can you hear my wallet whimpering

[cornerofmadness]

So i called down to the mattress places in Gallipolis which is closer than Chillicothe. They have the same bed for the same price with no 200$ gift perk but free delivery. However when asked do they have any beds the girl on the phone says 'err, some,not much.' in a tone that says, 'are you kidding?' Sweetpea, here's a sales tip, say 'yes we have a small but nice selection.'

So I weight my options and even paying 80$ for delivery Big Sandy's has the edge thanks to the gift card and pretty beds. Then I remember I went past Original Mattress Factory beds on the way from Big Sandy's to the highway so I stop there first.

They have really pretty and relatively inexpensive wrought 'iron' beds and I was wrong about them. They don't just have spring coils, they DO have memory foam. And somehow I feel much more comfortable in this store. She wasn't trying to rush me or shove me into something. I was also reminded of something VERY important, dust mites can't live in foam. I'm ALLERGIC in very big caps according to my allergist to dust mites. So allergies, arthritis, diabetes, sleep apnea, can I really afford to say no to this bed? It's also 300$ cheaper than Big Sandy's. I buy the mattress (has a 15 year guarantee so if my fat butt dents it more than an inch it gets replaced) AND the bed for what that the mattress would have been at Big Sandy's. It's still blindingly expensive but it's mine. I hope it'll help.

So I DO go back to Big Sandy's since mom insists I need an end table and a cofee table. ( I do but I was rather hoping to move then buy them) and since she's willing to help out (i.e. here's your christmas gift) I stopped and looked. HUGE stuff. I mean my god, they're practically dinner tables. They're gorgeous but really meant for a house not an apartment.

And did I mention the day I was sick last week, I melted my kettle to the stove? I must have blanked out from the meds because I came back around when i hear strange 'plinking' noises and then the smoke alarm went off. The water had boiled out and all the red enamel paint melted from the stove welding it to the burner. So I go to the kitchen part of Big Sandy's but they don't do parts. Lowe's accross the street does. (though they tried to sell me one that was already opened and not for my stove, luckily i caught that)

Since I was already hemmoragghing dough I stopped at Hobby Lobby because I want leaf and acorn beads for my green man necklace. (no such luck) They don't even have Halloween stuff out. They're already on to Christmas. It's the first week in Sept. I do NOT want my Christmas tree yet. However they had the silver aluminum ones, yes those old styled ones from the 50's. The so shiny they blind you kind. No I didn't buy it but I did nearly buy the table top PURPLE alunimum one. Have I mentioned I like garish, tacky crap? Well, I do.

now i'm tired, nothing's gotten written (though some porn is suggesting itself) and I just realized I have quizzes to grade (yes I gave a quiz in the first week. I suck like that)

Comments

[atpolittlebit.livejournal.com]

I am vigorously *headdesking* for not suggesting Original Mattress Factory! The last seven mattresses I've gotten have been from there, including all the ones for the new house. I love them! I think I got it in my head that you wanted a tempurpedic, which they don't sell, and didn't make the transition to 'or memory foam.'

Their delivery guys were great, bringing everything in, asking where I wanted it put and setting everything up before they left.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that is such a relief to hear. Yeah I just wanted memory foam, Tempurpedic being the best known but my god the price. I'm so glad to hear you like them because I've never known anyone who's dealt with OMF before Thanks

[lyricnonsense.livejournal.com]

Glad your bed hunt has worked out! Does this mean we'll get pictures of cool wrought iron-y prettiness after it's all sorted out and assembled?

Also, I totally agree with Hobby Lobby. I went to Michaels last week and there was one shelf of Halloween stuff (mostly taken up by the awful, expensive animatronic "ghosts" that swivel and groan when people wall by) and the middle third of the store was filled with Christmas trees and ribbons and things. Too much too soon.

And in the same vein, I went to Starbucks today for a cold drink and they were already pushing the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Labour Day might signal the end of summer, but it's still 35°C outside! Gimme my orange mocha frappucino, and stuff that steaming hot pumpkin spice latte somewhere else.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Gimme my orange mocha frappucino, and stuff that steaming hot pumpkin spice latte somewhere else. I actually SAID that to them yesterday in disgust and went with the caramel macchiato. Sheesh.

And yes, Michaels, same thing (they had some glass leaves at least)

Bed should be here next monday and since I have to clean my room so they can work YES, there'll be picutres. Maybe I'll even finish beading those panels b y then

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, I have the purple aluminum tacky table top tree. Sisters got it for me last year. *nods*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes I was thinking that standing in the Hobby Lobby, is this the one she means? I like the purple tree

[jennawaterford.livejournal.com]

Yay for new bed 'n' stuff! I need one of those (just a new mattress; my bed has the original open spring set which I *will not part with*) but I keep putting it off and flipping the old one again...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i lost a lot of my stuff (read had to part with in order to survive) when I was injured 7 years ago. Last year I got a new couch, now the new bed. It's almost like having a life back

[rahirah]

You will not regret that mattress. I am so very, very glad we got ours.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's what everyone's telling me. I can't wait until next week

[chaos-by-design.livejournal.com]

memory foam=awesome. my back pain has been a helluva lot better since i bought one.

all i can think about when i look at wrought iron beds is bdsm and how easy it would be to handcuff someone to them. heh.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

everyone seems to love it so...

yes well, that IS a perk

[chaos-by-design.livejournal.com]

now you just have to find a guy who's not a zillion miles away who has half a brain and all his teeth and hopefully isn't the product of inbreeding. Good luck!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's the one all right. *nods*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i'll need it

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

new sheets yes, bed spread is brand new

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that is a very strange thing to love

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i want to know why the really GOOD sheets with high thread counts are always ugly