Color Me Broke Color Me Mine
EvaJun had a little friend come home with her from school this afternoon and because shrieking 6 year olds enjoy things like tearing apart the house I decided we would head out for an activity.
Let’s go paint our own pottery! I suggested brightly… I thought of the plates or mugs or photo frames they could decorate… something we can use around the house… maybe even a tooth fairy box?
Both girls picked dolphin statues… you know, this style:
Only uglier.
I picked up the ceramic horror, turned it over and saw the following: #25 Kids: $7
As it was located in the section clearly marked, “KIDS”, I took this to read: inventory number 25, price, $7.
The girls picked out their paints, got their brushes and sponges assembled and enjoyed a half and hour or so of painting and laughing and it was quite cute and blah blah blah… they finished and I took the masterpieces up to the counter and imagine my fucking surprise when the kid said, That will be $61.00
SIXTY ONE AMERICAN DOLLARS!
Turns out that each statue was twenty five bucks and it was an additional seven dollars for the privilege of painting.
What. A. Racket.
I believe those statues retail for .35 at the Mexico border. Sometimes they will throw them in for free with the purchase of a pack of Chiclet gum or a pinata.
I’m sure I should be all about how sweet it was and that those fun moments don’t come with a price, but truthfully all I can think of is the other things I could have bought with that money…
like 2 bottles of this…
Damn.
Daniella replied:
f the sweet moments… that’s a whole lot of money for painted dolphins that surely cost 25 cents. Sorry I’m in an ultra cheap mood tonight – Did I tell ya how happy I am that your blogging again
January 7, 2010 at 2:07 am. Permalink.
kkfast replied:
Thank you!, Daniella, I’m sort of happy again as well… let’s see if I stick to it this time!
January 7, 2010 at 7:11 am. Permalink.
Shell replied:
You forgot my favorite part …”I don’t set the prices, Ma’am.” That, I thought, would merit a good slap across the face for the smug little pottery boy.
January 7, 2010 at 7:10 am. Permalink.
kkfast replied:
Shell, that “Ma’am” was a low blow! Punk kid.
January 7, 2010 at 7:12 am. Permalink.
Jen replied:
What a rip-off. Especially since you didn’t get anything useful out of it.
January 7, 2010 at 12:38 pm. Permalink.
denise replied:
I hate that place! Color Me Badd.
January 7, 2010 at 2:15 pm. Permalink.
kkfast replied:
Denise, now I am going to have, “I’m Wanna Sex U Up” stuck in my head all day!
January 7, 2010 at 3:04 pm. Permalink.
Jen replied:
You should at least post a picture of it…wow..that’s a couple of expensive dolphins
January 7, 2010 at 4:13 pm. Permalink.
kkfast replied:
I will upload a photo of the masterpiece in all it’s glory next Wednesday when I pick it up…
January 7, 2010 at 7:10 pm. Permalink.
collene replied:
Laugh out loud funny — and sad! We went to a birthday party there a week ago and I said very politely to the mother who hosted 15 girls, “Gawd’, you must be rich!”
Uhm. As a result, don’t think GIanna will have many play dates with the the birthday girl!
January 7, 2010 at 6:57 pm. Permalink.
Perrin replied:
Oh gosh, the same thing happened to me last year when I decided to take my daughter and her friend, of course they picked the same goofy dolphins, it was expensive but I don’t remember $61.00 worth! Ouch. And, yes it is STILL in her room collecting dust.
January 8, 2010 at 9:54 pm. Permalink.
audrey van Petegem replied:
no wonder when I offered to pay for my daughter’s dolphins you looked at me funny. You will be happy to know that I moved the dolphins into the living room on the ‘special’ shelf that everyone knows they do not touch anything on there! I guess I owe you a bottle of bubbly eh!
April 10, 2010 at 11:09 pm. Permalink.