Originally, RQS and I planned to get a pedicure today. One problem. I would need to present as Mario to buy the sofa, and I didn't want to change back to Marian after being out all day. So I adjusted our plans on the fly (with a comment from RQS to keep her informed on how my mind was working) and decided to spend the day as Mario for the sofa purchase, then spend tomorrow as Marian for the pedicure.
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Around 2:30 pm (we usually get moving slowly when we have no firm plans), we drove to Yonkers and asked for the salesman who serviced us last time. After a little bit of waiting (he was servicing another customer at the time), he showed up and I told him that we were ready to make a deal. He was very happy. When I asked about the price of the sofa, he started to quote the non-discounted price of the item before (as planned) RQS brought out a copy of the online price for the same item. Almost immediately, the price adjusted downward, and we chatted for a while on stuff other than furniture.
A little while later, RQS interrupted us, noting it was time to fill in the paperwork. So, we proceeded over to the service desk, and finalized the deal. On the way out, the salesman said NOT to bring along the wife next time. (He was joking, but there was the part of me that said - the two of us work too well together, and he wanted a chance to make a higher commission.)
All in all, a good day!
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