Weekend shopping and the quest for a drying rack
We went down town to shop for warm clothes and household stuffs after dinner. We wanted to check out the dryers at Sears but it was closed when we reached there at 7.15 p.m. In this small town, most stores close at 9.00 p.m and some close at 7.00 p.m!
We first went to TJMax, a discounted store, it’s quite small, thus the selection is quite limited. Found a few trousers that I like, but could not find the “short” ones, the “normal” and “long” ones were too long for me. Bought a pair of jeans that has the “short” version and two pairs of tights. Also went to JCPenny, which’s just a few blocks away, bought half a dozen of warm socks and a pair of chenille gloves, we bought a little over $10 so we could pay with the $10 coupon we got in the mail! (That’s how desperate the retail businesses are trying to get people into their doors!)
Then, we went to Target, bought some hand towels and washcloths. These towels and washcloths which were at least $2-$4 per piece were on sale for $1.58 per pack, four washcloths in one pack and two hand towels in one pack. Though they are not the plush and soft type, I prefer the thinner ones, they are easier to dry and save on energy. 
Though we do have enough hand towels and wash cloths, they are all in brown color and got mixed up a lot. So, we got them in two colors, beige for T and green for me, so they don’t get mixed!
We also checked out the clothes drying rack. We saw one selling for $29.99 on target.com, but it’s not available at the store. Drying racks are probably not very popular here as most people just dry their clothes in the dryer. We wanted a rack to hang the almost dry and some of the sweaters as dryer tends to shrink them.
Actually, this chrome metal drying rack is quite small and won’t be able to hold too many clothes., but it’s the better built one that we can find. We actually found a wooden drying rack almost the same size of this metal one at the garage sale two weeks ago and paid $2 for it.
This wooden rack is quite light, it was blew off from the balcony on the second floor to the lawn few days ago! Despite falling from 12 feet height, it’s still in tact and nothing is broken. It might look flimsy, but it’s surprisingly well built!!
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