Not that surprising, as my current stage in life changes so do my interests in shopping and internet research. Prior to getting engaged I was all about travel research. When we were planning our wedding it was numerous stops to Michael's for paper products. Now that we're saving for our house I find myself reading up on home renovations, watching HGTV and browsing the listings on realtor.com and trulia.com.
The other weekend my parents told me they were going to be in my area looking at new appliances so I decided to join them. Before I would have had no interest in spending hours looking at dishwashers and refrigerators, but I was actually excited to see what is out there and make wish lists for the future.
We headed over to the Sears scratch and dent outlet where they had amazing deals on practically new appliances (some were never used and returned because they did not fit in the customer's kitchen). Honestly, there were some that looked like they had been through a hail storm with the amount of dents. On the other hand, there were several that only had scratches on the back side which would never be seen. Mom & Dad fell in love with a dishwasher (the original reason for the excursion) and a new fridge (a splurge that they couldn't pass up).
Of course, things always seem to come with a story in my family. The appliances were delivered and they hooked up everything. Then mom noticed it wasn't their fridge! The outside looked exactly the same, but some of the additional slide out shelves (you can see them in the top right corner of the picture above) were not there. Mom did some more research and found that this fridge was for a Clara Williams, in stead of my dad (who's first name is William). After a couple of calls and another day of delivery they finally had the fridge that they picked out, only to find out that it was dipping in the back because it was missing wheels. Well long story short, Sears customer service really came through. They delivered a brand spanking new refrigerator to my parents home.
Do you find that your shopping and internet searches change as you enter new stages in your life?
Wow, what great customer service! I'm dying for some new appliances, and lately I get so excited over trips to Lowes, whereas when I was a kid that store was the bane of my existence!
ReplyDeleteHA! I actually almost asked for Lowes / Home Depot gift cards for my birthday and Chris looked at me like I was crazy since I wouldn't use them until we got a house.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I haven't seen Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead in forever! I thought I was the only one who had ever heard of it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that movie! In fact it was the first movie I purchased when I got a DVD player for college.
ReplyDeleteWhere is this Sears outlet you speak of? I might be needing to visit said place. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's one at the the grapevine outlets and the other (larger) store is in the Farmer's Branch/ Carrollton area - Marsh and Arapaho
ReplyDeleteMy interests have definitely changed, and I'm watching HGTV all the time now, after not letting myself watch it for years, back when we thought we'd be 40 before being able to buy a house.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Sears outlets are awesome! We bought our fridge there a few years ago, with only a few scratches on the side of it for about 50% off.
Haha I totally feel you on the changing interests. When I was in high school I remember being soooo annoyed with my parents whenever they wanted to make a "quick stop" at Lowes (and those stops always seemed interminable). Then all of a sudden we were buying a house and Lowes is my second home. Love it! I still haven't gotten into the HGTV thing... not sure why. But then again, I never watched wedding shows or read wedding blogs (other than wb) so maybe I'm just not the type? Dunno!
ReplyDeleteI'm completely the same! I went straight from WEtv and wedding blogs to HGTV and home blogs.....oh and don't tell mom the babysitters dead is one of my favorite all time movies.
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