Such A Deal!!

I did something the other day that is very unlike me. So unlike me in fact, that I honestly wondered the next day if I dreamed that I did it. So unlike me that when I told Husband what I did, his exact words to me were; "That is so unlike you".

I was reading the MSN Money message board the other day... there is a group of people that saved $200,000 in 6 months- very inspiring to me!!... and stumbled upon the smart buys (or something like that) section. Well, staring me in the face was something that I didn't really need, per se, but something that is very practical and used everyday. I have had trouble finding it in the past, and there it was. Not only was it there and available, but it was cheap! Like, super cheap. I mean c.h.e.a.p. Cheap. (Are you getting that it was really cheap?) So, I saw it, I clicked it, I signed into my account, I clicked again, and it was purchased. I didn't talk to Husband about it. I didn't look around online to see if I could find a better deal somewhere else. I didn't hem-and-haw over weather or not we truly needed it. I didn't mull it over for days wondering if it was really worth spending the money on. I didn't analyze why it was such a good deal. I just bought it. Again, very unlike me.

I checked on my order this evening, and saw that the price has doubled in the last 36 hours. Now I feel like I really got a good deal. It makes me wonder how much I have missed out on all those times I put off making a purchase just so I could think it over, and over, and over only to lose out on the great deal because I spent too much time thinking it over. Hmmm, will this lead to a change in my spending pattern? No, probably not. But next time I see something that I will actually use on a daily basis for 85% off, I certainly won't hesitate to click right away. I have to admit, it makes me feel like a very prudent shopper to know that I got such a good price!

What is this super exciting, amazing, wonderful daily-use thing that I got such a fantastic deal on? Brace yourself for the excitement... silverware. A 45-piece place setting of silverware!! Now that I typed that, I realize just how awfully mundane my life must seem! But whatever... a deal is a deal. If only I could get Husband to find that kind of deal on some diamonds...