Bob Weisner
11-29-2005, 8:32 PM
Hi:
Well, I went to the "local" BORG today to get a new sensor light , lightbulbs , carpet and a couple of other items. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!!:rolleyes: I get there and of course, there are a TON of people there looking for Christmas presents for their family members. The tool department was packed with people. I first looked for a carpet for the front entryway. I had never been there before , so I did not know where the carpet would be. I asked one of the workers where I could find the carpet mats. He had a full display of them on sale right up front. GOOD!! Don't have to go search for that!:cool: I then asked where the sensor lights are. He said isle 48. I paused, :confused: I asked, " was that isle 4 or 8 ?" He said again " isle 48." I scratched my head and said "OK" . So I go searching for isle 48. :o I got down to the end of the building and the last isle was "24". I went down that isle and came upon another row of isles and the counting continued :-) Finally, I got to isle 48. I checked out the sensor lights and compared them to the price I found on their website. Well, the item number was the same but the price was $7.00 higher in the store!!! I bought the sensor light knowing that if I did not come home with EVERYTHING!!! ON THAT LIST, I WAS GOING TO BE IN THE DOGHOUSE!!!!
Next , came the search for the smoke detectors. I asked another worker, " Where are the smoke detectors. He said "isle 16". So, from isle 48 I travel from one end of the BORG , through one isle and back down the other end of the store. I found the smoke detectors. GOD!!! WHAT A PRICE!!! $17.95 FOR A SMOKE DETECTOR!!!! AND I WAS TOLD TO BUY THREE OF THEM!!!. After much grumbeling (SP?) I bought the cheapest ones they had.
Next , came the search for the lightbulbs. I saw something bright up ahead in the distance and thought "There is a white light, go towards the light, go towards the light!!:D " I get there and I saw the light!!! A whole bunch of lights. Kitchen lights, bathroom lights, ect, ect. But NO LIGHTBULBS!!! I asked another worker, " Where are the lightbulbs?" He said isle 26. So, again I go search through the BORG looking for the elusive lightbulbs. I get to isle 26 and there were the lightbulbs. I thought to myself "FINALLY". Then it hit me, these were all indoor lightbulbs, nothing for sensor lights. I found another worker and he said next isle over. I found them !!
I then asked where the carpet cleaning stuff was, they pointed me towards another isle. I get there and all they had was huge buckets of cleaner when all I needed was a small bucket.
I finally gave up. I get to the check out counter and they ring up the items. The price seemed kinda high, so I showed them the advertisment that I pulled up from the store's website. They said "Oh, the internet prices are much cheaper than the store prices."
When I got home , I found out that the lightbulbs for the sensorlight were not the right one's. They were indoor instead of the outdoor lights that I wanted. So, instead of driving all the way back to the BORG , I decided to go to my local hardware store. The lightbulbs at the hardware store were CHEAPER THAN AT THE BORG!!!
Well, I went to the "local" BORG today to get a new sensor light , lightbulbs , carpet and a couple of other items. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!!:rolleyes: I get there and of course, there are a TON of people there looking for Christmas presents for their family members. The tool department was packed with people. I first looked for a carpet for the front entryway. I had never been there before , so I did not know where the carpet would be. I asked one of the workers where I could find the carpet mats. He had a full display of them on sale right up front. GOOD!! Don't have to go search for that!:cool: I then asked where the sensor lights are. He said isle 48. I paused, :confused: I asked, " was that isle 4 or 8 ?" He said again " isle 48." I scratched my head and said "OK" . So I go searching for isle 48. :o I got down to the end of the building and the last isle was "24". I went down that isle and came upon another row of isles and the counting continued :-) Finally, I got to isle 48. I checked out the sensor lights and compared them to the price I found on their website. Well, the item number was the same but the price was $7.00 higher in the store!!! I bought the sensor light knowing that if I did not come home with EVERYTHING!!! ON THAT LIST, I WAS GOING TO BE IN THE DOGHOUSE!!!!
Next , came the search for the smoke detectors. I asked another worker, " Where are the smoke detectors. He said "isle 16". So, from isle 48 I travel from one end of the BORG , through one isle and back down the other end of the store. I found the smoke detectors. GOD!!! WHAT A PRICE!!! $17.95 FOR A SMOKE DETECTOR!!!! AND I WAS TOLD TO BUY THREE OF THEM!!!. After much grumbeling (SP?) I bought the cheapest ones they had.
Next , came the search for the lightbulbs. I saw something bright up ahead in the distance and thought "There is a white light, go towards the light, go towards the light!!:D " I get there and I saw the light!!! A whole bunch of lights. Kitchen lights, bathroom lights, ect, ect. But NO LIGHTBULBS!!! I asked another worker, " Where are the lightbulbs?" He said isle 26. So, again I go search through the BORG looking for the elusive lightbulbs. I get to isle 26 and there were the lightbulbs. I thought to myself "FINALLY". Then it hit me, these were all indoor lightbulbs, nothing for sensor lights. I found another worker and he said next isle over. I found them !!
I then asked where the carpet cleaning stuff was, they pointed me towards another isle. I get there and all they had was huge buckets of cleaner when all I needed was a small bucket.
I finally gave up. I get to the check out counter and they ring up the items. The price seemed kinda high, so I showed them the advertisment that I pulled up from the store's website. They said "Oh, the internet prices are much cheaper than the store prices."
When I got home , I found out that the lightbulbs for the sensorlight were not the right one's. They were indoor instead of the outdoor lights that I wanted. So, instead of driving all the way back to the BORG , I decided to go to my local hardware store. The lightbulbs at the hardware store were CHEAPER THAN AT THE BORG!!!