Savings

Tonight I got to do something I haven't done since we left Las Vegas. I got to get dressed and go shopping after 8 p.m.. In fact, I went at 10:30. Glorious.

Not the local class six either- I went to the BX. Since tonight is the release of the new Harry Potter book, the BX was open until 2 in the morning. (I feel bad for the employees.) During the build up to the book release, the store ran a "Manager's Special" sale. This means that anything already on clearance is an additional 50% off.
You can tell an AAFES regular sale vs. an AAFES clearance sale one way, and one way only- if it's marked off by a percentage- it is clearance.
Spending just less then 100 dollars, I got stuff for everyone in the family- including some new house pants for Kevin, and some sweats for me... even "fifty dollars a pair" school shoes for the kids, and I paid a mere eleven dollars a pair. Who could complain about that?
Yes I went to the "AAFES sucks" (women's) section, and found all my bitchery is not unrewarded... I sent them a letter two months ago about the dark dingy corner with 98% ugly clothes. They email placated me, or so I thought... and then they went and bent over backwards for the customer- They installed new light bulbs- now I can see the ugly clothes better. I got results! Huzzah!
Heidi was, as always, great company... and much fun to shop with, as she shops like I do- she sees, she walks to, she grabs, and she walks on. If you are one of those "shopaholics" you should stop reading now, before I offend you.
One of my other good friends who has since PCS'd was fabulous- until you took her up on that shopping offer. She had to try shit on-and not just here and there- but in every single store. She enjoyed spending hours sorting through racks of stuff looking for a good price, instead of heading for the sales rack right off...she tortured me with waiting for her a cumulative number of hours, standing outside of dressing rooms, while she tried on an ass-load of items... none of which she purchased.
There are more of you out there like her... You are all nucking futs.
If you wear the same size jeans this week as last week, and ask me to go with you to get another pair just like them this weekend- then go in, get the jeans and lets GEE-OHH! No need to try on THAT pair- if it is made by the same company, and is the same style pant in a different color... you know they fit- let's away. NO NO, you DON'T need to try it on. That Jedi mind-tirck of mine didn't work very well.
Commissary days are no different for me... I have a predetermined set of things to buy, and I go for those things- I don't plug up the frickon isle with my cart while I read the label and compare the price difference of $.04 and ounce or $.05 cents for a name brand can of corn... while my child screams pulls shit off the shelves. Seriously- get a LIFE. Go find a new addiction- hear here Alcohol is popular...
hmm, seems I am ranting again.
Anyways.. tonight was great.
Fun sometimes, to act like a grown-up, and leave the kids at home...