I needed cuff links. Stopped at a pawn shop near where I get my hair cut. Asked for cuff-links to the 20 something guy working there. He laughed, and said, "cuff-links? No." So I left.
While unlocking my car the same guy comes out of the shop yelling to me. He says, Yeah! Yes we have some. Ok. I go back in and he pulls out a set of beautiful glinting Tiffany Sterling silver cuff links. (blank) My goodness! That was just exactly what I was looking for. He says, $100. I said no way.
Who is going to buy those?, says I. You have a guy in the store, with cash, ready to buy, but I will not pay more than $20. He does the standard, "I have to talk to the manager" routine. Ok.
He comes back and says, 'the manager wants $40.' Couldn't get the money out fast enough. And now I own them. I'm in a pretty good mood. Already planning to have them engraved at 'Things Remembered' in the mall. Really cool.
I celebrate the small things with timeless music and a wee bit of Scotch on a hot lazy spring afternoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rEsVp5tiDQ