I was in Port Melbourne and there is a rare shop there, a Reject Shop. They used to be everywhere. It is somewhat like a $2 shop/£1 shop. I had no intention of buying anything there but I did. I bought some tinsel, I checked the price of the store's dishwasher detergent tablets to confirm it was still the cheapest, and I bought a twin roll of small garbage bags.
Then I found myself in the old person's aisle. So I bought a set of steps and a kneeling mat.
Lordy, I had spent over $20.
"Kosov, are you impressed with what I have bought?"
"Yes Andrewww."
The steps are brill and I am sure in the future the kneeling mat will be useful. I've been using a milk crate to reach shelves. The steps have non slip feet.
"Kosov, when Phyllis returns you can borrow the kneeling mat." While he has a deepish voice, he shrieked, Andewww. What fun to shock young people. I remember being shocked myself when I was young at what some gay men would come out with, much worse than I did to Kosov about the kneeling mat, or Phyllis for that matter.
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Good that you can still shock the young. We still have a Reject Shop in a shopping mall nearby. V useful - though I don't think I have every spent $20 there.
ReplyDeleteEC, one never intends to spend money in such shops but so often it is inevitable.
DeleteAndrew, you are so naughty....but nice.
ReplyDeleteJayCee, a gay acquaintance in the building who I know well enough uses the name Norty but Nice as his moniker on hook up sites. Dick Emery or John Inman? One of one of their quotes.
DeleteMaybe an allusion to "Santa Claus is coming to town."
DeleteCould be, MC.
DeleteIt is good to have a company having regular banters with
ReplyDeleteRoentare, Kosov finds it very amusing when I start to complain about something outside of home, such as today about covering over tram windows with advertising. He was laughing as explained. I think that has been some chat behind my back.
DeleteAids for the aged are usually embarrassing. Since I have been walking with a walking frame, people have stopped to help me cross the road. Very kind but humiliating.
ReplyDeleteHels, yes the point of the walking frame is that you can confidently cross the road. People do mean well, but... Have you thought of a wheeled walker? Things can be carried in the walker container.
DeleteAndrewww, I may be too young for this blog...
ReplyDeleteBrag on, Boud.
DeleteWe have a reject shop here in the city, maybe I will buy a step now that you have mentioned it is non-slip. I have one from Ikea, bought years ago, but it slips if I am not careful.
ReplyDeleteI was so impressed by them River. Maybe $10 or something like that. Perfect.
DeleteI need to buy some steps and stop climbing on the furniture.
ReplyDeleteFun60, well you being so fit, perhaps you can continue to climb on furniture. I already have a three step ladder, but this is so easy to get out and use.
Deletelol.
ReplyDeleteLooks an ok stool and kneeling pad, we have a reject shop not too far from home but we don't frequent it often.
This one is very close to a supermarket, Margaret, so it is easy to stroll through and see lots of things that interest me but that I don't really need.
DeleteWe use milk crates for steps, too. We really should replace them . . .
ReplyDeleteNote to self, milk crates aren't great in bare feet, that's for sure.
DeleteIt took me a moment to understand.
ReplyDeleteHeavens, what has become of me?
Lol Kylie. Never forget what you were like when you were young.
DeleteKnee pads from the builders supply make a thoughtful gift.
ReplyDeleteYes. I've known some to carry them for emergency purposes, TP.
DeleteYou should have wrapped it up for him for Christmas. It's fun to shock young folk.
ReplyDeleteStrayer, I should have....not too late with Philip is he hasn't been told about it.
DeleteShocking the young is a skill I have too. I won an award from grandgirl's gang when she was a teenager as having the filthiest mouth of a grandma EVER. I could spend $20 in a $1 store easily. Stuff I never thought I needed.
ReplyDeleteI have steps like those too very handy.
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WWW, you are wicked and just because you are very old now, I am sure you could earn the award again.
DeleteIs a Reject Shop similar to our US Goodwill and Salvation Army stores selling used, donated items? A gal on Youtube shows cooking experiments that sometimes showcase vintage cookware. We've considered looking locally. Be well!
ReplyDeleteNo Darla. I sells brand new and very cheap. Don't expect good quality but it has its place. We call second hand shops where you buy clothes or items for you house etc, an Op Shop, Op for opportunity.
DeleteAfter my father and aunt died in their eighties I was struck by the number of devices each had about the house for illumination and magnification.
ReplyDeleteAlmost 10 years later I can appreciate that much better.
MC, no. The problem is the absurdly small print on things. Nothing wrong with my eyesight.
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