When we were leaving Scott's Bargain Barn yesterday, Cliff told me about an item he really wanted, but the price was unacceptable to him: 5/16- (or possibly 3/8-) sized star washers for six cents each. He says they should be sold by the pound, not so much per piece.
"Where else can you buy them?" I asked.
"I haven't been able to find them anywhere else."
"So, how many of them could you use?" I asked him.
"Oh, I probably only need a dozen."
So I'm doing the math in my head. Seventy-two cents. Why would a man not spend a buck or so to get those washers he needs? Especially a man who has spent quite a bit of money buying tractors and motorcycles.
"It's just the idea of it," says Cliff.
Must be a guy thing.
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Yep I think its a guy thing. Are you going to buy those little thingys for him?
It sounds like the same kind of logic Dear Hubby would use, too. Their brains are just wired a lot differently than ours are is all.
Dad is a hard head. Buy $10 worth and REALLY tick him off. I'll drive you there.
Going by Rachel's comment-better yet order him some then pay postage to get them here LOL. Helen
I hope he goes back and gets them after some re consideration. That's got to be a bargain in my books. Every time I look around for some odd pieces or parts I'm amazed at what they want for them.
I agree with Rachel! Let me know if you guys do this. You could give them to him for Christmas!
I can see his point. It burns me no end to go in a convenience store or even the feed store near my home and see they are charging triple what the grocery store would. So sometimes my stubborn side arrises and I walk out without it and do without it for a day or two until I go back into town.
But I see your point as well. If you knew how much they weigh each, you could figure what the price per pound would be and then you could by him like 1/32 of a pound.
Can't be just a guy thing because I've done it too. I cannot even give you a good reason, since, of course, there isn't one. I do things like that & then later when someone writes a blog entry pertaining to almost the exact thing I did, I ask myself..Why?
I just do not get an answer. I'm oblivious like that.
Had to laugh at that.
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