The second dinner set Phyllis liked was also appealing to me, so that is what I decided to buy. Sunday was the day to buy it as it was discounted by 40%, the sale finishing that day.
I inconvenienced Phyllis and Kosov by asking them to help me collect it on Sunday, and could they be ready by 11.00 to 11.30. I didn't know how much it would weigh or how bulky the box would be. Botheration and damn. There is a demonstration in the city and trams are disrupted. It would be a long walk carrying the dinner set to where we could catch a tram. I briefly considered Myer at Southland, but then I realised it was an online product, meaning it wasn't on display or boxed within the stores. It was either delivery, 3-7 business days for $9 or within 3 days for $13, or click and collect. Seven days would take us past Easter and that makes things complicated.
Ok, I am not missing out on the 40% discount. I ordered click and collect at the Myer Melbourne store. Phyliss and Kosov were busy, so I took my shopping trolley into the city to bring home the dinner set on Monday. It would be quite rare for someone to take a shopping trolley on a tram to Swanston Street in the city, but I did. I made sure I used a level boarding tram and left the tram at Flinders Street and towed the trolley down to Coles in Elizabeth Street to buy something urgently needed. From there I needed to get to Bourke Street, so without a level boarding tram in sight, I clambered up the steps of an older tram and somehow tangled my legs in the trolley and so made a little dance to to regain my balance. I was extra careful when I left the tram to not embarrass myself a second time. This getting older business requires some thought and concentration.
My shopping trolley is similar to this.
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Fortunately there was a free bench seat in Little Bourke Street to rest for a few minutes. Not too many people walk into Myer with a shopping jeep, but I did and I was pleased I did. The dinner set fitted into the jeep and from there it was a painless experience to get home.
With what was in the dishwasher, the new dinner set made a full load and three hours after getting home, the cupboard shelf had been emptied of the old china and the new dinner set is in place. I am pleased.
So, this is what the new dinner set looks like. It's maybe to your taste or not, but the important thing is that we three like it.
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I had to look up shopping jeep. I love the new dishes, very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWill you now need new table napkins and placemats to complement your rather nice new dinner service?
ReplyDeleteThe more expensive Aldi paper napkins perhaps.
DeleteI like the dishes. They're different.
ReplyDeleteVery stylish - and well done on getting it home.
ReplyDeleteI like. We see lots of shopping carts around.
ReplyDeleteRetail therapy does the wonder every time
ReplyDeleteThe shopping jeep, does it collapse? . There are similar ones that collapse and fit into the boot of the car
ReplyDeleteWhen Anzac station opens will that take you close to Myers etc? As you know I love Melbourne trams and I do appreciate the lower trams and the platforms. The trams along Chapel Street need pre Melbourne trram fitness r3gimes before each trip,😂
Yes, the jeep collapses. Town Hall Station will be a bit closer to Myer, but not much.
DeleteI like the new dinnerware. I like white, but the veining in these looks very nice.
ReplyDeleteLove the dishes and the idea that you picked them up with your own shopping cart, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I don't know if you have noticed but the new dinner set appears to have cracks in it.
ReplyDelete...Only kidding, it looks great. A good choice.
Cracks YP? That must be why it was 40% off.
DeleteYou're right, it looks like marble and it is definitely not to my taste, but you like it and that's what's important. I take my trolley all over the place and the small wheels have been replaced with bigger wheels off an old pram, so now they don't get caught in cracks and send me flying over the top when the trolley comes to a sudden stop in a crack on a footpath. I don't care who stares at me.
ReplyDeleteI like the new dishes. Show us sometime when you have the table all set for a meal with your new dishes.
ReplyDeleteNice dinner set! And great that they were on discount.
ReplyDeleteHow chic! I think that it is important to treat yourself well by having proper meals nicely plated. Otherwise you could find yourself eating Chinese takeaway directly from the carton while standing over the kitchen sink - not a good look.
ReplyDeleteWill Jay
It is a nice set and what a good idea to use the trolley to pick it up. Hope getting onto the tram wasn't too difficult. Yes take extra care not to fall. Falls cause all sorts of damage when you are older.
ReplyDeleteYou did well taking your trolly with you. It's a nice looking dinner set, and did you get two of them or just one?
ReplyDeleteJust one. Already four bowls are inadequate, but I did keep a couple of spare bowls from the old set. 20 piece would have been perfect, 24 too many.
DeleteVery nice. Wise to try and see it before purchasing. My son bought me one which I liked but the plates were too large to fit in the cupboard! Took a tape measure with me when I returned it to choose another one.
ReplyDeleteBecause our food largely comes from plants, trees and outdoor animals, and are (largely) not constructed from pesticides and plastics, so our crockery should have organic looking pattern - like your new dinner set.
ReplyDeleteI would _not_ like crockery with large orange squares, black stripes and thick purple circles.
That was quite an excursion. Well done. Now you can enjoy your new dinner service. Just set it out and sit down and gaze at it - you don't need food!
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple of those folding carts
ReplyDeleteThe dishes are lovely. Shopping 🛍 carts are so handy. Warm greetings from a 68 year old lady living in Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 😀
ReplyDeleteGreetings Linda.
DeleteThat sounds like an adventure, but good for you making it work on public transit! I need a trolley like that. Every time I blogged about lugging home a bag of potting soil from the shops Mr. Pudding would exhort me to go get a trolley and I still haven't done it.
ReplyDeleteHi, love your stories, the dinner set looks great....Peta
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