I am that idiot she lives with.
So we live about 6 miles outside of a small town, but for any real shopping other than groceries or basic hardware items, its about a 20 mile drive to the nearest shopping area.
We are hosting a large group tomorrow for Thanksgiving. We didn't have enough dinner plates or flatware. So I get sent on an errand. Buy 16 modestly priced plates and matching dessert plates. Something that will not clash with that which we already own. While I am at it, I am supposed to buy 16 place settings of modest stainless flatwear.
OK seems simple enough. Even I should be able to do that!!!
20 miles up to the local Kohls store and I find some "sets" of dishes. The box says 4 piece Placesettings. I grab 4 of those. I also find flatware. Grab 2 boxes off the shelf. Check out, load the car and return home, another 20 miles.
Got home and the lovely wife of mine opens that first box of dishes and says: "There is ONLY 1 plate in the box!"
Apparently I bought a single placesetting. I thought it was a box of 4 place settings. Damn. Now I need to go back and hope they have 12 more boxes, oh, and its just another 40 minute drive each way (because of traffic up near the shopping area).
OK, so I'm clearly an idiot.
But wait there is more
The 2 boxes of flatware are stacked on the counter. She looks at the top box, approvingly, seems happy with that choice. Then picks that box up and asks why I didn't buy 2 boxes of the SAME flatware
Damn. Apparently the boxes on the shelf were assorted in the row. I stupidly grabbed 2 and assumed they were the same.
Anyone want to guess the rest of the story
So we live about 6 miles outside of a small town, but for any real shopping other than groceries or basic hardware items, its about a 20 mile drive to the nearest shopping area.
We are hosting a large group tomorrow for Thanksgiving. We didn't have enough dinner plates or flatware. So I get sent on an errand. Buy 16 modestly priced plates and matching dessert plates. Something that will not clash with that which we already own. While I am at it, I am supposed to buy 16 place settings of modest stainless flatwear.
OK seems simple enough. Even I should be able to do that!!!
20 miles up to the local Kohls store and I find some "sets" of dishes. The box says 4 piece Placesettings. I grab 4 of those. I also find flatware. Grab 2 boxes off the shelf. Check out, load the car and return home, another 20 miles.
Got home and the lovely wife of mine opens that first box of dishes and says: "There is ONLY 1 plate in the box!"
Apparently I bought a single placesetting. I thought it was a box of 4 place settings. Damn. Now I need to go back and hope they have 12 more boxes, oh, and its just another 40 minute drive each way (because of traffic up near the shopping area).
OK, so I'm clearly an idiot.
But wait there is more
The 2 boxes of flatware are stacked on the counter. She looks at the top box, approvingly, seems happy with that choice. Then picks that box up and asks why I didn't buy 2 boxes of the SAME flatware
Damn. Apparently the boxes on the shelf were assorted in the row. I stupidly grabbed 2 and assumed they were the same.
Anyone want to guess the rest of the story