My son and I were recently walking around one of local shopping malls and I was looking at all the sales signs in the store windows and on the easels as you went in and thought, “Why not hold up shopping for Christmas until after the New Year or start shopping for next Christmas now!” For example there’s a sign that says “BOGO” (I honestly didn’t know what that meant until last year.) “Buy One Get One” for 50 percent off. But if you wait until you go down the hall about five stores here’s another BOGO, “Buy one, get one Free!!!” But I don’t use lipstick, and right now, have no one on my shopping list for it. Then you go….wait a minute! Blizzard! I’ll be back!
Okay, I’m back. For those of you who love the winter months I hope you’re happy. Where was I? Oh yeah! There’s was whole rack of 2014 Calendars at 75 per cent off! This is the best deal yet. We’re only a month into the New Year, so that means 11 months of calendar use left, right? I feel that technically it should only be marked down 8 and 1/3 percent since it still has a lot of use left. Think about it. Then there’s…Oh dang! Another blizzard! I’ll be back.
Alright, this next place was great. Mainly a clothing store for both men and women, plus some knick-knacks for that guy or gal who has everything. Sign reads as follows- “Take 60% off the already 70% marked down prices. Woah! The mother load right? I wear a size 12 shoe but there were no men’s sizes bigger than a 7 ½. My son usually wears XL size shirts. The squirrels outside my bedroom window wouldn’t even fit in these shirts on sale they were so small. Wait, the phones ringing. “Hello” pause “No I’m sorry we haven’t heard anything about the elementary schools being open or closed tomorrow. Wait! Do your kids need some shirts?”
Okay back to the sales. There’s a store for cellphones. This model is 99 cents with the purchase of a 2 year plan. I need to update my phone because the gang at karaoke is starting to make fun of my rotary cellphone. It takes pictures but I have to take it to the drugstore to be developed. (It’s a joke, just like this weather, not very funny.)
Free piercing with purchase of earrings. Does this sound right? How about “I’ll let you pierce my ears if I get the earrings for free. Then if it doesn’t hurt, I’ll come back later and buy another pair.” Oh, man Terry Spies says another blizzard is on the way. I have to get this one on KFGO, be right back.”
I did buy something that turned on my ‘Wayback Machine’. Back when I was a kid my Grandparents operated a café in Holt Minnesota (Engen’s Café) and farmers would come in from the fields for a cup of coffee and a piece of Grandma’s homemade pie. Well they would always roll dice for the coffee. If they won, the coffee was free. If grandpa won, they paid double. (Double or nothing). I played many an hour with those dice and leather cup in those good old days. I found a replica with fresh white dice for only 5 bucks. Oh, to be a kid again.
Another quick note: Congrats to Singer/Songwriter Michael Pink of Fargo who just signed to play the famed “Whisky A-Go-Go” in Hollywood California on March 21st. Talk about being pumped up, imagine playing music on the same stage that once featured the likes of Johnny Rivers, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and so many more through the last 50 years. He and Jake Severson on the steel pedal guitar will be the opening act that night. I hope the blizzards are done by the time they head west. You can hear my interview on my podcasts at KFGO.com.
I’m also on Twitter now @bobharrisKFGO. It’s a work in progress so bear with me.