Well, I've gone and done it again. And here I am before you, my brothers, to confess my sins.
I went into my local brick and mortar to to pick up a couple blends before the weekend. But there, on the checkout counter, were 8 beautiful and glorious Peterson Dracula pipes of all different styles calling to me like some kind of sultry, devious vixen.
I only wanted to caress her, and gently I did. I had seen her online, but ahhh, she was so much more beautiful in person.
"You know", said the store manager, "they're on sale for Halloween. Only $99. They retail for about $140."
"Only (gulp) $99?", I asked.
"'Til close of business tomorrow", he replied.
"Well", I said with some relief, "I don't have a hundred bucks to spend right now. I've seen 'em online. Boy are they pretty in person."
"Now, if you'd like to put a few dollars down we'll hold it at that price and you can pay it off later," the manager quipped.
"Damn you," I thought as he played my inner weakness. I continued to caress her glorious mound while admiring her swirled stem.
"I can pay it off later? At $99," I mused?
"Sure can", came the reply.
And so $20 was put down. It was the fourth pipe I've bought (am buying) from them this year. The guys at my local b&m are great about letting their customers do that with any pipe. And I always walk out of their feeling like a rich man, thanking them profusely for allowing me to spend my money.
Man, my wife's gonna kill me.
I went into my local brick and mortar to to pick up a couple blends before the weekend. But there, on the checkout counter, were 8 beautiful and glorious Peterson Dracula pipes of all different styles calling to me like some kind of sultry, devious vixen.
I only wanted to caress her, and gently I did. I had seen her online, but ahhh, she was so much more beautiful in person.
"You know", said the store manager, "they're on sale for Halloween. Only $99. They retail for about $140."
"Only (gulp) $99?", I asked.
"'Til close of business tomorrow", he replied.
"Well", I said with some relief, "I don't have a hundred bucks to spend right now. I've seen 'em online. Boy are they pretty in person."
"Now, if you'd like to put a few dollars down we'll hold it at that price and you can pay it off later," the manager quipped.
"Damn you," I thought as he played my inner weakness. I continued to caress her glorious mound while admiring her swirled stem.
"I can pay it off later? At $99," I mused?
"Sure can", came the reply.
And so $20 was put down. It was the fourth pipe I've bought (am buying) from them this year. The guys at my local b&m are great about letting their customers do that with any pipe. And I always walk out of their feeling like a rich man, thanking them profusely for allowing me to spend my money.
Man, my wife's gonna kill me.
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