Their Loss, Our Gain

There's no doubt that this recession really sucks.

It's given my industry a pretty good beating, I know a ton of folks without a job, but gosh, I'm really tired of gloom-and-doom attitudes everywhere. And if I see Channel 11's Survive in 09 promo one.more.time. I think I might scream!

I have to admit that I am somewhat of a survival of the fittest kind of girl. If a retailer can't compete, then that's just the way that it is. I confess that I never really knew the strategic difference between Linens N Things and Bed, Bath and Beyond. I loved the Sharper Image catalog but couldn't understand the Sharper Image store.

Because we're frugal Hayleys, we also have money in the midst of a recession and we're doing our darndest to stimulate the economy. We bought a house. Now we're trying to get the thing to feel a bit more like home.

So what's the point?

Smith and Hawken produces another fantastic catalog that I love to flip through. Why they thought a nationwide physical store roll-out would be a good idea really beats me. I didn't even know they were here in Dallas until I drove by a poor sap standing at an intersection with a Smith and Hawken Going Out of Business Sale sign.

That's when I decided to make my first-ever visit to their store. I found these really cool glazed plant pots on clearance. They were further discounted 50% off the already low clearance price. Sold!


They make the perfect new home for our kitchen bay window plants, right next to Sylvester the Duck.