I'd like to wish everyone a very late "Happy New Year!"
Sorry to keep you waiting!
It has been 27 days since I last wrote a blog.
The other day, Mr. O said to me,
"Glenn, I check the blog every week.
But for the past few weeks, you haven't written anything.
What's up?"
I replied, "I sincerely apologize. I have writer's block."
He then added,
"No worries! It happens to the best of us.
But if you want to keep your resolution, you better get on it!"
So, I said, "You got that right!"
The first blog of the year is very unlike me because it is about shopping. As you all know, I hate shopping!
On December 29th, I made two big purchases.
First, I bought a refrigerator.
Then, I bought a washer and drier.
I bought them both at the same place, "YC."
Kyoko thought it would only take us about 2 hours to buy both..she was wrong!
It took much longer than she expected, about 4 hours in all. There are two reasons it took so long.
The first reason is we didn't look into the fridge at all before we went. We were clueless!
(This is actually my fault. I told Kyoko at the last minute that I planned to buy a fridge too, so she didn't have much time to look on the net.)
On the other hand, because she did a lot of research for the washer and drier, she knew exactly which one she wanted even before we arrived at YC.
The second reason is we simply couldn't decide...
Anyway, in addition to shopping, we had a dinner reservation for two at The Cosmopolitan at 6pm.
After looking at refrigerators for 2 hours, it was already 5:30pm and there was no way we were going to make it, so she called up the restaurant and said,
"Hi. We have a reservation for two at 6pm. The name is under Gross.
Unfortunately, we are running late so we won't be able to make it at 6.
If possible, we would like to go at 8pm....I am very sorry..."
Luckily for us, the staff said,
"It's your lucky day! There is one table still available at 8pm, so it is not a problem.
We'll be waiting for you."
She said, "Thank you so much! We are looking forward to it!"
Before we could go to dinner, I really wanted to close the deal!
At the same time, I wanted to get as much of a discount as I could.
After a lot of talking(negotiating) back and forth, finally the staff said,
"You drive a hard bargain!! I can't believe I am going to do this, but if you agree to pay in cash, today, you can have both the fridge and the washer and drier for XXX,XXXyen."
I said, "You got a deal! Thanks a lot and Happy New Year!"
For your study, please note the below expressions using "drive"
-drive someone crazy/mad/insane
-drive someone up a wall
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