Leroy Shoe Shopping

Hello, Because there is a tax-free holiday on certain items this weekend, Leroy wanted to buy “tennis” shoes. He planned to check deals at three different stores in town. One of the stores was by the grocery so I said I would go too. While backing out of the garage, I asked, “What store first?” He thought for a while and decided on an agenda. The first two stores are fairly close together and close to the grocery. It is quite hot today so we did not loiter outside but went quickly in the first store. He was looking at the shelves of regular priced shoes so I suggested he try the clearance racks. He found two pair that he wanted to try on. The clerk came to help. He tried on one shoe, but it was too tight, one down and one to go. The next one felt good so she went to the back to find the mate. He got on both shoes, walked around a bit, sat down, and said, “I will get these.” Wow! One and done! That has almost never happened. The no tax rule did not apply here because it has to be on items that cost less than one hundred dollars. The clerk said, “We are not participating in that because almost nothing applies, but we are taking seven percent off the price because that would equal the tax and you will actually come out a bit better off.” So, it was a good deal that did not require much driving and Leroy feels quite confident about these shoes and did not dither around. All sales are final on marked down shoes, but he is quite satisfied. I am not used to such quick shoe purchase decisions from Leroy. Paula