Coffee

Black Friday

No, I didn’t go shopping on Black Friday. I didn’t step foot in a store and I was happy with that. The first and only time I went shopping on the day after Thanksgiving was my senior year of high school and that was enough for me!

I spent Friday not doing much of anything. I went to the gym (it was EMPTY!), had leftovers, studied, walked Lola, went to the grocery store to get toilet paper & eggs, ate more leftovers, and went bowling. It was a good + restful day.

I was honestly nervous to go bowling. Am I the only person who freaks out about random things? I really enjoy bowling, but I was filling in for my little sister on our church league and I felt self conscious because I typically bowl with bumpers and know nothing about the sport.

My scores were: 86, 94, and 84. Embarrassing.

 The lanes had a holiday theme above the pins 🙂

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Today is Small Business Saturday! 

I woke up feeling really terrible. I had the worst sinus headache/pressure ever. I took some dayquil, put a hot wash cloth on my face, and drank a bunch of coffee. I’m already feeling better :p.

I think i’m feeling up for a run… we’ll see. Later on I might  be going on a double date in downtown Pittsburgh! Catch ya on the flip side!

What did you do for Black Friday?

Are you going to do any small business shopping today?

Teavana

Last week my mom and I headed to a local mall and ended up in a tea shop (Teavana) that had opened up recently. Lately, my mom has been into tea, probably because it is getting chilly outside. We decided to check out the store.

Immediately a salesperson walked up to us and had us taste many samples-which were delicious. She was so pushy though. I don’t know how to explain it! My mom stated that she wanted to buy some tea and of course the woman told my mom she should buy the $80.00 sample pack. My mom graciously said no thanks and that she just wanted to buy a little bit of tea.

After my mom and I picked out a tea we liked, the saleswoman brought us up to the register and started packing a bunch of tea into tin cans. She said we had to have two tin cans so we could mix the tea. She then weighed the first can and it was $40.00 for a pound of tea. I don’t really buy tea, but my mom thought that was kind of expensive. The thing that bothered me was that the sales lady kept pushing. 

My mom decided to buy much less tea and we left feeling .. disgruntled. It was just a strange experience. The tea was delicious though.


So overall, I enjoyed the tea, but not the experience of simply trying to purchase it. I’m not sure if I will go back to Teavana again- maybe I will just order online 😉

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Have you ever had a weird/bad experience whilst shopping?!

Is $40.00 too much for a pound of tea? (I’m used to paying like $6.99 for a pound of coffee!)