Looking for something exciting to do on a regular Saturday, my husband discovered the annual auto show was in town. We decided to head out and check out all the new cars. Over 500 models were lined up in Reliant Center. It was pretty neat to see some "spacey" looking cars and some new cars like the Dodge Challenger.
But what really caught my eye was the Sham-Wow stand. Have you seen these towels?! They can hold an entire two liter of Coke. I saw this with my own eyes. I fell in love with the Sham-Wow (and the demonstrator's I love Sham-Wow t-shirt) when the demonstrator wrang out the towel and the cola came surging out filling a huge bowl. They were on sale for $25... what a great deal! Ten dollars less than purchasing them from the info-mercial! But wait, he said if we bought one right now he'd double the order... not just two large and two small Sham-Wow's, but four large and four small! I know I had that look in my eye... the I have to have it look. Because that's when Greg started distracting me. He said we could think about it as we walked around. I started thinking about it... all the paper towels we'd save... all the liquid we could soak up. My very own collection of Sham-Wows!
Then we came to the beef jerky stand. Greg and I each had a free sample... pretty good beef jerky. Then Greg tried the survival sticks. Filled with jalapeno and cheese, Greg fell in love with thse beef sticks. So, before I could say anything, our Sham-Wow money was gone... to the survival sticks. And you may wonder what a survival stick is... I have no idea. I guess it's needed for survival.
So I get home, Sham-Wowless, and I get a text from a friend. "Didn't do anything fun last night," it said. I texted back,"That stinks. We just went to the car show." Her reply,"How delightfully redneck." What?! Redneck?! She thinks that going to a car show, Sham-Wows and beef jerky are redneck... yeah, whatever.
But what really caught my eye was the Sham-Wow stand. Have you seen these towels?! They can hold an entire two liter of Coke. I saw this with my own eyes. I fell in love with the Sham-Wow (and the demonstrator's I love Sham-Wow t-shirt) when the demonstrator wrang out the towel and the cola came surging out filling a huge bowl. They were on sale for $25... what a great deal! Ten dollars less than purchasing them from the info-mercial! But wait, he said if we bought one right now he'd double the order... not just two large and two small Sham-Wow's, but four large and four small! I know I had that look in my eye... the I have to have it look. Because that's when Greg started distracting me. He said we could think about it as we walked around. I started thinking about it... all the paper towels we'd save... all the liquid we could soak up. My very own collection of Sham-Wows!
Then we came to the beef jerky stand. Greg and I each had a free sample... pretty good beef jerky. Then Greg tried the survival sticks. Filled with jalapeno and cheese, Greg fell in love with thse beef sticks. So, before I could say anything, our Sham-Wow money was gone... to the survival sticks. And you may wonder what a survival stick is... I have no idea. I guess it's needed for survival.
So I get home, Sham-Wowless, and I get a text from a friend. "Didn't do anything fun last night," it said. I texted back,"That stinks. We just went to the car show." Her reply,"How delightfully redneck." What?! Redneck?! She thinks that going to a car show, Sham-Wows and beef jerky are redneck... yeah, whatever.
2 comments:
OH sister! I love the column?? blog?? What do I call it? You have inspired me to start my own blog, however, it will not be near as interesting as yours!
That was soo funny! You are such a great writer! So glad to get to read some of your work! I miss your wonderful personality, bring it home sometime! Love you guys!!!
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