I am the world's wimpiest weakling!!!

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bethc

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Just thought I'd share this story with you. Yesterday I happened to be in Marshalls and of course had to visit the tiny exercise section. Well, there was this set of 20lb weights for $6.00...so of course, after taking about ten minutes to figure out how much that was a pound...I had to have them! I started to lift them out of the display case and realized the box was just a litle bit heavy and wouldn't budge from where it was wedged in. Undaunted, because of my quest for Cathe muscles and wanting to be able to say me "me too" when Cathe says "I'll be using 20's" I decided to take one weight out first. I placed it on the side of the table where it pomptly fell off! It made a horrible sound, disturbing, I'm sure the people shopping in domestics all the way across the store. It then, rolled sounding like a bomb, across the floor and stopped under another display case. I went to get it and was flailing around on the floor and heard an announcement that customer assistance was needed. The customer was me and this guy came rushing up, looked at me battling with the weight and said " Marshalls prefers that you leave the merchandise in the origional packaging until purchased". I launched into a profusely apologetic explanation about stuck boxes, heavy weights, blah, blah, blah. We got the box out of the case and the weights back into the box. I asked him if he could carry the box to the counter for me. He wanted to know why I was buying weights I couldn't lift and I lied and told him they were a surprise for my husband! He picked them up and put them in one arm. On the way he happened to glance in the box and got this rather nauseated look on his face. He asked me why I was getting "bright yellow weights for my husband". Since I'd already lied, I lied again and told him yellow was my husband's favorite color ( my husband loathes yellow). I don't know if he felt sorrier for me having a husband who uses little, shiny, yellow dumbells or my husband who was supposedly getting little, shiny, yellow dumbells. When we got to the counter he shoved the box into my arms and left. I immediately fell back into the counter and almost took out their super duper Christmas clearance display. Finally, after I paid, I had to take the box and one weight out to the car and come back for the other one. I left the thugs in the car when I got home and asked my husband to carry them in for me. He tossed the box and weights under his arm like a football and asked me "Aren't you still using those little pink weights'? Well really... the pink weights are 2 pounders!! The new guys are happily settled, right next to the 12's and 15's that I can't lift yet. I hope they don't ask when they'll see any action. Get comfortable guys...many, many moons!! See what we go through in our quest for Cathe muscles!! Bethc
 
Beth - even though it is in the wrong forum - I laughed all the way through the story!! Too cute! You will get to those 20's in no time!! :)
Sara
 
LOL! I'm giggling too... but don't you worry! You'll make it there before you know it!
 
Thanks Sara for being so understanding but I really feel I should delete it but can't seem to figure how to do that. Here's to the twenties!!! Bethc
 
I didn't mean to laugh, but that was a funny story. I really hope you get to use and enjoy those new weights!!

Beth
 
Please laugh..all you want. I was hysterical laughing when I got in the car. Thank heaven they weren't 3's I was trying to lift. Then it would be sad...so, so sad!! Bethc
 
That was funny, thanks for sharing.
I was just reminded when I bought my 20's home and my 12's which rolled off the couch onto a surprized foot.Bri.
 
Good golly Ms Molly! Beth, your story had me laughing out loud at my desk here at work! Hilarious!

I can sympathize. Picture me a few years ago carrying one 20-lb dumbbell in my backback and one in a cloth shoulder bag three city blocks and up four long flights of stairs to the subway. Oyy . . . dat was not so great!

Can't believe how rude the saleman was -- what a jerk! Dumping the box back in your arms. Who says chivalry is dead?

But congrats on your shiny new yellow 20's -- they sound pretty groovy!

Patricia
(WWC - Woman Without Car)
 
Patricia!! How on earth did you get those guys up the stairs? It would have taken me days. You strong lady!! Bethc
 
Beth, Beth! :)

What a wonderful story! I'm sitting here at work laughing out very loudly also! :) But on the more serious side -$6 for a set of 20# dumbbells or $6 each? Either way it's an excellent purchase!
...........your husband despises yellow! :) what a riot! :) Yes, the things we do to gain muscle! I think you'll become acquainted with those #20 db by summer! Hang in there!

Angie
 
HA HA :7 Loved the story!! I have to agree with everyone else and say that I was laughing so loud at work just now that everyone started looking at me funny!! :)

Beth, if it makes you feel any better, I've got "shiny" blue 20's that are hanging out with my box of plates that came with my barbell. I got a box of 100 lbs worth of weight that came with that sucker, and pitifully only two 10 lb. plates get used!!

Someday, Beth, someday....
 
You had me laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. And don't feel bad. I really could lift mine (barely) by the time I bought them, but apparently the store clerk didn't believe me, because he carried them clear out of the store and deposited them in my backseat. Go figure.
 
That was a great story! Thanks for the chuckle. Don't you worry! You'll be using heavier weights in no time!

When you get stronger, I want you to go back to that store, and lift something VERY heavy in front of that twit.
 
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