Now She Needs a Name
The Renegade Seamstress put out an alert on a stellar deal on a dress form, today only (August 1st). So I researched it and determined that I was going to get the deal.
I called the store just before taking my lunch and confirmed that they had the form in stock. They had one left.
I hurried over and snagged it… or her I should say. The lady behind me at the check-out (in her eighties) stopped me and said, “Don’t forget to name her. My mother was a seamstress and seamstresses name their dress forms.” This intrigued me so I asked what I should name mine. She said, “I don’t know, My mother’s was named Jezebel.”
So now I need to figure out a name for my form. Recommendations? Jezebel is probably not a good plan. I should have asked the lady what her name was. That’d be a nice nod to who told me about it.
Here was the deal: The dress form’s regular price is $259.99 and the one-day deal was for $99.99.
I had a 20% of total purchase including sale items coupon and they accepted it! bringing the price down to $79.99. With tax I got my new dress form for $86.
Of course that means I’m linking up for Look What I Got! Great deal, going on at JoAnn stores today only.
I’m looking forward to getting her out of the box at home and starting on a new project.
I just call my Judy. How about Ethel? I like old names…
I have had one for many years… bought it and then it sat in it’s box in a corner of the laundry room for another 15 years… She is out of her box now, stands in a corner behind the door of my master bedroom. I use her a lot… wondering how I got along without her for so long… Never did name mine (yet). But now that you have prompted the idea, I think I will name mine Louise – after my mother (who passed away of Alzheimers in 2008) – she loved to sew and made so many of my siblings and my clothes growing up (there were 5 of us!)
PS – what a great deal! How did you get to use another 20% coupon? I have a 25% off coupon, but it is only good 8/2-8/4. I have plans for that! They also have an Ottlite LED floor and table lamp set for 99.99 (going on this whole week)… waiting for tomorrow to utilize my 25% off coupon with that! Hoping that my Joann’s has them in stock!!
I know! The awesome deal was the only reason I sprung for one. The 20% off was the printable coupon for when you sign up for their emails because for some reason I wasn’t already signed up! It was off the entire purchase also. My game plan was to call the closer store first and find out then if they didn’t have it, I called the second closest store.
Mine is Drusilla Dressform. I was feeling alliterative the day I got her. The name Guenivere jumped out at me.