Hello le gang, I appreciate everyone who reads bar-b and sorry for being out of commission for four days. It felt so weird not giving my opinion on stuff. Maybe I’m deluded and no one really noticed, you’re just thinking “she stopped posting? so?” but anywho, I was barely home, but racking up plenty of experiences. Plus, yesterday my cable went out all afternoon, which includes tv-internet-phone. It was surreal! Kind of peaceful, almost too zen. Anywho, it’s not like we had no power, we still snuggled and watched two movies on my laptop. We do have a TV, but I have reached a point where my laptop has HD whereas my telly does not, nor R’s desktop. Movie recommendation du jour: “Thank you for Smoking.” Maybe I’m the only person left that hadn’t seen it, but it was surprisingly great. I should probably read what movies are about before I watch them, but that’ s no fun. So turns out it’s not a documentary about polite smokers, just a witty story about a lobbyist. With social commentary undertones. But not preachy.
Anywho, Saturday I went to the “Salon de la Femme” thingie at Palais des Congres, OMG. Normally I don’t say OMG but I felt it conveyed what I’m trying to say. It started at 10 a.m., I got there around 12, and was too late to get my free loot bag. I did however get a box of triscuits and a bar of olive soap. There are two ways to tackle this thing: a) What I did, try to be as efficient as possible. I went up and down the rows scouting out all the free samples, standing in line where necessary, then moving on. There were SO many women there, (many even with suitcases to stuff with freebies) and a few uncomfortable guys. The guys were kinda happy, since there was like a “pole-dance your way to a slimmer you” type stand which included a pole and a very flexible lady. A few hints: know what product you’re standing in line for, as I lost four minutes standing in line for free samples of dog food. I don’t have a dog.
Unless you’re hungry, or really keen on free food samples, then is it REALLY worth it to stand in line for a teeny cracker with some pesto. Give me something I can take home to feed my hungry fiance. Not dog food.
b)You can do this leisurely, and enjoy every single thing, which is fine if you’re not agoraphobic such as myself. I’m not full-blown terrified of crowds, but I do get overwhelmed after a certain amount of time. Especially when there are freebies involved. There is plenty to see, organizations to read about, and they have live shows and stuff.
What I scored: miscellaneous food items (yoghurt, chips, crackers, cereal), a free battery-powered razor with a trimmer (SCORE!!!!), breathe-right strips (which are as fashionable as they are useful), soap, tampons, and tons of coupons (which is my pet peeve, I never use them. They’re usually on regular price only, sometimes you need to buy several things, they take time at the cash to process it, and let’s face it: it don’t look too cool when you’re trying to save 60 cents with a clip-out). So check it out next time, get there early, and be prepared! That’s just all around good advice. The scouts stole it from me.
Peace out
April 13, 2010 at 9:20 am |
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