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So There’s No Extra Discount

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Whilst out with my sister looking for a new laptop as a Chrissy present to myself we find ourselves in one of the big, big stores. You know the type, BIG. They were the ones who had the best (supposedly) deals on after Christmas for this kind of stuff. No harm in looking was there? Now, I knew exactly what I was looking for (my nerdy geek friend had told me about this particular make and model and I would rather go with what he says than what any salesman would tell me) so I said to the sales guy. ‘Attempt to sell me a new laptop model such and such and if you give me a good price (good being better than what I can buy on line) I will buy it from you now’.

Well, he looks it up on the store computer and comes up with the make and model. He also comes up with the wrong price. I tell / remind him that I can buy this on line at a better price. He tells me to hold on a minute and he will ask his boss if they can reduce it any more. He comes back and says he can drop the price by a further £10.00. Not good enough I tell him. That’s the end of that conversation. I also want an external storage facility for downloading music onto. He shows me various things and I pick one of them. After all, the price was pretty keen (I had checked these as well on line) He goes to get one for me and then….KABOOM….heart attack. Again. In the middle of the store. What do I do? I know, I’ll start swearing a lot and hold onto myself whilst looking for somewhere to sit down. (why is it that these big stores never have any seating for their customers?) Anyway, I end up on the floor with people all around me trying to help. A member of staff, who is a trained first aider comes on the scene and does her stuff and then calls for an ambulance. Whilst awaiting for said ambulance I jokingly as the salesman, who by this time looks worse than me, if I can get any extra discount on the laptop. He tells me no! (I was only joking matey)

The rest is history. Another stay in the Cardiac Unit in hospital and then home. I am taking things very, very, extra careful now. One thing I did do last night was, I ordered my new laptop on line. I was very excited (but not too excited for obvious reasons) and I have saved myself over £90.00 by doing so. It will be delivered to my door within 2 days. Great innit!

One problem with these two recent visitis to hospital. I have run out of reading material and I can’t get out for a while to get hold of some more. What does one do in a situation like this? As I am a very picky type of person when it comes to books I can’t let anyone go and get me reading material. Can I? Maybe Amazon is having a New Year clear out.

I will go now as I need to go and have a lie down. I find that the new regime of drugs I am on makes me tire very easily. Or is it just me being lazy? Who knows.

Comments from as many of you as possible always welcome, especially to the newcomers.

Byse byse

Posted :: Wednesday 1/13/2010 7:33:00 AM

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