Mirror Maze and Shopping

Today we decided to park a little further up on the boardwalk. I drove down some of the low numbered streets. We got lucky and found an unmetered space right next to the boardwalk. Kit Kat did some shopping for beachwear. Some of them looked good. But they all got rejected by Momoko due to price.

Next we drove down to the end of the boardwalk. I checked the prices for the Mirror Maze that Little Kat wanted to enter. Momoko showed the employee a coupon, and I told her we went to Ripley's yesterday. That got the price low enough for me to purchase two tickets. Little Kat and I went in.

There was some kid that had been inside the maze for a long time. He was a "know it all". I tried to ignore him. Little Kat seemed to like him and talk with him. Little Kat did the maze three times. Then we did it backwards two times. Finally I bought Little Kat some glasses that made it impossible to navigate the maze. We proceeded very slowly through one more time.

I used some coupons I got from the hotel to buy some clothing. Kit Kat got a tie-dye hoodie jacket. Little Kat got a green ball cap. Then we went to the hotel gift shop where I used more vouchers. Momoko got a fancy bag. We also picked up an ornament that looked like a canteen which holds sand.

Demanding Good Service

Yesterday I went shopping for a second lawnmower. I chose the least expensive one that was on sale. It was a mid-range model by cost. The bag in the back that holds clippings was easy to remove and attach. I decided to buy it.

My truck was ready to transport the lawn mower. I waited 10 minutes before I saw anyone in the pick up department. I chatted with some other guys waiting for pick up. When I finally got my lawn mower, I asked for a $5 off coupon you get if they take more than 5 minutes.

The joker working pick up could only find an expired coupon. No way. He could not find me a manager in his department. So I got sent upstairs to see the big boss.In the end, a manager took 5 bucks off my purchase price. Let's hope the product itself is good quality.

TV Converter Box

Next month, they are going to stop broadcasting analog TV signals. That means normal TVs with antennas will not be able to display the signals any more. Now this should not affect our family. We have a lot of TVs. However they are all connected to cable right now. Cable takes care of this for us.

We would like to be a prepared family though. A few months ago I applied for some TV Converter Box coupons. They are provided by the government. They give you $40 each towards the purchase of a TV Converter Box. This box will convert the new signals to work on your existing TV.

There is only one problem. I never went out and bought the converter boxes. My coupons are about to expire this Friday. I need to get to the store and buy my boxes. Otherwise I will be throwing my $80 worth of coupons away. You never know when you will need a TV Converter Box.