{"id":4344,"date":"2008-08-10T02:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-10T02:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4344"},"modified":"2008-08-10T02:01:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-10T02:01:00","slug":"favorite-purchase-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4344","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Purchase This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SJ5MEnx-NHI\/AAAAAAAABTM\/5eJxWZoNP5A\/s1600-h\/Swarovski.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SJ5MEnx-NHI\/AAAAAAAABTM\/5eJxWZoNP5A\/s400\/Swarovski.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232703459332863090\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Swarovski &#8211; we had to learn how to pronounce it way back when, because we love it so much.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>It\u2019s pronounced just like swore \u2013 off &#8211; ski. We\u2019ve collected the Swarovski star ornaments since we\u2019ve been together which includes the year we started dating in 1997.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>We totally missed getting our ornament last year due to being in the midst of our move and still living in a hotel.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">We were having a nice visit this evening when my thoughts drifted and I exclaimed \u201choney!<span style=\"\">  <\/span>We never got our ornament last year\u201d!<span style=\"\">  <\/span>So Bobby said \u201cget it, you should be able to find a new one with the papers on e-bay\u201d.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I was quite pleased as I found a Buy It Now for $40.00 including shipping.  These ornaments went for $70.00 in the store last year so we were pleased with the deal.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">These ornaments continue to appreciate through the years.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I just checked e-bay and our 1997 ornament is going for over $150 and the 1999 ornament is going for over $200.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>So you can see why I was so urgent to get our ornament sooner rather than later.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">And now all is well and we will continue living happily ever after now that our favorite Christmas ornament collection is up to date.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\";\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylivesignature.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54486\/282\/912326E072E0D684DBBFDF228FB0CE16.png\" style=\"border: none; background: transparent;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swarovski &#8211; we had to learn how to pronounce it way back when, because we love it so much. It\u2019s pronounced just like swore \u2013 off &#8211; ski. 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