How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

That Will Teach Him!

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Hubby bought US a sweet little surround sound that we really really needed.
(Can you hear sarcasm in bloggy land??)
Truthfully, I didn’t put up much of a fuss. He is a pretty amazing guy so should I really complain that he went out and dropped a few hundred dollars on a system that
A) We don’t need, and
B) could have put the money towards that hardwood floor we have been saving for..or more realistically our credit card, or
3) oh yeah Did I mention we don’t need it?!

But I digress. He brings this little baby home. Gets it all set up and…
It doesn’t work

Let me shorten up a very lengthy story for you.

For the next 14 days our conversations EVERY DAY went like this.

“Hubby, when are you going to return the broken BOSE system”
“ModernMom, Don’t worry I will…I just can’t find the receipt”

We have now passed the magic 14 day return day mark that most retailers seem to have.
Now we OWN a system that we don’t need and that doesn’t work! Grrr.

Time to take action.

I packed up said system.
Drove to the store.
Talked real sweet to the little lovely behind the counter.
And then exchanged it for this:

I am all kinds of excited!
I’m not sure what it says about me that I have been lusting after the Dyson DC28 Animal Vacuum with Pneumatic Actuator, High-torque clutch, and Finger tip controls …perhaps Suburbia has finally rotted my brain.
What I do know is… that will teach him!

    • Comments

    1. Awesome choice! I too lust for the Dyson animal hair whatchamacallit upright to keep after our 3 cats, one of which produces enough hair to create a miniature replica of herself on a daily basis. Our bedroom closet has become a vacuum wasteland—first a Bissell, then a Kenmore that require us to disconnect one end of the hose and bend over with said hose to pick up the worst piles of funk. Both vacuums have dirt sensors that tell us our carpet is dirty (no, really?!), yet neither was able to withstand my husband’s habit of vacuum first, ask questions about the burning rubber smell later. I’m ready to graduate to the big time.

    2. Wat to Go. Even though it “sucked” as a birthday present I got the Dyson slim for my big day and have been in love with it ever since. It picks up an entire canister every day! Gross by totally true I swear. First time here. Cute blog!

    7. The Dyson rocks. I’ve been in love with mine since 2003. I divorced my hubby but kept the Dyson. I guess I traded one sucker for another.

    8. I know I already responded to this post (love it), just wanted to let you know I’ve given you an award because your blog is AMAZING. Come by thetamom to collect. 😉