WOODCARVING & ACCESSORIES

Don't Believe Everything They Tell You

There was a huge sale going on. She had been planning for months to go out and buy a new bed. The ad in the paper said if you spend more than a certain amount, you get a TV for free. You can get a bed, mattress and box spring and get a free television.

They finished their ham and eggs and refused a second cup of coffee. They paid the check and went right to the furniture store. They looked at mattresses and box springs. Then she saw it. It was standing there in front of her. It was the most fantastic looking sleigh bed she had ever seen. The carvings were intricate and the wood was soft, gleaming cherry. It was the bed of her dreams.

This bed was carved on the headboard, the foot-board and both sides. There was a curve that started at the end of the headboard and foot-board, meeting in the middle in an elaborate carving. It was more perfect than she had even hoped to find.

She looked at a few others trying to keep the grin off her face. Did she want the designer name bedding? She spent a few minutes lying on the different mattresses. She and her husband both liked a rather hard mattress. They agreed on the name brand mattress but not the one that was signified to be a designer mattress set.

She pointed over to a twin sleigh bed in the next aisle. She remembered another furniture salesman had told her there were no twin-size ones manufactured. She suspected he wasn't interested in her business. Maybe she didn't look like she could afford the expensive bed she was buying today. It was his lost commission she remarked to her amused husband.

She made a mental note to let her neighbor know what the price was on a nice looking loft bed they walked past on their way to the front desk. She was talking about buying one for her son. He wanted more floor space to play on in his bedroom. That would be a solution to the crowded room.

Earlier she had been so elated about their new bed that she forgot all about the free television. Her husband didn't. He was certainly more excited over the prospect of having a new big screen TV. They listened to all the details and twenty minutes later, the high definition television was added to their sales slip, price zero.

The friendly salesman made out the sales slip. Of course, the one they got was not on the display floor. It was a new, dust free absolutely perfect bed. The mattress and box spring were, of course, protected by plastic. They walked over to buy a mounting device to put the new TV up on the wall at home. It was definitely a good shopping trip.