Happy Christmas. Well, season's greetings now, seeing how I've missed the 25th. Hopefully all my faithful reader(S?) will be having a nice and peaceful break at the moment. Anyone to whom Mr. Claus came, I hope he was as generous as ever!
So, sales time. We went looking for television. One shop assistant told us that there was no difference between 2 different television models, 32 inch LCD models. He couldn't explain the 200 euro price difference either. So that was useful. Oddly enough, when we went back to see if anybody else could "help" us, the price had gone up that 200 quid. In 5 minutes. That was explained by "there was limited stock at the earlier price." Ha. V. No. Man, that. Great stuff. So we didnt' buy any telly there. The same shop, somebody else was buying a printer. Would you like some extra cartridges? Yes, why not. Assistant, oddly, picks up the 4 single cartridges, rather than the multipack which was cheaper. We may not buy anything there in the end.
And on to other shops where we were bewildered by the choice and similarity of all these tellies. Madness. And then you see a lonely CRT over in the corner for pocket money, and wonder why wouldn't you buy it? It's widescreen, and flatscreen too, so why not? High Definition hasn't quite become the all-pervasive medium yet, so why not save a few clams?
Beyond that, it's just relaxation time here in Monasterevin. Bloatedness abounds.
And onwards the calendar marches, inexorably......
So, sales time. We went looking for television. One shop assistant told us that there was no difference between 2 different television models, 32 inch LCD models. He couldn't explain the 200 euro price difference either. So that was useful. Oddly enough, when we went back to see if anybody else could "help" us, the price had gone up that 200 quid. In 5 minutes. That was explained by "there was limited stock at the earlier price." Ha. V. No. Man, that. Great stuff. So we didnt' buy any telly there. The same shop, somebody else was buying a printer. Would you like some extra cartridges? Yes, why not. Assistant, oddly, picks up the 4 single cartridges, rather than the multipack which was cheaper. We may not buy anything there in the end.
And on to other shops where we were bewildered by the choice and similarity of all these tellies. Madness. And then you see a lonely CRT over in the corner for pocket money, and wonder why wouldn't you buy it? It's widescreen, and flatscreen too, so why not? High Definition hasn't quite become the all-pervasive medium yet, so why not save a few clams?
Beyond that, it's just relaxation time here in Monasterevin. Bloatedness abounds.
And onwards the calendar marches, inexorably......
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