With Seattle raining about 11 out of 12 months of the year, we need to embrace the sunlight whenever it can be detected. Now that Karen and I have finished the fence and the shed, we moved on to our next project–the picnic table!
There was a story in purchasing the umbrella. During our first visit to Pottery Barn, the lady mentioned, “if you see it for lower in the catalog, we would honor that price”, but when I called in to make the actual purchase, a different lady answered and insisted they never do this and that their retail price includes shipping, which is why it’s more expensive! I waited until the next day to make the plead in person, but the original lady wasn’t there. I ended up asking a guy, but his attitude was “that’s our price, take it or leave it”. Finally I gave up and went to the register. I made a puppy face and asked, “Can you just give it to me for the catalog price?” She said, “I’m not supposed to do this, but… okay!”
So the moral of the story is… when all else fails, utilize the puppy face.
ahahaha…I would’ve made you pay the regular price with that face ; ) j/k
yea, I would’ve have made you pay more for that face..hahahaha. 😉 alright, time for a BBQ!!!
That is one big umbrella!
wow.. you guys are like english genteel sipping lemonade in the shade of your canvas umbrella on your maicured lawn.
Freakin huge umbrella :). Guess that’ll keep you from getting burned pretty well.