A couple of weeks ago, I checked out a wonderful crochet book from our local library -- 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans: Crochet Squares to Mix and Match by Jan Eaton. I figuratively drooled over it for a while and tried out a square that was too hard for my meager skills. After returning it today, I realized I really wanted my very own personal copy. It is available on Amazon for $16.47 and Wal-Mart's web site for $16.46. But I had a 40% off coupon from Michael's stashed in a drawer. (You Michael's regulars probably know where this is going.)
I have become a little obsessed with learning to crochet squares. Never mind that all I've managed to make is one partial granny square of three and a half rounds. I've seen funky granny square slippers on Ravelry, and I'm determined to make some for myself. (And won't they look great once I've walked around and collected dog hair on them?)
So today, I headed off to Michael's where I picked out three colors of cheap, on-sale ($1.99 per skein) yarn for the granny square slippers. And, happy day, they had a copy of Eaton's 200 Blocks book. Full price at $24.95, but I had that coupon. I happily handed the cashier my 40% off coupon.
"Coupons aren't good on books or magazines," she said. Well, of course not. That would be too good of a deal. I thought about Amazon's $8 savings (not counting shipping), but I had the book in my hand. I wanted the darn book. So I let the cashier ring it up.
No doubt, this is what Michael's counts on: avid crochet book desire and a lack of reading the coupon's fine print. By the time someone reaches the cashier, she's already bought that book as far as her heart is concerned.
I'm happy to have the book, and I'm just going to forget about the $8 I could have saved. But I think I'm going to shop at Hobby Lobby for a while.
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| a few of the 200 squares in Eaton's book |
I have become a little obsessed with learning to crochet squares. Never mind that all I've managed to make is one partial granny square of three and a half rounds. I've seen funky granny square slippers on Ravelry, and I'm determined to make some for myself. (And won't they look great once I've walked around and collected dog hair on them?)
"Coupons aren't good on books or magazines," she said. Well, of course not. That would be too good of a deal. I thought about Amazon's $8 savings (not counting shipping), but I had the book in my hand. I wanted the darn book. So I let the cashier ring it up.
No doubt, this is what Michael's counts on: avid crochet book desire and a lack of reading the coupon's fine print. By the time someone reaches the cashier, she's already bought that book as far as her heart is concerned.
