Monopoly

The Little Monster has taken every seat in the house. He has taken ownership of the jumper, swing set and the papasan. Yes those are all the seats in the house until yesterday. My wife finally got fed up with us not having any furniture. We sold and gave away most of our furniture when we moved from Nebraska to California.

We have been going to lots of furniture store’s that have been overpriced for quality workmanship and to stores that are underpriced with horrible furniture that seems as if it will fall apart after six months or so. Yesterday we went to a new furniture store that is owned by my parent’s neighbors. She took us thru out the store and told us which items to stay away from because they come from China and will not last. Finally we found the perfect balance.

Ouch the price tag was a bit hefty, not out of our range just more then we wanted to spend. Not to worry, she’s my parent’s neighbor and sure enough the hefty price tag vanished and came down drastically. That was the first time I did not have to negotiate a price, she just said this is the lowest point with me making a little profit.

When negotiating prices there has to be a balance between profit and what I’m willing to pay. No one wants to operate a business that loses money just because the product is being sold to a family member, friend or neighbor. The best part was when she said; I’ve already included the taxes into the price.

Now I just have to wait for her to call and say that her truck is ready to roll so that I can have them delivered. I’m not paying for the delivery; I’m using her truck. My wife wants to go back to purchase a bedroom set now.

Now we have seats of our own, until the Little Monster grows and claims those as well.