Bam Bam buys a conference table--hilarity ensues

[bam bam]

So I am moving out of my ghetto fabulous office by the Courthouse to some sweet new digs on Maple Street behind Brigtsen's. Anyway, we go to Compass Furniture and their clearance section has an amazing kick ass conference table for $1900 with matching chairs. Most of the tables we looked at have been around $6k. One problem, there is an orange hold tag on the table. So I sort of sniff around with the saleswoman.

"Did someone buy this? Do you have anything else like it? When will the other tables go on clearance?"

That type of thing. Saleswoman is all like "uhhhhhh let me talk to my manager."

The manager comes over and says "Are you interested in this table?" We indicate an affirmative. He then dances around the white elephant in the room.

"How will you be paying?"

I say "cash".

"And you can pay for the whole thing today?"

"Yes, of course."

He then rips the hold tag off the table and instructs the saleswoman to "ring these two gentleman up". Well hell hath no fury like a fat woman scorned. She runs faster toward the manager than Darren Sharper after a batted pass. "Whatch you doin' wit my table?"

The manager says "Miss, I am sorry, I am selling the table to these gentlemen." I officially feel like the white devil at this point.

"I got that table on layaway. I just bought it." She continues for fifteen minutes with tirade that would get her fined at least $30k by the SEC. It ends by her being escorted out of the store by security while she was screaming "I want store credit!!!!" Her husband, who had a total beaten down by life look to him, just shook his head and left.

Anyway, the table was delivered about two hours ago and looks awesome in my conference room.

[LauraMc]

Hope it holds up for you. I got a bed from there and it fell apart in the middle of the night. Scared the bejeezus out of us. And no......we weren't awake. After the 4th time we had them repair it, my husband did his own repair and when we moved it was hell getting it apart.
Pretty nervy of the guy to sell it while she was still in the store. At least wait til she walked out.

[bigshot]

Congratulations Bam it sounds like you are really moving uptown. It must have been your lucky day and they took you straight to see the SPECIAL MAN, no fooling around with the hired help!

[Yvette]

You always have such funny stories to tell.

You should really be a comedy writer with adaptations from your life.

I have always enjoyed your humor, one exception was the lap dance episode, way TMI on that one.

[EatinAintCheatin]

So Bam Bam, if you reconcile do you think JAG would "serve" you "dessert" on your new conference table?

[justagirl]

Indeed. But I'm hoping that's one story he doesn't post.