"Silly."

                                                                                                                  Sunday, Dec. 30, 1990 (Part 1)
     We went to Sears & Penney's yesterday.  We exchanged the mixer at Sears for a larger one.  It was the only one there and it had been opened but the lady said if anything was wrong with it we could bring it back but she didn't know where or if they'd get any more.  We put the $44 difference on the charge account.  When we tried it out later it worked fine but figured out why it had been returned.  The dough hooks are supposed to be two different shapes, specifically to fit on the left or right and they were both for the right side.  I called the store & the girl said they could check with the manufacturer after the holidays and see if they could send just the dough hooks.  Guy's just so frustrated by it all he said for me to take care of it.  I hope they can replace the hooks cause the only other alternative is to get a refund and wait to see if they get any more in or get it somewhere else.  She said all their ordering was done automatically by computer so they can't just order another mixer.  Silly.
     After going to Sears we went to Lynnhaven Mall.  First we took Guy's watch to that place in the middle to see if they could fix it.  It'll be $26 (compared to $40 that the jewelry store wanted) and that includes new watchband, a new seal for the back, and a new battery!
     Then we went to Penney's jewelry dept. to see about exhanging the jewelry.  Guy said if I wanted I could turn the whole set in for something completely different.  I'd thought they'd have a picture of it in white gold but they didn't.  And there wasn't anything at all pink.  The man kept hovering over us (the girl who sold to Guy wasn't there) & I finally asked if I could look around some before deciding & I went all around the counter.  Practically everything was yellow gold.  There wasn't really anything that struck my fancy at the time that I thought would be an even exchange.  But something made me ask if there were any of the diamond stud earrings within the same price range.  I really didn't think there would be but he checked & brought out 2 pairs.  One was 1/3 carat total and was $40 more.  The other was, I think, 1/4 carat total and he said they were $80 less.  I asked wasn't there anything in between because that seemed like such a large jump from one size to the next.  He said he'd check somewhere else & came back and said that was all.  So I told Guy I'd take the smaller ones & he said "you really want the bigger ones don't you?"  I said no & he asked the man if we could have a minute to talk.  I told him I didn't want him to spend any more money because I thought he'd spent too much already (at the birthstone set, I'd seen the price of the ring was $139 & I knew the earrings & necklace had to be at least that much more.) and that we were going to have a lot of expenses coming up with the baby coming.  He said not to worry about it, that he wanted me to have the larger ones.  So I said ok.  Even at 1/3 carat total that means each 1/6 I guess.  They're only about 1/8" in diameter but they are real diamonds and we even got a certificate stating the value of them.  I glanced at it & I thought it said $550 but that can't be it! Guy wouldn't spend that much money when we're so strapped with money, even if it is charged.  The man folded the certificate and put it in an envelope.  We're going to put it in the safe diposit box.  But I'm tempted to look at it before we do.  It'll show up on the bill soon enough though.  That's the first time we've used the Penney's card in a long time.  I hope the payments aren't too high.  But then, if it's that much, it'll take a long time to pay off.