Check out where you spend a lot of your time. The kitchen, right? I think partly because often this is where the alcohol is kept. But still, all the house parties I went to over the years, the kitchen was often the center of the action. And it was also a great place to hang because eventually pretty much every other guest came through, so you met and saw everyone in attendance.
This weekend in Massachusetts, it's the tax-free holiday, meaning 5% off any purchases. Normally, I have no interest in this day because the malls will be jammed and the stores will often having sales in weeks prior or later that actually are a better deal than the saving of 5% from not paying sales tax.
But, we just bought a house. That needs a lot of work. And Sears was having a 10% off appliances sale (ending today). And some other specials if you got a Sears card when you bought. Given that we just bought the house, we don't care about FICO scores anymore (at least for a while). Plus, we can pay for all this stuff in 12 months when we have more money that isn't being spent on other housing needs.
What did we get? A new fridge, microwave, oven, and dishwasher, plus 2 window AC units. Overall savings - about $550 when all was said and done and everything added in (delivery charges and such). So at our next party, you might choose to hang out in our kitchen. The rest of the room will eventually need to be remodeled (trust me, it needs it), but the appliances will be nice and shiny.
Hence, the inspiration for today's song choice: Jona Lewie's "Kitchen at Parties," a lovely slice of 1980 British New Wave, as featured from a time capsule clip from a Top of the Pops performance.
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