BFerguson
07-09-2011, 11:55
After a brief excursion into work this morning, I swung by a local favorite store of mine to take a gander to see if something interested me.
Originally I had some thought on picking up a new Weller SR, but I'm always open to whatever I see.
I head to the back of the store where the bourbon and scotch is, and go straight for the case where they keep the higher end items, and the wave of dismay then hits me.
What had been a supply of about 4 Pappy 23 'sand maybe 5 Pappy 20's, were entirely cleared out! I had been working on the 20's for quite a while, slowly making a purchase here and there. I've been a customer of the store for a long time, and have a good relationship with the staff, which, as we all know, is a absolute must do! It certainly has gotten me things over the years that I probably wouldn't have been able to get otherwise.
To say I was bummed is a understatement!
After I checked out with my purchase, I asked one of the staff who I knew would know something about it. He mentioned that someone in the last week came in, and grabbed them all. A significant purchase to say the least. Believed he said the guy said he was from Washington, the western one not the DC.
My hope is that it did go to somebody who will enjoy them over time, and not to somebody who knows that they can just resell them for some quick cash.
The moral of my story, as I've read it here time and time again, if you see it, don't hesitate to buy it, because next time when you go back, no matter how isolated the store, or how dusty that bottle was, it just may not be there the next time.
Sigh.............
But I did manage to pick up something else. :grin: And there is a bit or irony to it. But that is a tale for another thread.
B
Originally I had some thought on picking up a new Weller SR, but I'm always open to whatever I see.
I head to the back of the store where the bourbon and scotch is, and go straight for the case where they keep the higher end items, and the wave of dismay then hits me.
What had been a supply of about 4 Pappy 23 'sand maybe 5 Pappy 20's, were entirely cleared out! I had been working on the 20's for quite a while, slowly making a purchase here and there. I've been a customer of the store for a long time, and have a good relationship with the staff, which, as we all know, is a absolute must do! It certainly has gotten me things over the years that I probably wouldn't have been able to get otherwise.
To say I was bummed is a understatement!
After I checked out with my purchase, I asked one of the staff who I knew would know something about it. He mentioned that someone in the last week came in, and grabbed them all. A significant purchase to say the least. Believed he said the guy said he was from Washington, the western one not the DC.
My hope is that it did go to somebody who will enjoy them over time, and not to somebody who knows that they can just resell them for some quick cash.
The moral of my story, as I've read it here time and time again, if you see it, don't hesitate to buy it, because next time when you go back, no matter how isolated the store, or how dusty that bottle was, it just may not be there the next time.
Sigh.............
But I did manage to pick up something else. :grin: And there is a bit or irony to it. But that is a tale for another thread.
B