Sunday, November 21, 2010

Batteries only

I suppose it's due to our technology. Most everything we use takes some kind of battery. Thus, in Ocala we now have two new stores that sell nothing but batteries and their accouterments.

This store mailed a coupon to local residents for a watch battery (installed) at a very reasonable price. Of course, when I brought in my watch, the clerk was unable to install the battery. He didn't have the right screwdriver.

Oh well.
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19 comments:

  1. brattcatNovember 21, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    Camera batteries, too?

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  2. UnknownNovember 21, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    I'm still laughing at the second paragraph! LOL! I thought this kind of situation could only happen here... :-)))

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  3. Small City ScenesNovember 21, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Oh well is right.

    Go play golf. MB

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  4. AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 11:18 AM

    So you spent useless time looking at a clerk who had been drinking the right "screwdriver" *LOL*

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  5. amatamari©November 21, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Only batteries, no screwdriver...

    :-)

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  6. AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    Thanks for your comments at my blog, Jacob. My danish aunt lived many years near N.Y., she and her number two danish husband had a firm selling danish all best - got rich - and sometimes, visiting Denmark to find new things, they come at my parents home, and aunt "Tutte"/Birte always asked for a "screwdriver".

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  7. MarieNovember 21, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    That would be great if we could use batteries for ourselves when we feel weak, don't you think? Have a great Sunday!

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  8. cieldequimperNovember 21, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    I need a battery. I have a huge cold, runny nose when it isn't blocked. It's Sunday evening, I'm dog tired and I don't want to go to work tomorrow so I'm thinking a battery might help me?

    Glad you're back to normal and everything is ok.

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  9. EG CameraGirlNovember 21, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    OOPS! Too bad about the screwdriver!

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  10. Irredento UrbanitaNovember 21, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    That place sould be called batteryworld.

    Regards

    Valery

    [Barcelona Daily Photo]

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  11. LoisNovember 21, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    It's always something.

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  12. HalcyonNovember 21, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    We saw this shop the last time we were in Orlando. We also bought a watch battery, but installed it on our own.

    The name, Batteries Plus, does imply that they would offer more than just batteries. False advertising!

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  13. magiceyeNovember 21, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    maybe we now need a shop selling only screwdrivers!

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  14. JackNovember 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Hi, Jacob. Welcome back. I appreciated your visit to HDP today. Glad that everything is looking up.

    I never can figure out how so many little stores with limited offerings in small strip malls across America can survive. Someone once said that capitalism is the worst system . . . except for all the others. Good luck to the Ocala battery stores.

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  15. Memphis MOJONovember 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM

    You always hear batteries not included. I guess screwdrivers weren't either, lol.

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  16. PatNovember 22, 2010 at 2:05 AM

    I need a new battery for my cell phone.......

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  17. GiuliaNovember 22, 2010 at 4:45 AM

    Oh, only one was enough, sure...
    Dear Jacob, thank you for your visit, I answered you on my blog...
    Have a good day!

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  18. JackNovember 22, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    BTW, every Christmas season my daughter starts calling me Clark. Yes, we do know the Griswolds in my family.

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  19. Cezar and LéiaNovember 23, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    Looks like they're starting with full energy!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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