Toilet Shopping
I went toilet shopping with Grandma yesterday. I don't understand how she convinced herself that she needs a new toilet to replace the one in the bathroom adjacent to her bedroom. Not only does the existing toilet work perfectly well, but she doesn't even use that one (she prefers the bathroom adjacent to the living room).
I had always heard that toilets can be expensive, but was pleasantly surprised to find that Home Depot sold one for about $50. It appeared really small, with a narrow bowl, but I'm sure it works the same as the ones at HPM. HPM, the local building supply store, had a range of toilets in a variety of styles. The boring white ones started at $250. There were also some fancy ones that weren't a part of the "Toilet Showcase" and were instead found in the model bathrooms found throughout the store. Those toilets started at $1000 and I found a couple for $1500.
I didn't have the time to really decipher how one toilet could be so cheap and another so expensive. Surely, more goes into it than what material the handle is made out of (some were gold-plated). But I'll figure that out another time. This time I was a bit antsy, because while I was reading the price and features of each toilet to Grandma, Grandpa had decided to wander around the store. And in my short time here, I've found that Grandpa doesn't care enough about any store to wander around, unless he needs to use the bathroom. And if you haven't picked up on where I'm going with this yet... I was in a toilet store. I was afraid that someone might find him in one of the model bathrooms testing out a $2000 toilet.
Naturally, my fears were assuaged when I heard his cane clacking out of the warehouse, where he used what was probably the employees' $50 toilet. And was surely, well satisfied.
I had always heard that toilets can be expensive, but was pleasantly surprised to find that Home Depot sold one for about $50. It appeared really small, with a narrow bowl, but I'm sure it works the same as the ones at HPM. HPM, the local building supply store, had a range of toilets in a variety of styles. The boring white ones started at $250. There were also some fancy ones that weren't a part of the "Toilet Showcase" and were instead found in the model bathrooms found throughout the store. Those toilets started at $1000 and I found a couple for $1500.
I didn't have the time to really decipher how one toilet could be so cheap and another so expensive. Surely, more goes into it than what material the handle is made out of (some were gold-plated). But I'll figure that out another time. This time I was a bit antsy, because while I was reading the price and features of each toilet to Grandma, Grandpa had decided to wander around the store. And in my short time here, I've found that Grandpa doesn't care enough about any store to wander around, unless he needs to use the bathroom. And if you haven't picked up on where I'm going with this yet... I was in a toilet store. I was afraid that someone might find him in one of the model bathrooms testing out a $2000 toilet.
Naturally, my fears were assuaged when I heard his cane clacking out of the warehouse, where he used what was probably the employees' $50 toilet. And was surely, well satisfied.
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