Touche

I once had this super rad apartment. It was perfect. I loved it. Nice Khaki colored high vaulted walls, nice trim, lots of closet space, garden tubs.......beautiful and perfect. And to celebrate this apartment I wanted to buy it something fancy.

My cousin Libby and I worked together at the time, and she introduced me to the wonders that was William-Sonoma. Now being the meager woman I am, I knew I couldn't afford to buy my new apartment something too expensive...so I went to William-Sonoma, bought hand and dish towels, soap and lotion for the kitchen in Persian Lime (because we all know that I am in constant attempts to get in touch with my roots) but this was not enough....I knew that I needed salt and pepper shakers, so I headed to the back of the store to rummage through the choices.....all of them are gorgeous. All of them but one were out of my price range. But thats ok, because the $15 salt and pepper shakers I could afford were stream lined, and cute. I could imagine having a dinner party in my new apartment passing these shakers across the table to the guests....I was sold.

Immediately upon getting home, I filled the salt and pepper shakers and used them. I was quite content.

The very next day I headed over to the more frugal store called world market.....there I was looking for some kitchen essentials.....but, I found something else instead. the $15 s & p shakers were sold there at world market...for $1.99 each......so for $4 I could have got the same shakers, and saved $11 that for me was a lot of money.....

But it doesn't stop there.....

At almost every restaurant I go to, I see MY salt and pepper shakers.......I could have stolen the shakers from tons of restaurants, little dives, chilis. Italian joints, burger places.......lots and lots of places.....even as I was in Los Angeles last month, I saw my shakers at their table......my exact pair.......

So I guess I should feel special that my salt and pepper shakers are so cool that some Beverly Hills restaurant uses them....

It still me mad that I was sooooo vain as to buy $15 salt and pepper shakers......God sure does know his way around teaching me a lesson in the oddest of ways........touche.

Here are the exact shakers in Beverly Hills......sigh.