Wednesday, January 14, 2009

My Day in a nutshell

Well, it started like any other day. I got up, got Bnut up, made coffee and sat on the couch for half an hour letting the caffeine do it's job. During this time I usually watch the news, and am amused at DH and Bnut trying to avoid speaking to me. I am NOT a morning person. Neither will speak to me until I have the coffee in my hand, and preferably am down to half a cup.

Anyway, I took her to school, late as usual....bad mommy. I came back, ate breaky and got my crap together to run errands. I had to get a couple of Propane bottles filled, since it is cold, and we are burning thru a 30 # bottle in a day and a half. Getting a tad expensive, but spring is coming. I have to ask though, what the hell happened to global warming?

So.....I got my stuff done, came back "home"( our lovely 30 ft travel trailer) and made a few phone calls. I needed to get prices on Concrete stain. I found the local place that sells the brand I want, the one I have decided on thru many many hours of internet research. ( and talking to my concrete contractor) We HAVE to cut the concrete on SUnday, and will Stain it within a few days after. I NEED this stuff.

Where was I? OH yeah, I called the Local Flooring Center, they sell tile, carpet, and concrete stain....

The girl answers, and I swear she sounds 12
I asked : Do you carry Kemico brand of Concrete stain? And do you sell to individuals?
She says" Yes we do"
I said OK " I need 6 gallons of the Cola, and 6 gallons of the Light Maylay tan, and I will need 12, no make it 13 gallons of sealer, and 2 gallons of wax. "
She says " ARe you a Do it Yourselfer?
I said " yes, we are"
SHE: OH< we cannot sell to DIYers
ME : HUH? you just said you sell to individuals
SHE: Yeah, but this is ACID
ME: NO shit? I knew that
SHE: WEll, we sell to individuals who are having it done, not DIYers
ME: UH yeah, we are having it done, so I will need 6 gallons of Cola, 6 gallons of Light Maylay tan, and 13 gallons of Sealer, 2 gallons of wax.
SHe: So that is enough to do 1900 sq feet, I assume you are mixing the 2 colors, that will be $1238.63, would you like it delivered?, the DIYers usually have it delivered
ME: yep, <> still shaking my head....

I am still a bit confused, and am sure she was too
SO then I settled down to watch the news at noon, and watch the concrete guys out the window, they work really fast BTW, amazingly fast. This resulted in boredom, which led to a 3 hour nap. The reason I am up so late, and will never get to sleep now......

2 comments:

  1. I just love helpful salespeople, don't you?

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  2. Hey!! I bet you could sell HER a solar powered pencil!! :)

    we really should go into buisiness with these!!

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