A Friday night jaunt

After work yesterday, I met Flee who I haven't seen in an age! Well, about 4+ months. We met at Borders then ventured up to Cedele for dinner. We chatted away the evening, and caught up on each other's lives. She went shopping earlier and bought some funky Nike toe shoes. So after dinner, I dragged her to Borders for my shopping turn.

This was where I got a little devious but for all you bookaholics out there, I know you'll understand. You see, I have these online coupons for 30% off any book, valid till 4th October. Now, the coupon clearly states it's one coupon per customer but their store has 2 cashier areas - oh, wait, actually 3!: 1 in books, 1 in music at the back of the store, and 1 up front (I only went to 2...shoot!). So if you go to 3 different cashiers, you can use one at each. The best yet: if you sign up as a Borders Preferred Customer (for S$19 a year), you get a further 10% off for a whopping 40% off a book, not to mention 10% off anytime you purchase anything from the store! Omigosh! How can you NOT want to buy books?

I ended up with 5 books:
1. Anthony Doerr's Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World - I used one coupon on this hardcover book
2. Steve Wozniaks' I, Woz: The Autobiography of the Man Who Started the Computer Revolution - this and the next 2 books were 3 for 2. Woohoo!
3. Seth Godin's The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
4. Susanna Clarke's The Ladies of Grace Adieu
5. Tess Gerritsen's The Mephisto Club - my next coupon purchase.

And 4th October is still some days away...and I can always print out more. But what a great end to a wonderful evening.

Interesting bit of conversation with Flee just before I joined the queue at the first cashier:
Flee: Have you finished the other books you've bought?
Me: Nope.
Flee: Then why are you buying more?
Me: Why not?
Flee: But aren't they a fire hazard?
Me: *stunned look* ... No they're not!
Flee: *laughs*

Now really...who on earth would ever say books are a fire hazard?! Miss Flee...hello? Aren't your paints a fire hazard? Haha!!