Oliver and Company

I love to shop and what I love even more is getting a good deal. In my book anything less than 60% off doesn't constitute a deal. However, I try to be level headed about it and not snatch up useless things we don't need or won't really use. But sometimes I just get swept up in the excitement of a sale and the potential savings.  So with it being the Christmas season I've had my eye on several blogs and websites looking for any interesting sales/deals/discount codes that would fit the boys' wish lists this year. So "Cyber Monday" comes rolling around and I see that Amazon will be having 3 Lego deals later in the day and my adrenaline starts pumping. First my boys love Lego's and second they are NEVER more than 20% off. So I set my mental alarm clock to check back at 4pm when the said deal would start.  3:50 pm I fire up the computer and wait for the deal to begin. 3:59 pm I start to get really excited wondering which set it will be and how much I will save. 4:00 pm an Indiana Jones Lego set pops up and I lean in closer to the computer to get a better look. 4:01 the allotted number of sets at the super price are gone. What the? Well I've got two more chances But no the next set is gone as well. The final Lego set (a Star Wars one nonetheless) will begin at 5 pm. So I putz around the kitchen for a while, keep Jamison out of all things dangerous and pretend to be an engaged mom. 4:55 I put Jamison in the "Johnny Jump Up" (snagging this last deal will require two hands and full concentration). 4:58 I decide my game plan will be to hit the "add to cart" button immediately and check later to see what it is that I just can't live without. 5:00 pm hideous looking General Grievous set pops up and I hit "add to cart". But what?  how did it sell out in 5 seconds? Is my reaction time really that slow? I then realize I've just been cyber trampled . . . some woman on the other side of the world has just thrown an elbow, pushed me to the ground and grabbed the last item on the shelf. It happens every Black Friday in Wal-Mart’s around the country but now it can happen from the comfort of your home. Well little boy in Japan I hope you enjoy your 60% off General Grievous Lego set on Christmas morning, your mom has some lightning fast reflexes.