Big party this weekend... at my house. Paul is having his "Going Away Party" with his work group... and it is here. 16 adults, 10 kids... fun times. :)Yesterday I bought new plates since at our big party last weekend I was short one plate... I had to wash one to serve the last person... we are cool like that.
Today I decided I needed a tablecloth to go with my plates. Long story. Just trust me, I needed a tablecloth. Off I go with Andrea to buy one. La la la la la...
I found one I wanted. It was too expensive. 180 kroner. $35. I kept looking, no way would I pay $35 for a tablecloth!!! I found the same one at another store... still too expensive but cheaper than the last store so I decided I'd buy it since I was a bargain shopper and obviously found a deal at only $30. AND my husband has told me numerous times that if it will make me happy I can buy it. :) So he had technically pre-approved this purchase.
Following my husband's recommendation to buy things that make me happy, I told the saleswoman I wanted to buy the tablecloth. She rolled it off and cut it for me... and as she was cutting I realized that the price was... per meter. I needed four meters.
So because my husband told me to buy this tablecloth I accidentally spent $100. At least I'm happy, right Happy?
Tablecloths here must be a cool thing to have in Denmark though. Stores have lots of these big rolls outside their stores and the tablecloths are rolled up like wrapping paper on them. There are a zillion different patterns and colors and most are pretty darn tacky. I wonder if most people use tablecloths on a daily basis. Why are there so many choices? We hardly ever use a tablecloth. We only use them when we bring out out the not pretty folding table...
Nobody better spill anything on my tablecloth that's all I have to say.
(it's not purple, it's dark blue...) :)
4 comments:
Oh ouch! But hey, it's for HIS party!
I second Patti - no need for guilt when it's for HIS party :)
Can't wait to see the new tablecloth! Any chance it's lined in gold???
Oh, and it's snowing out...just in time for my trip north!
This is really fun :) . I just wonder how much you expected to get for the price... the whole roll?
Why didn't you just bought a paper tablecloth? We use that when we are having lots of people coming over. It is not as nice as real ones, but it is cheaper :-) .
We use tablecloth for daily basis, but it is the wax cloth variant that is easy to clean of with a wet 'towel'. I think we use it for 'saving' the wooden table... Yeah, you see we do lots of things without knowing why, like closing the bathroom door.
Well, now you have a nice tablecloth for all your parties in Germany. Are we invited?
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