All in the name of getting a deal...

*Warning* Rant ahead....


Dear 'Lady that answered my Craigslist Ad',

First off, let me say, how sorry I am for you. I called you back when you left a message for me on my cell phone about the traveling high chair I was selling....I heard the degrading tones your husband used to "talk" to you, and above all else I may say to you....you have my utmost condolences for having chosen a lesser mate that yells at you, your child and talks down to you.

Until that day, I'd never heard a husband talk that way to his spouse/child in front of someone he didn't know....you know....someone who couldn't possibly excuse his behavior as "normal".

But I digress....

Let me start off by saying I hope "Karma" in all its niceties catches up with you and said 'loser' husband.

I sold my high chair to you, trying to get rid of it; not wanting to store it. I paid $50 for it brand-new and then listed it for $15. I really did not think this such a high price - after all, I took excellent care of it...you could read the writing on it still, and even though the shoulder straps were lost, I was honest that they were gone....but that it was still usable and above all else...CLEAN - from a clean, non-smoking home. So, needless to say, I did NOT think anything of it when price was not talked about. I mean, $15 seems awfully fair...?! Especially for a product in good condition....?!

So, please understand my disdain for you - the opportunist - who shows up on my doorstep and then says "Will you take $10 for it? It's all I have on me. I'll have to go to the bank if you don't."

You suck.

There's no other if's, and's or but's about it.

You are the type of person that's first and foremost....out to "get a deal". Just to clarify....I like a good deal. I really do. But I do not stoop to steps like this. I never have and I hopefully never will. I'm classifying you as a "profit from other people's misery" kind of person. And maybe that's unjust. But it's just how you appeared. And just in case you were wondering...and so you know for future reference....that's not honest.

It obviously wasn't from a "lack of money"....you showed up in 'True Religion' jeans, BCBG shirt and you and your husband drove a newer Acura SUV....I know I probably shouldn't assume that....but what else am I left to do?

You did say you'd just moved to Oregon and arrived that day....but still! $15 was a fair price...I think.

You totally preyed upon me and the circumstances you managed to catch me in:

*husband on the phone....talking to a friend about the next days plans....
*children running around screaming and rough housing....
*me trying to keep said children inside my home....

Should we ever meet up again, I'd like to ask that you THANK ME, for saving you from the phone call my husband wanted to make.....to tell you to bring it back, or go get that $5....in probably 'not-so-nice' terms.

To you, this may seem trite. It may seem like it was only $5, but it was more than that. You took something from me that day. You took the automatic respect that I have and give to others - even those that I don't know. You angered me and I am still kind of upset about it. But that's my issue; not yours. And eventually, I'll get over it - and go back to my happy-go-lucky self.

I hope that one day - somewhere, somehow....karma catches up to you and bites you in the butt.

And....I no longer feel guilty that I couldn't find you the straps that went with the high chair. I'm absolving myself of any guilt....and putting this from my mind. So...if your child falls out of it....(heaven forbid...) it's on you. Just you.

And....I hope you take care to not take advantage of the situation in the future. Others may not be as nice as me about it.

I hope that it was worth it.....the price that another has to pay for you - all in the name of getting a deal.

And.....I kinda hope you lose a shoe, too. Hopefully even from your favorite shoe pair. I'd call it even then.

Until then....

Good luck with your spouse. Good luck trying to raise your children to be respectful....to you. From the way he talked over the phone.....It sounds like you're going to need it.

Sincerely,
Me - the frazzled, ticked off homemaker you thoroughly disheartened