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Thursday, June 22, 2006

Gift Certificate

Last Friday while visiting my grandfather, something someone said somehow reminded me of something in my wallet: a gift certificate for Southridge Mall.



To fully appreciate this document, you have to look at the large version (click it) and notice certain details, like:
  • the date of issue
  • the areas colored by blue ink (i had a blue card in my wallet as well)
  • the reproduction of the price in two different places


On the back of the certificate it explains that it is redeemable for 42 months after the date of issue. I was delighted on Friday when I did the calculation in my head: "42 months....that's four years...minus 6 months...ok...December 2006...June...23...that's next week!"

So today, on the last possible day, after 3 and a half years of tagging along in my back (and sometimes side) pocket, following me around the US, to El Salvador, to Minneapolis, and back to Milwaukee, the certificate was redeemed for a couple of bargain books. If I'd had more time, I would have agonized some more and probably chosen different ones, but I can live with them.

"Oh, this one's been around for a while, hasn't it?"

*smile* "Yes, yes it has."

Needless to say, I don't get to Southridge very often.

4 comments:

Allie said...

dear god, you agonized long enough.

Sholeh said...

haha I still have a gift certificate someone gave me for my birthday 3 years ago. I've managed to hold on to it through 3 moves and a flood. :-)

emily oi! said...

this weekend, in stevens point, i was seriously tempted by a book entitled "1001 albums you must hear (or was it listen to?) before you die"

drrrooool.

adimica the beautiful said...

Hilarious. My husband still has 2 gift certificates to a music store since 2001. Needless to say we're giving up on them.