Buy Walking VideosWanna Go Golfing? Part 1 of 4
“Okay, I’m at the thrift store and there are a bunch of golf clubs here. What do I need?”
“You’re where?”
“I’m at The DI.”
“You’re going to get golf clubs at the DI? Why don’t you just use your mother’s?”
“I want to get into this golfing thing and I need clubs if I’m going to do this. What do I need?”
“Well, the big ones are called woods. You need a 1, 3 and 5 wood.”
“Okay, this set has that.”
“The little ones are called irons and you need a 3, 5, 7, and 9 iron.”
“Okay, this set has a 4, 6 and 8 also.”
“That’s good. Now, you’ll need something called a P or an S. They are wedges. You probably only need one of those. Best to go with a P.”
“Got it.”
“Then you need a putter. They’re like the clubs they hand you at minature golf.”
“They don’t have any of those here. I guess I’ve got to go to another thrift shop.”
“How much are you paying for those used golf clubs?”
“Thirty-five dollars for the whole set. It has everything but the putter, plus a lot of tees and golf balls in the bag. Oh, look! Gloves! The left one has a hole. She must have been left-handed.”
“Nope, if you’re right-handed, you wear the glove on your left hand… prevents blisters. Thirty-five bucks?”
“Yeah, is that too much?”
“New will cost you anywhere from $200 to $900. Sounds like you’ve got a good set there.”
“Yeah, the name on the bag is Evelyn Banks. Is it wrong to use a dead woman’s golf clubs?”
“She might not be dead. Maybe she just got a nice set of Pings and didn’t need those ones anymore.”
“Yeah, that’s what I’m going to imagine. She’s playing with her Pings and gave away a full set of clubs just so I could find them.”
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September 16th, 2007 at 6:13 am
When I used to be a cook I’d go to Goodwill to get cheap shoes. You’d often find perfect condition, never been worn shoes that my wife refered to as “dead man’s shoes”
Sounds like you got a great deal on the clubs. You’ll quickly spend through your savings if you play much though! Golf is an expensive hobby/sport.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
That is a great deal on clubs My dad used to work at the DI when I was little. I loved going there.