Current Mood : Lucky !
Did ya’ll see
this yet ? It’s a $290. paper bag. Jil Sander’s ‘Vasari’ bag. True, it’s coated
paper, and it has stitched seams and metal grommets at the bottom and the name
of the designer on it, but otherwise, it’s a brown paper lunch-sack. Like the
ones they sell at Dollar Tree, 40 to a pack. Yet these have already sold out.
(sigh) Story’s here.
At least I
got something good out of that tale of excess. Looked up the difference in ‘eyelet’
and ‘grommet’, since the three versions of this story I’ve seen use the terms interchangeably.
I would hope this expensive bag uses grommets, since they’re designed for more
durable, heavier materials, but it probably utilizes eyelets, since those are
vastly more common on fashion pieces, being strictly light-duty.
Meanwhile, in
my little world, I’m happy because my leftover-based chicken stew was delicious
and Beloved Hubby was home early – and we got to get the Diesel-truck’s license
plate renewed before the deadline ! It was actually cheaper than we were
quoted, so we had a few bucks left over. So we celebrated by hitting the
Salvation Army next door. On Half-Off Everything day ! Except furniture, which
was 25% off.
Dearest Son found
two pair of pants he liked, Beloved Hubby found two great pair of slacks as
well, along with a so-so belt, and some cute small bowls. I found a stack of
four door-mounted ironing boards – the kind I’d been looking over at various
websites for $20. to $30. I got a great one that looks barely used, for $3. !
In fact, our purchases totaled less than $20. I finally have a place to iron
fabric when I’m sewing. Not sure where Beloved’s gonna put it, it can hang just
as well on a wall as a door. But it’s what I’ve been wanting, and I can’t wait
to use it.
Of course, as
we pull into our home parking lot, I spy something familiar leaning alongside the
Dumpster. Yup. A full-size regular ironing board. Ah, well. It’s dented and
doesn’t have a cover, so I still think I did good. Now all I have to do is get Beloved to hang it. Won't take long. He'll want to wear those new pants sooner or later !
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