“This shower bar has a shower head, 12 jet sprays and a shower wand. It comes in 53 different finishes, 107 different shower heads, 201 settings for the jets and the wand will also record you while singing in the shower. All for the low price of $1,989.99.”
The blogger looked at her Mister as he asked the sales person to go over the features… ONE MORE TIME.
All I want is a dribble of water to wash off the plaster dust with enough left over to shave my legs.
As the demonstration continued, the blogger began to moan.
—
A drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Exactly…so no cheating. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble.
Great post. Been there, done the renovation shuffle more than a few times. From where i’m sitting right now, I can see the $600 kitchen faucet which dispenses water pretty much the same way as a $55 one. We just got swept up in the frenzy.
We have a finite amount of money. There is not one penny more and our budget spreadsheet is starting to groan at the constant abuse.
Unlike what you’d see on the design shows, if a problem or issue comes up during the reno, something gets ditched to pay for it. Full stop. Plus, we’re only buying things on sale and while that can limit your choices, you look hard enough you’ll find something you like that’s less expensive.
We’ve done renovations before but they’ve been minor compared to this one. We’re building walls and everything. It’s a learning experience.
Holy smokes! The person providing you the demonstration used almost all your 100 words! How rude! The fact that you can stick to 100 words tells me you can stick to your budget.
Here’s hoping. Reading Dwell and Houzz are not helping.
Love the drabble!
Thanks!
A DIY drabble! Usually only one survives!
Just what we all need…another reality show. “DIY Survivor: It’s Hammer Time!” “DIY Survivor: Wrench This! “DIY Survivor: 1000 Brads and Still Can’t Nail Worth Shit!”
Nice dribbles in the Drabble. Here’s what I read:
Showerhead makes blogger moan
Think I got a future as a headline writer?
Yeah, you do. In the porn industry.
Don’t know if anyone is collecting votes but I vote for this comment.
Oh my. It’s not November already is it?
No, no, no. No votes for him. His head will get so big it would unbalance him during Naked Twister.
Drabble – new idea for me. Is this a new challenge of yours? I do like the wand idea. I don’t know why that idea took so long to show up here. After this sales rep takes you to the cleaners you don’t need a shower anymore. I believe there are toilets that expensive that explode too.
Don’t get me started on the toilets. Have you seen the new toilets? If you look at them from the side, all you see is the long snake-like form which is the channel for the number pee and the poop. Who ever thought that was an attractive look for a functional fixture that basically takes your waste somewhere nasty…what a wing nut.
And, no. Drabbles are not my idea. They’ve been around for a while and I was introduced to them by Steve over at stevebetz.wordpress.com.
Give one a try one Friday. It’s fun.
I picked up a compliment and there is chatter about toilets. I’m grinnin’ like a fool and having a great time. This place is the bomb.
You’re welcome to come drop one around here anytime. I’ve given up asking you to guest post…I’ll have to settle for poop humor.
Home improvements scare me, because once I start thinking of changes I’d like to see it doesn’t stop until I need to rob a bank to finance it.
So far we are under budget. I can’t see that lasting long…
Pingback: Why I smacked down a sales clerk. It’s survival of the fittest. | blogdramedy·
Like this drabble a lot. Very nicely done. To tell a whole story in just 100 words is quite a big ask for sure.
Thanks! It’s a fun way to end the week.
I think that this drabble’s message is this: if a guy loves hearing DIY jazz from a sales person, better leave the pretty blogger wife at home. I was chuckling while hearing imaginary heels tapping on the floor. LOL!
More like thundering boots begging to kick some butt.
Sounds reasonable. And I’m only able to say that by imagining exes who were able to drag me to a make up store.
I hear a good moisturizer works wonders for rough and ready skin.
Hmmm… ready, huh? What could that possibly mean? Hehehe! And which body parts could possibly be ready, and ready for what? Hmmm… Hehehe! I wonder…
Be good.
I’m trying my best. Say! Would it count as a friday drabble if I wrote something on a Friday but post it on a Saturday (like the wee hours of the morning)?
Sadly, I’m not the boss of Friday Drabble. You need to take that request to someone with a higher pay grade. However, in my opinion, if you include the word “Friday” it should run on Friday. But if it’s just a drabble…let it dribble out anytime.
Hahaha! There’s no getting around it. I’ll just presched them then.
Well…unless you move to the other side of the world then Saturday would be Friday and you’d be good to go.