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Quite surprisingly, the quest for the new nuke-o-matic continues.
I have been to the two closest large chain retailers near me, that is stores whose names end in -Mart for $100, Alex.
I don't know what's going on here.
A microwave is your basic kitchen essential.
I should be able to walk into nearly damn anywhere and point at one and say "load it in my car, here is specie."
Yeah, right.
Having been entranced by the shiny chrome microwave, I would certainly like one like that. But it doesn't have to be.
In fact, I would accept the damn thing in PINK at this point, and everybody knows how I feel about pink.
So from this you might expect that I am having a frustrating time ...
All I'm freaking looking for is a 1100-1200 watt, turntable microwave.
I have seen MANY of them. None of them, however, are in stock.
I tried for THREE different models at Boscov's. Not one of them was in the store.
Nor were there any in the warehouse.
So then the trips to the *mart stores ... nothing there either. The ones available on the shelves were of minor wattage and also less than 1 cubic foot interior space.
So back to Boscov's, two weeks later ... no, nothing has come in yet.
Trip down the other end of the mall to Strawbridges ... they HAVE three different microwaves to choose from, all of which represent models sold AT Boscov's. Each of them is $40 more than the Boscov's price for the same unit.
And no, they are not likely to be going on sale, according to the friendly sales associate that it took me 15 minutes to hunt down. Apparently nobody actually BUYS anything at Strawbridges, so they don't bother.
(I was really, REALLY missing Strawbridge and Clothier at just that minute. I would have had an obsequious sales person at my beck and call, who actually knew his merchandise rather than the young lady who advised me "yeah, they're like all over $100 and summing." I requested a specific price on the one unpriced model ... "yeah, it's like over $100 too." If you shopped there before the out-of-state buyout, you know what I mean.)
So, I come home, and start checking other sources. I figured that maybe sometime this week I'll just go to Target and put myself out of my misery over this nonsense ... and I surfed around a little bit, searching for the brands and model numbers of the ones I'd kind of liked.
And you will never guess what I found ...
Chrome. Shiny. Lovely. amazon. $90. Eligible for super saver shipping.
Haven't done it yet, but likely will after sleeping on the decision.
Major bonus: I won't have to carry it up the front walk.
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