Today was a special day.
Like every other day at office leaving time, I passed a message to my car colleagues, that I need to visit a book store to purchase a book, an expensive interesting new age information book.
And if that book was purchased, I would read it tonight, all night.
Nothing more interesting in a single man's life, a book purchase , OMG I need to get married soon.
If only that would soften my miserable existence and current condition. God,are you listening?
Umm coming back to my book purchase situation.
A senior gentleman at work, immediately asked me why I was not purchasing this book online ? I promptly replied to him as follows :-
" Sir there is no Charm of a book purchase in an online store, moresoever I'm old school, I like to browse and I need an atmosphere that is condusive to my book purchases.
Plus I am an esteemed member of a very chic bookstore.
And did I mention they also have a very chic up market cafe, where I normally run up a nice bill as well.
Everybody wins, everybody happy and I would have that book in my possession soon with a gleam on my face.
Plus I checked that bookstore online, they have it in stock available .
Smiles on faces all around. Nothing can go wrong here ?
Little me is going to the bookstore.
Kind of like, Elvis is in the building, situation happening shortly."my reply ended, my enthusiasm continued.
That was then in office, this is now, post my visit to the chic book store, eating a gingerbread piece , purchased from the bookstore's cafe, minus the book, sad face here.
You ask me "Where is the book "? I reply back "Sorry no book !"
Allow me to share the sequence of events.
I entered the book store, walked up to the counter with the fancy dumb terminal that serves as a wonder machine for search enthusiasts. This is where they enter details of your requirement and instantly claim if they have that particular item in store or not.
I requested a search for my particular book, reply received. "Sorry sir, no such book available."
Gulp! Requested please try with author name spelled out, "sorry sir no such author"
To top it all the junior asked a senior manager with a tie, a sort of Mister KNOWITALL who impromptu gave me a sneer look claiming he had not heard of any such author.
When I told them it is available in their store online, I was informed that is a separate department with separate stocks, not their lookout.
Hooray for Internet, after this post , I shall be making an online purchase from the same store only online, and hey icing on cake is, it has 24% discount offering over the Maximum retail price.
Some other night I shall read that book, -10 days waiting period.
And now someone ever wants me to author a book ?
