{"id":122,"date":"2016-03-19T03:18:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T03:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/?p=122"},"modified":"2016-03-19T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T13:02:09","slug":"oooh-i-love-that-where-did-you-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"“Oooh, I love that! Where did you get it?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some say frugal, some say cheap. Potatoes….poh-tot-ohs. I call it a curse<\/del>\u00a0gift, from my mother…<\/p>\n

Whatever you call it, I can admit that I love a good deal. I wouldn’t say that I’m\u00a0cheap<\/em>, because I am also known to splurge from time-to-time, and I value quality. For instance, I don’t really think a “value meal” on a menu is a good deal; if I had to choose, I’d rather go out to eat less often, but get the good stuff and a great atmosphere at a quality restaurant.<\/p>\n

I garner much satisfaction from answering the question, “Where did you get it?” Because in most cases, I can answer that question knowing that I did not over-pay. I work part time in a local furniture store (Ball Furniture<\/strong>), as a design assistant, and I can confidently tell our customers that they will\u00a0very likely<\/em> overpay for the exact same product in our surrounding areas. Hence, I have been purchasing my furniture from our hometown store ever since I moved to this town, 15 years ago. It’s quality stuff…we\u00a0still<\/strong> have the first sofa we purchased 15 years ago, and it’s still the most comfortable piece of furniture we own (and the only reason it sits in our basement ping-pong room is because I am tired of looking at the thing. I mean, c’mon….fifteen years<\/em><\/strong>, people!).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

When it comes to home decor, I believe in balance. Let’s be honest, there are some items that will just not be replicated with the same quality at a lesser cost. And sometimes you just have to weigh it….if it’s something that will stick around for a long time, it’s worth spending a little more. But as the saying goes, “Only suckers pay full price.”\u00a0Okay, so that might just be a saying at our house…that my husband has taught our children….so now they know to always look for online\u00a0coupons if they want new shoes or clothes…don’t judge us.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s true, though. Just last week, I purchased three pieces of wall decor (aka: cheap canvas prints) from our local “dollar store.” For the time being, I’m completely loving them; but since they were so cheap, if I get tired of them or decide they aren’t the right fit for their particular area, I won’t feel bad sticking them in a garage sale, donating them to Goodwill, or starting a bonfire with them.<\/p>\n

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\nTo clarify, the artwork at the end of the hall is an original piece of art by my oldest daughter, a treasure that will NEVER <\/strong>make it’s way to a garage sale, Goodwill, or a bonfire. That piece is priceless.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG_2175\"*<\/em><\/strong>Note: super cute shower curtain is also a purchase from the same bargain store as the canvases.<\/em><\/p>\n

Another saying goes, “You get what you pay for.” And that is certainly true with a lot of things…mostly things that will receive use\/wear-and-tear. However, when it comes to home decor, use your best judgement. If you love it, why should you care if anyone knows that it cost a fraction of the price had you purchased it at a bigger, more well-known store?<\/p>\n

Here’s my evidence: Just this week, I purchased a curled-wood wreath, virtually identical to one I have had my eye on for three years at a larger department store…the difference being the\u00a0price.<\/strong> \u00a0I purchased this coveted wreath this week for $19.99 at the discount grocery store that I love, and the satisfaction of the $30 I saved by not purchasing it at the higher price makes it a very sweet (and transitional!) addition to my home decor.\"IMG_2230\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Some things are worth waiting for.<\/p>\n

And you know what else?\u00a0Sometimes I buy my clothes at these “dollar stores.” And I get compliments on them. So,\u00a0there!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Some say frugal, some say cheap. Potatoes….poh-tot-ohs. I call it a curse\u00a0gift, from my mother… Whatever you call it, I can admit that I love a good deal. I wouldn’t say that I’m\u00a0cheap, because I am also known to splurge from time-to-time, and I value quality. For instance, I don’t really think a “value meal” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-narrow-your-palette"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jjordan.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}