Shopping extravaganza!

[jedi_diplomat]

Sunday I went "screw you hurricane!" and went out shopping! Hit Green Hill Mall and OMG! BEAD PORN! I get in and right there is row upon rows of beads. Mostly pearls. Every shape, color, quality, design you could think of. Freshwater natural black pearls, grade A quality, nice size, 50 bucks for a strand. They'll even string them while you wait, no extra charge. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Seriously! I wish I had brought more money than I did. I got my mom a string of black pearls for Mother's Day and man if she don't want it, she can damn well give it back! Got myself B/C grade pearls (bigger size, but slight abnormal shape and marked. No scratches and honestly when they're strung up you won't be able to tell.) I won't do a single strand of those, I'll probably use them with something else. Have to think on it. Those were 16 bucks and I got a free clasp. The clasp I'd been searching for, the one I wanted to use for the string of natural white pearls I've got that haven't been strung yet. We won't even get into the precious gems and crystal they had there, because I have to check prices on those. 40 bucks for a carat of sapphire seems about right but I'd have to ask Mom. Seriously, I could have spend HOURS in just that section of the mall soaking it all in and watching all my money go bye bye.

I also got a blue tooth headset for 36 dollars. Not bad considering in the US they're at least 60 bucks. Yes, I checked it out on my phone, it works. So overall, it was a quite productive shopping day. Now I just have to decide what to do with the beads. Hmmm...and see if I want to go back. Oh gawd, my checkbook is already whinging. LOL.

Way more fun than the 20 dollar beer at the brothel on Monday night.