It's in the Bag

So I started subscribing to the local newspaper again. The only reason I stopped is because they were giving new subscribers a better rate than I was paying and I had been a customer for 20 years. So my degree is in Journalism and all of those news writing and reporting classes got me addicted to the newspaper. So the Sunday paper arrives and the K-Mart insert catches my eye. On the front page for all to see is 75% off of 14k jewelry. That is just too much for a Golden Girl to resist.

Of course I head to K-Mart with new batteries in my scale, loop, magnet and acid tester loaded in my Real Deal Brazil bag. I am ready to personally buy all the 75% off jewelry they can find. I peruse the jewelry counter until I get the attention of someone who can actually let me get my hands on that stuff. I asked to see a few pieces and then ask can I get my scale out to weigh it. Assuming it is truly 14k gold, I put it on the scale. I knew it felt very light. Oh yeah, I have a calculator on me too. Oh the disappointment I felt. Even at 75% off, the price they were asking for that stuff was crazy. There was obviously a mark up before a mark down.

With what did I leave K-Mart? I left with my scale, loop, magnet and acid tester. You can't sucker a Golden Girl!!

Michelle Perkins