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Shopping

         It never fails. You can look and look for something and not find it. Go and buy another one, and you'll find it very soon after.

         My dad and I searched everywhere for a meat thermometer. He and Mom had one. After I moved in, I came with all my goods, which included a meat thermometer. But the utensil drawer is very full. We took it out and emptied it and couldn't find one. We made do without one several times. But I made up my mind that we needed one. So I drove past K-Mart today. I needed something else that I didn't wanted quickly, so I went in the store that was handy. I picked up a meat thermometer while there. I got home and put it away. I didn't like the thought of the utensil drawer, so I opened the towel drawer. I looked underneath the stack, and there was a solitary meat thermometer. I had already opened the new one and discarded the packaging. We might be the owners of two, now.

         I did the same with the camera battery charger at Christmas. We couldn't find it, so I went to a big tech store and spent almost thirty dollars on a new one that handles several kinds. After Christmas passed, I found the charger in an outlet we hardly ever use. So now we have two.

         Back to K-Mart. I purchased four items. Only one ended up being the price I expected. The meat thermometer was 40 cents higher. Another item was one dollar higher. A third over the counter medicine was three dollars higher. So now it's not so handy. I have to go back with the receipt, and walk around to find out if I really misread that many shelf labels. I almost didn't get the one that was $3 more, because the price I thought it said was more than CVS. But it had a $2 coupon on it that would make it the same, and I could save a trip. If I misread the shelf signs, then I need to shop with glasses and maybe a magnifier. If Kmart made that many errors, I need a refund and to shop somewhere else.