? I am interested in joining a Book Club.
While exploring and sifting through books, the kids needed to use the bathroom, as usual when we get to anywhere, all the time, at every stop. Why do kids need to do this?
So, we went up the escalator and let them use the bathroom. We waited outside of the door for them. When they came out, we walked over to the Self-Help section. That is my most favorite section. I was looking through seeing if I could
find that book. I didn't see
it. So I went over to the computers that you search for a book on. It said that it had
one in stock. I asked an employee to tell me where to
get that book. He told me that they
had one and that
it must be inside of a box or behind a box; or something like that. I was hoping that
their inventory was right and that I wasn't getting my hopes up for nothing. I asked him politely if he could
find that book, and
he did. It was even more awesome because I went there to
get that book knowing it was going to be around $20 and I was willing to pay what they were
asking for it because
I wanted it so desperately at this point. When he
gave it to me, it said $4.95! How awesome was that?
Barnes & Noble's website wants $19.96 for
the hardcover edition and I only paid $4.95 at
the store. I saved $15.01 total. How exciting!
And in the meantime of waiting for him to tell me if he
found it or not, I found
another book that caught my eye and called out to me. And, I have been
Organizationally Challenged for quite some years now. It began before Daniela was born, but after I was pregnant with her. I think it was because of everyone giving me baby stuff and sending me their hand-me downs and then keeping it all for the next child, I learned how to collect, save and clutter. I am really good at it now! {Bad Joke}
I believe in fate; that everything happens for a reason and people, things, situations, circumstances and etc. are presented to each one of us at a particular time for a reason. I may sound like a fool here, but I think that
the book was put in front of me at this time in my life, this time at
the store and not prior or later because
I am supposed to read this book now, not prior or later.
Funny how things work out, right?
If you're looking for a way to save money at the grocery store, shopping for a Thanksgiving meal is a good way to find deals that you normally won't find the rest of the year. 