Okay, we didn't win a car. It's just, every time I get a really great deal on something, I hear Bob Barker's prize guy's voice in my head. We actually just bought a new microwave.
We had two microwaves. They both broke. One was an over-the-range microwave that broke a few months after we moved into our house. The timer and fan worked, but it just stopped heating one day. The other was the countertop microwave we already had that we used when the first one broke. A couple weeks ago, it started sparking when we put food in it, and sometimes when you opened the door, it let out smoke and smelled like weird burning electricity. In order to avoid blowing up our house, we stopped using it.
When our second microwave went out of commission, I started doing some research. And we found a new over-the-range microwave! For only $250! (which is a lot for a microwave, but really good for an over-the-range model. They're usually closer to $500.) Home Depot carried the one we wanted - for $228! And then, when I called to see if they had it in stock, I learned they were having a "Black Friday all month on appliances" deal, and it was only $199! I had to do some griping (the advertised price - 199 - was not how it was labelled - 249 - was not how it was ringing up - 228), and it took us probably 20 minutes to check out, but we got it for the price we wanted. Joel doesn't love when I argue over prices at the store, but man, can it pay off!
Moral of the story: You don't get what you want unless you ask for it. Also, you can [almost] always find a good deal if you look hard enough and are patient.
We now are the proud owners of a microwave that heats food and doesn't threaten to blow up, we didn't have to pay a fortune for it, and things are lovely.
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