Sarah and I have been registering for gifts. This past week was break so we made several trips to Sears and then Bon-Ton to register. The last time I was in the Bon-Ton I was lost. And this time was scary. Every time I leaned back in a chair, made a large hand gesture, or walked quickly down an isle I was almost breaking a pretty little something that cost hundreds of dollars. Sarah and I both agreed that I was lucky to not have smashed something valueable.
Sears has some really nice stuff. We registered for some quality kettles that cost so much that Sarah spent the next 3 days wondering if she could live with herself.
About the time she was feeling ok about the $179 kettle set we visited the store I shop at: Kmart. It’s shelves were lined with really great stuff and priced at half of what the Bon-Ton charges.
In 8th grade we had stop signs on the walls that said “stop and think”. This week I did just that.
Question: Who am I and what am I asking other people to do? Answer: I am a Goodwill/Kmart person asking others to be Bon-Ton people.
Question #2: Why am I asking people to be Bon-Ton people instead of Kmart people? Answer: Its not because I want to, it’s because of outside pressure. It’s commonly accepted that the Bon-Ton is a reasonable place to register.
So what have I learned from this whole ordeal? It’s time to be myself and grow a spine so I can stand up to the pressures of the outside world. If the outside world thinks its tacky to register on Amazon for snowshoes (which I did) then the outside world thinks I’m a tacky person. What’s wrong with being me? If you want to give a gift you got from a dumpster, go right ahead.
If I had the whole thing to do over again, I would have boycotted the dumb Bon-Ton and Sears and spent my time at Target or Kmart.
6 comments:
Well, if it makes you feel any better, sometimes the extra bucks spent are worth it for quality, life span and using pleasure of a product. Kmart stuff can be great but there are 'hidden' features to consider, like are the kettle bottoms thick enough? that makes a huge difference in cooking. Console yourselves, good chance you are getting a better deal. Just a thought.
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Coming from anyone else I would have dissagreed. But you are the queen of frugality and quality. Are you a Bon-Ton person?
Keep in mind that Sears and Kmart are pretty much the same. Well, at least they are run/owned/operated by the same corporate something or other.
I am a garage sale/goodwill/reuzit shop/ebay junkie who is very grateful for the better quality cookware given her as a wedding gift.
No its tacky to register at Napa or Cabelas.
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