Seriously, a waffle iron?

[Mondestrucken]

This is courtesy of my niece, who has a part time job at Kohl's. She had to work Black Friday, starting at 3 am.

She said that when they opened the doors, the line (wrapped around the building) began running into the store. One man, his face contorted with effort and excitement, ran in and grabbed....a waffle iron. 50% off. It is normally $20. Seriously, dude, you just spent 4 hours in the cold and saved $10. Ooohhhkay then.

[MoonCat]

But he got a deal! A big bargain!! He saved money!!!

Probably going to be the wife's Christmas present, with him smiling all the way to the register ("Hey, I'm done shopping! And before Christmas Eve, too!")

[RecoveringKinkoid]

If he thinks waiting in the cold for four hours to save ten bucks was a bargain, he either

A. Is worse at math than I am (I'm dyscalculic)
B. Makes less money than I do (I'm unemployed)
C. Both A and B.

[telecom_goddess]

by "dyscalculic" do you mean dyslexic? what the heck DOES it mean

[Mnemjian]

by "dyscalculic" do you mean dyslexic? what the heck DOES it mean

He can't calculicate!

Seriously, though, that are some messed up priorities right there.

[Seshat]

by "dyscalculic" do you mean dyslexic? what the heck DOES it mean

It's the equivalent of dyslexia, but for numbers (calx, Latin root word) instead of words (lexikon, Greek root word).

[fireheart]

by "dyscalculic" do you mean dyslexic? what the heck DOES it mean

as Seshat said, it's the numbers equivelent of dyslexia.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yep. Same left-right confusion and problems sequencing. My math skills are probably somewhere around second grade level or so in a lot of ways.

And still, even unable to calculate simple arithmatic, even I know this guy did not "get a bargain."

[fireheart]

Those people don't know the meaning of bargains

Case in point....I picked up a maxi dress today at Target (not related to the US chain) that was originally $55AUD. I wound up getting it for $27.86.

[PepperElf]

Seriously, though, that are some messed up priorities right there.

that could apply to Black Friday as a whole...

[telecom_goddess]

as Seshat said, it's the numbers equivelent of dyslexia.

Wow I wonder if that's my problem....I basically can't function if math gets too complicated beyond 2+2....and I also can't handle when things are reversed on me. Like say I have a list of phone numbers and have to swap two of them around I get locked up and can't handle the reverse of anything. Kind of hard to explain.

[CaroPhoenix]

I Kohls.

Finished shopping for Mr. Rum. With 20% discount, free shipping, and $40 in Kohl's cash, I got a $114 (on sale for $99.99) item for roughly $50. Of course I was in the warmth of my own house as I did my shopping on line.

And Mr. Rum knows not to buy me a waffle iron. I'd never use it as I don't like making waffles. That's his job.

[MoonCat]

Wow I wonder if that's my problem....I basically can't function if math gets too complicated beyond 2+2....and I also can't handle when things are reversed on me. Like say I have a list of phone numbers and have to swap two of them around I get locked up and can't handle the reverse of anything. Kind of hard to explain.

One of my sisters has the same problem. She's not dumb by any means, but math beyond the basics makes no sense to her. Of course when we were in school, back in the day, they just thought if you didn't get it, you were lazy. She never got any help with it at school, and we didn't even know there was a name for this until a couple years ago.

[Catwoman2965]

Makes me think of the mall of wart black friday ads and previews claiming $2 appliences. Um, last time I checked a toaster or coffee maker IS NOT an applience! and they were the cheapo ones too, not that there's anythign wrong with saving money, but i suspect you would have gotten what you paid for.

[Andara Bledin]

Um, last time I checked a toaster or coffee maker IS NOT an applience!

Actually, they are. They're just not major appliances. They're in the category of small appliances. Appliances are pretty much any electrical or mechanical device that does a chore of some sort.

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