Friday Fives
1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not?
Not generally. I can get intimidated by the whole mall experience. I like to shop in small, small doses, but anything like the power shopping extravaganzas that are famous on the day after Thanksgiving is a bit beyond me.
2. What was the last thing you purchased?
A CD of Taj Mahal’s greatest hits and Springsteen’s new DVD “Live in Barcelona.”
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why?
Depends. I use online shopping sites, like Amazon and even Ebay to do a lot of window shopping and price comparisons. But I tend to buy things at an actual store. I have made several online purchases though and it is generally a trouble free shopping experience. I spent the summer processing orders for an auction payment service. If you want to know how to get scammed online, just ask and I can teach you everything you need to do wrong in order to get bilked out of thousands.
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it?
A small allowance, yes. I recall it was $10.00 or $15.00 and involved lawn mowing and trimming and trash emptying.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing?
My Nikon digital camera. After I bought it , I had to send it to the shop, so I didn’t get as good of a deal as I had hoped. I still dig the camera, but I ended up paying full price for it and I regret that.
via Friday Fives.
1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not? It depends on what I’m shopping for. Bras? Hell, no. Assorted wines from around the world? It’s a pleasure, friend.
2. What was the last thing you purchased? Unfortunately, a bra. But I counterbalanced it with buying 8 bottles of wine for Thanksgiving.
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why? It depends entirely on what I am purchasing. Books, movies and music are appropriate items to purchase online. However, I do insist that I do all my houseboy shopping in person. Texture is everything.
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it? Lord, I don’t remember exactly.. I do know I didn’t get a ‘weekly wage’ – it was all chore-driven. I got most of my cash by cleaning up the dog poop in the backyard. Thank God for that, since we had 2 Rotties, 1 St. Bernard, 1 English Bulldog and 2 pointers. That’s a lot of shit, folks.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing? My first pair
of nursing shoes. At the end of the first day of clinicals, I felt like someone had beaten my feet with hammers. Enjoy that disturbing image.