Each year at the RV gathering in Quartzsite, there always seems to be one, or perhaps several new items for sale, that are the latest and greatest. In years past, some of the things that come to mind are the fold up chairs with small tables on the side, the head visor with fake hair in the middle, propane campfires in a can, lights that attach to tops of flagpoles, and the list goes on, and on.
This year, we saw these hand mixers all over the place. It's not that the idea hasn't been around for a long time, it's just that this latest model was being demo'd at several places, both in the big tent, and elsewhere. Since I like to make pancakes, scrambled eggs, and other stuff that requires some sort of mixing, this gadget almost jumped right into my shopping bag. But wait, if you buy 4 of them, you get this super fantastic deal! I didn't need 4, but with stuff like this, there's usually a need to keep one in the house, and one in the motor home. I guess Nancy was thinking along the same lines, because she said "I could use a couple of these". The saliva was almost visibly starting to drip from the mouth of the salesperson, as he had set the hook, and was about to pull his newest fishes into the net.
Yep, we bought 4 of them, and Patty insisted that she get a picture of me using this new/old mixing contraption, as I started to scramble some eggs yesterday morning. It actually works quite well, but in retrospect, for the price we paid, a fork would have continued to do the job quite nicely.
Funny, all those gadgets we need and end up as a garage sale item. I'm new to your blog. We're in NM now and heading to Yuma.
ReplyDeleteYour right a fork will work much better. Then you can rinse the fork off and use it to eat your scrambled eggs or pancakes. One less untensil to wash.
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