The Great Tanzanite Purchase
Short Truish Story22 total reviews
Comment from seaglass
This is funny. My husband would never fall for it, not once. LOL. But he can pinch a penny till it's twice as flat.
It's informative too. I didn't even know what tanzanite is. Guess I can't get off msnbc long enough to find out. It's well written and you describe it in a way, I can easily picture the scene.
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This is funny. My husband would never fall for it, not once. LOL. But he can pinch a penny till it's twice as flat.
It's informative too. I didn't even know what tanzanite is. Guess I can't get off msnbc long enough to find out. It's well written and you describe it in a way, I can easily picture the scene.
Comment Written 12-Jul-2014
Comment from Spitfire
I hear you. My daughter-in-law bought that pitch and my son forked over hard-owned dough for pinhead pierced earrings. Oh, but they'll be worth thousands one day. It could take twenty years before the mine runs out, but they don't say that. As for you, talk about following the crowd! Well, I reckon my husband would do the same.
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I hear you. My daughter-in-law bought that pitch and my son forked over hard-owned dough for pinhead pierced earrings. Oh, but they'll be worth thousands one day. It could take twenty years before the mine runs out, but they don't say that. As for you, talk about following the crowd! Well, I reckon my husband would do the same.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from Sasha
This one made me cry. I have never known a man that EVER wanted to purchase jewelry for me. I even had to go buy my own wedding ring and 10 years later when I traded it in for a bigger one...only then did he speak up in an undeniably obnoxious tone! Stiff upper lip, mine friend, let her have her Tanzanite; that's what men are for...right???
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This one made me cry. I have never known a man that EVER wanted to purchase jewelry for me. I even had to go buy my own wedding ring and 10 years later when I traded it in for a bigger one...only then did he speak up in an undeniably obnoxious tone! Stiff upper lip, mine friend, let her have her Tanzanite; that's what men are for...right???
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from flylikeaneagle
11 July 2014
Michael:
I like your out of the box story where they all pull out their wallets at once. Are the men wrapped around the fingers of the women. Is the pawn shop cheaper than a jewerly store? Glad you are having fun with your stories. Thanks for sharing.
flylikeaneagle
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11 July 2014
Michael:
I like your out of the box story where they all pull out their wallets at once. Are the men wrapped around the fingers of the women. Is the pawn shop cheaper than a jewerly store? Glad you are having fun with your stories. Thanks for sharing.
flylikeaneagle
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from Sankey
ha ha! Good work. I am really, really lucky! Louise is NOT I repeat NOT into jewellery. All she has are her Engagement ring (which I confess she paid for! Shock horror it was a loan TO ME BUT I NEVER REPAID IT...SHOCK HORROR AGAIN! I forget who paid for our wedding rings. And I bought her an Eternity ring for our 10th anniversary. YES! I paid the $AU500 for that one! Great story and great pic as well.
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ha ha! Good work. I am really, really lucky! Louise is NOT I repeat NOT into jewellery. All she has are her Engagement ring (which I confess she paid for! Shock horror it was a loan TO ME BUT I NEVER REPAID IT...SHOCK HORROR AGAIN! I forget who paid for our wedding rings. And I bought her an Eternity ring for our 10th anniversary. YES! I paid the $AU500 for that one! Great story and great pic as well.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from nor84
I'm not sure you can drift onto a tangent, I think you have to drift into one.
Standing behind them and saving me a space are the various husband (husbands), boyfriends and hypnotized love
slaves... well, other guys.
Sometimes Tanzanite is capitalized,Sometimes it isn't. Need to be consistent, and I don't know which is right.
Humorous and clever. Wish somebody would teach my husband to buy me jewelry. I have some but mostly I inherited or bought it myself.
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I'm not sure you can drift onto a tangent, I think you have to drift into one.
Standing behind them and saving me a space are the various husband (husbands), boyfriends and hypnotized love
slaves... well, other guys.
Sometimes Tanzanite is capitalized,Sometimes it isn't. Need to be consistent, and I don't know which is right.
Humorous and clever. Wish somebody would teach my husband to buy me jewelry. I have some but mostly I inherited or bought it myself.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from nelliesellie
I love the picture. I love the story. The home shopping center should be outlawed. It hypnotizes viewers in to buying their crap. Next comes the jewelry stores. Half their customers are shills. They pretend to shop for their wives. It forces other honest men to pay for jewelry. Great work.
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I love the picture. I love the story. The home shopping center should be outlawed. It hypnotizes viewers in to buying their crap. Next comes the jewelry stores. Half their customers are shills. They pretend to shop for their wives. It forces other honest men to pay for jewelry. Great work.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from nancy_e_davis
So funny. People can be so gullible. This sounds like a get rich quick to me. You have a talent for short stories Michael. I think this one is great.
As my wife sits there in total denial, I, the great enabler, drive home. Well done! Nancy
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So funny. People can be so gullible. This sounds like a get rich quick to me. You have a talent for short stories Michael. I think this one is great.
As my wife sits there in total denial, I, the great enabler, drive home. Well done! Nancy
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from Michaelk
Loved it! I am still laughing. Sorry to find humor in your pain, but that was just fantastic. This entire story was like a monologue. Funny as hell. I loved your description of the desperation in the eyes of the men who have had their bluffs called and now had to ante up.
Absolutely excellent.
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Loved it! I am still laughing. Sorry to find humor in your pain, but that was just fantastic. This entire story was like a monologue. Funny as hell. I loved your description of the desperation in the eyes of the men who have had their bluffs called and now had to ante up.
Absolutely excellent.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014
Comment from Dawn Munro
One tiny edit: "...worthless men (who) care nothing..." << (LOL) when describing people vs things or animals, it's always "who". The laughter is for the line. Here's another one I loved - "As though our arms are connected..."
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! This is a hoot, Michael, an absolute delight. (ya marshmellow) (I see thru ya, ya softie)
All kidding aside (whose side do you THINK I'd be on - I mean, just check out my fake name, would ya?) LOL.
WONDERFUL non (sort of) fiction. If I had a six, you'd have one for this bit of fun.
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One tiny edit: "...worthless men (who) care nothing..." << (LOL) when describing people vs things or animals, it's always "who". The laughter is for the line. Here's another one I loved - "As though our arms are connected..."
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! This is a hoot, Michael, an absolute delight. (ya marshmellow) (I see thru ya, ya softie)
All kidding aside (whose side do you THINK I'd be on - I mean, just check out my fake name, would ya?) LOL.
WONDERFUL non (sort of) fiction. If I had a six, you'd have one for this bit of fun.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 11-Jul-2014