Need vs. Want .......

[winter_elf]

or I really, really, really, really don't need any more 'stuff'. And should stay home and NOT go shopping tomorrow.

I certainly don't need any more towels. *sigh*

Linen's & Things has been having a 'going out of business' sale for the last several weeks, and I was drawn into the store like a moth to a flame every week - checking to see what was on how much of a sale... and I kept BUYING THINGS! ARGH! I'm bad. :( I need to be stopped. I didn't need more towels - even if they are soft, fluffy and pretty *sigh* I now have a boat load of more towels. big, pretty, fluffy, green towels.

The problem with all the ads for tomorrow 'black friday', is I see things I want (but not need) but I'm not finding what I'm supposto find - presents for family/friends. I have NO idea what anyone wants, which makes shopping at this early a time difficult. I'm one of those people who goes to the mall a lot all month, wanders around aimlessly, and then frantically buys stuff on the 24th when I have a clue or just desperate.

Back to looking at ads I guess......

Comments

[april-art.livejournal.com]

The crowds always make me want to stay away from Black Friday...

Towels sound nice! At least they were on sale and useful... I've avoided Linens and Things since I'd probably pick up all kinds of things I don't really need, also.

Good luck with the shopping (in trying not to buy more towels and in trying to get gifts you need to buy!). ^____^

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

well... I went shopping, but not till late afternoon, and hit only a few stores. I hate crowds, but wanted to get a few things - like I had to get new antivrius software and great price for it. I also picked up a handful of $4.99 DVD's at Best Buy that I'm going to sent via anysoldier.com for the holidays :)

I managed not to get any more towels :)

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

OMG, your LJ site is soooo pretty! How did you set it up? Mine is boring personified! Glad to know you got back safely (more on my adventures in getting home to you in your email to me) :-)

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

you can pick custom 'themes' - from your profile - pick 'Journal', then 'Select journal Style', in which gives you a choice of different journal styles to choose from. Mine is 'horses', and then I replaced the horses with a different header - which took a bit more fiddling to play with.

Did you send an email? I haven't gotten one from you.

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Not yet--I've had so much catching up to do here--I was a day late getting home due to having a flight canceled at the last minute, and then with Thanksgiving and trying to deal with the aftermath of being sick and then out of town...you know how it goes...
:-)

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

ack! you had awful flight troubles too? blah. So they didn't let you go out on Monday? No afternoon or any other flights? I know yours was early morning? that sucks!

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Well, I had three flights total to get me back to my side of the country and the very last one flew out of Charlotte around 8 pm. We were actually starting to board when they stopped us due to mechanichal problems. After they dinked around trying to fix it for over and hour, they canceled the flight, only by then, I couldn't get a seat on a plane that would take me any closer to home than I already was--so instead of driving for 3 hours in the pouring rain, I opted to take a hotel and fly out the next day. It was still after midnight before I got to the hotel! No luggage. No food (except vending machines)The hotel gave me a toothbrush and a raincheck for their famous cookies. :-)

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

bleah! that sucks!!! I've had the 'sit on an airplane' troubles too - about 10 years ago, sat on a flight leaving Rochester NY for Five hours while they changed the fuel pump. It was in the morning, so after sitting around for 5 hours, we DID get to leave, but missed the connecting flight to SD in Chicago. Luckily, SD is a bigger city, so we found one to catch. double bleah about so late, no food :( :(

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Roanoke is a tiny little airport that rolls up its carpets at about 11 pm. If the airlines hadn['t dinked around so long trying to fix the plane, I could have (possibly) caught an earlier flight. It wasn't a huge deal for me, but one man was boiling over because he had to give a presentation in Roanoke at 9 am and the earliest plane left Charlotte at 9:24.

I just had to re-arrange my ride home, reschedule morning appointments, leave my dog at the kennel an extra day, that sort of thing. :-)