Pink Saturday Goes Shopping

I didn't plan to shop but this pink sweater caught my eye.

It was a size small and a quick glance at the rack told me that it was the only one with this design. I kept walking through one of the neighborhood stores en route to my destination, a clean, well-kept public restroom. On the way -- maybe fifty feet -- I spotted winter jackets and a sign that noted that any item with a red dot on the tag was seventy per cent off the tagged price. It wasn't crowded, everyone there was wearing a mask and there was a hand sanitizer display at the door. I realized I could actually buy a winter jacket to replace the one I had that had been patched and repaired a number of times, and was presently worse for much wear. 

This neon pink jacket caught my attention. It pretty much

 would have caught anyone's attention. 

I've been planning to replace my worn out winter jacket for the last two years. But I hadn't found anything that I liked, that fit and was reasonably priced. It was on the same long list that included replacing my iPad and it was probably one of the last things on my mind in March 2020. My old red jacket was more than adequate for walking around the empty streets of New York City in 2020. But here I was in a quiet store, surrounded by new styles that were 75% off the already discounted prices. 

And the winner is!

I liked the idea of a bright color to replace my red jacket, but the neon pink looked like I was directing traffic at the scene of an accident. I went with this black jacket, made a little less somber by the pink trim. I calculated the final price at $25.00 and was feeling very good about it. When I paid for the jacket the actual price was $14.93. 

It was a huge temptation to look over the racks, but I really need very few things, and it was easy to resist temptation. I do need boots and I will look for those in the next few weeks. I'm also putting a holiday list together. I'm optimistic that we won't go back to staying at home, but it would be great to have shopping done and even wrapped so much earlier. 

Right now my coat is on a hanger on the back of a door. Tomorrow I will move it into the closet with the other coats. During my shopping trip I used hand sanitizer at least a dozen times and of course, was wearing my mask. Everyone inside the store was also wearing masks. No exceptions. 

That was my adventure for the week. Today was much quieter. I walked in the neighborhood, read the newspaper -- I get the paper delivered only on Saturday and Sunday -- and took part in my monthly Bible study via Zoom. How was your day?

As ever, thanks for visiting the Pink Saturday fun. Take care and keep cool.