I have been shopping like mad the last few days and really need to search online more often for discount voucher codes. Since tomorrow is my birthday we have been spending a TON of money on new deck items like furniture, tiki torches and wind chimes but I am so happy with the new look.
I am sure I could have bought a few of these items online and probably saved a few bucks but I am an instant gratification kind of guy. Typically when I see something I want it then and can’t wait three to five days for it to be delivered. For example I scored a really nice table and chair set off of Craigslist for only $100 and only had to put another $20 into it for a can of spray paint to repaint the table (Melinda did the repainting) and for new tiles for the table top. When I saw it on Craigslists I picked it up within 24 hours because I was afraid someone would take it right from under me.
After we set the table and chairs up we decided we needed a few extra chairs so we went to Home Depot and bought a few chairs and cushion sets then decided a new wind chime would be nice also. I am being serious when I say between Melinda and I we have been to Home Depot five to six times since Friday afternoon. It seemed like every time we got home we either got the wrong thing or decided we needed something else like trash bags and grass seed.
Overall going to Home Depot was pretty painless since it is less than five miles from our house and like I mentioned I am super happy with my deck and am really looking forward to spring and summer. Last year we didn’t really use our deck much because our furniture wasn’t that nice but that is not going to be the case this year.
