Two Surprises
The fabric on our patio chairs gave way last summer. We knew this would happen when we bought them in '99. I was bummed though because we had a certificate for free replacement slings. We goofed or so I thought until Saturday. Before we went to order new slings, I looked up the detail on our chairs so we would order the correct ones. Score!! The certificate didn't expire. Turns out it wasn't valid until four years after purchase and needed to be used by 2010. We are still in the window. Yes! Money saved. :)
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I washed rugs last night and forgot the basic rule of separating colors. Maybe it was because the rugs are old and/or that I was tired. When I opened the washing machine, my surprise awaited me - blue rugs that used to be beige. Oops! Oh well. At least it was a load of stuff I really didn't care too much about.