If at First You Don’t Succeed….

Zannee's Blog

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Filed Under: Shopping Adventures, Local fun

By Suzanne O'Connor

Did ya see me this weekend? I was everywhere. This weekend was spent trying to track down some new bargain sources.

Friday I drove around Santa Monica and into West LA only to find the Bridal place I wanted to research, was closed. I had checked the hours before I went. So frustrating!

Then I went into East Hollywood to check out a lead. There was no parking. You needed a permit to park on the side streets and the public spaces were full. I drove around and around several blocks for a good half hour…. And still couldn’t find a spot. I drove around so many times, they had to have thought I was casing the area! I finally left with an even deeper sense of frustration.

Never one to quit, Saturday I drove out to check out a furniture source in Walnut. They were shorthanded and after an hour and half waiting to ask a couple of questions, they met my questions with disdain and rudeness. So I left…. rather ticked off. Thinking I’d find a possible source I’d read about in Glendora, I drove north only to find the building was now vacant. Drat!

Back home again, with nothing to show for my efforts. I had a couple glasses of wine and we all watched Money Ball and then Saturday Night Live (great show with Daniel Radcliff). Here’s my favorite clip http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/You-Can-Do-Anything/1379100
Saturday, though frustrating, thankfully ended on a good note.

Sunday is usually a day of rest. I don’t, as a rule work on Sunday. But I was determined to get something done. I had gone to 4 places and had achieved nothing!!!!
I hit the road again.

So I headed into West Hollywood where I discovered the Christian Andrew Outlet and then into the Los Feliz area where I spotted the Steven Allen Outpost aka Outlet store. Both were great outlets with happy, sharp personnel and terrific savings! I felt like I was finally on a streak. Nice people great stores, solid savings!

The weekend ended on a high note… so much better than it started. Now off to watch the Golden Globes.