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onepageatatimeWhile we were on our road trip last month, we stopped at a Target to replace something forgotten at home. While we were there, I saw a display of hockey cards, and impulse bought a box. Since then, I've been "rationing" them out, opening a single pack each morning. The box I bought was, apparently, the bargain-basement entry-level product, so my $20 box had something like 15 packs of cards. (Rationing myself to opening one pack per day, I opened the last of that box this morning.)
Last payday weekend, I visited our local Target and while they didn't have any of the current-year hockey (yet?), I bought a box of last season's. It has fewer packs, and I'll start opening them tomorrow. I have also eyed some online outlets and also looked up brick-and-mortar stores locally that are likely to stock hockey cards. (I will probably branch out at some point, but am trying to restrain myself to only hockey for now, since it's my biggest sport interest.)
Online, I had found out about a sports card/collectibles/etc. show being held this weekend in a local bingo hall, about 10 miles from home. So we planned to head there. Weren't sure what we'd see and this rent pay is tight enough that I knew we wouldn't be buying too much. Or, at least… that was the plan.
We backed out of our parking spot, started driving, and… it didn't sound too good. And before long, it felt not good. We stopped at the nearest service station to check the tires and add air. And one tire was very flat. And the air machine did not seem to touch it. So we drove a little bit further to the nearest tire place. Which is where we spent most of the next few hours. Tire is replaced. More spent than I would have planned to spend at the show, which we never got to. (We left the tire shop with about two hours left in the show, but we'd have to drive there, and we had a grocery pickup scheduled, and… we'd had a long day.)
That said, the day was not nearly as bad as it could have been: We liked this tire shop much better than the two other local shops we've tried: they had enough staff working, they communicated every step of the way, and they treated us well, and they got the job done quickly. They also had a fridge full of bottled water for customers to drink. And they had several comfy seats scattered around the waiting area. (They could have used more, but that's probably only because it was a Saturday morning.)
Also, after we got home, I found out about another local show. It's about the same distance away (though with much less time on the Interstate, so a longer drive time), and is also free. And, even better, it's the day after payday. So… hopefully we'll get there next Saturday. Without any unexpected problems
Last payday weekend, I visited our local Target and while they didn't have any of the current-year hockey (yet?), I bought a box of last season's. It has fewer packs, and I'll start opening them tomorrow. I have also eyed some online outlets and also looked up brick-and-mortar stores locally that are likely to stock hockey cards. (I will probably branch out at some point, but am trying to restrain myself to only hockey for now, since it's my biggest sport interest.)
Online, I had found out about a sports card/collectibles/etc. show being held this weekend in a local bingo hall, about 10 miles from home. So we planned to head there. Weren't sure what we'd see and this rent pay is tight enough that I knew we wouldn't be buying too much. Or, at least… that was the plan.
We backed out of our parking spot, started driving, and… it didn't sound too good. And before long, it felt not good. We stopped at the nearest service station to check the tires and add air. And one tire was very flat. And the air machine did not seem to touch it. So we drove a little bit further to the nearest tire place. Which is where we spent most of the next few hours. Tire is replaced. More spent than I would have planned to spend at the show, which we never got to. (We left the tire shop with about two hours left in the show, but we'd have to drive there, and we had a grocery pickup scheduled, and… we'd had a long day.)
That said, the day was not nearly as bad as it could have been: We liked this tire shop much better than the two other local shops we've tried: they had enough staff working, they communicated every step of the way, and they treated us well, and they got the job done quickly. They also had a fridge full of bottled water for customers to drink. And they had several comfy seats scattered around the waiting area. (They could have used more, but that's probably only because it was a Saturday morning.)
Also, after we got home, I found out about another local show. It's about the same distance away (though with much less time on the Interstate, so a longer drive time), and is also free. And, even better, it's the day after payday. So… hopefully we'll get there next Saturday. Without any unexpected problems