After pancakes and hash browns they were going furniture shopping. Well, bed shopping actually. She had been wanting a new bed for a long time. Now was the time to buy. The store was having a huge sale. Everyone who spent a certain amount of money on furniture was getting a new TV.

She and her husband finished breakfast at the local pancake house and headed for the furniture store. The bed of her dreams was standing right there in front of her. It was a beautiful gleaming cherry wood sleigh bed, just as she had always dreamed of owning.

This bed was carved on the headboard, the foot-board and both sides. There was a curve that started at the end of the headboard and foot-board, meeting in the middle in an elaborate carving. It was more perfect than she had even hoped to find.

She felt like shouting with joy as she went through the motions of looking at a few other beds. The salesman asked if they wanted designer bedding. She tried lying on several mattresses. They felt hard and that was what she and her husband preferred. They declined the designer name but did buy a brand name mattress and box spring set.

Oh look she told her husband there was a twin sleigh bed over in the next aisle. Another furniture salesman said no one manufactured twin-size sleigh beds. Maybe he didn’t want to earn a commission on her sale. He hadn’t seemed at all interested in helping them. Now, there it was, making a liar out of him.

They walked over to the front desk and the cashier. As they passed a loft bed she made a note to tell the next door neighbors about the price. They wanted to buy one for their little boy. This would be the solution to him needed more play space in his bedroom.

Her excitement over the gorgeous bed had made her forget all about the free TV. Imagine that. She went back to look at them with her husband. He had not forgotten because he was more excited about the television than the bed. They examined all the sets that qualified. Finally, they decided to take the one that was high definition.

The friendly salesman made out the sales slip. Of course, the one they got was not on the display floor. It was a new, dust free absolutely perfect bed. The mattress and box spring were, of course, protected by plastic. They walked over to buy a mounting device to put the new TV up on the wall at home. It was definitely a good shopping trip.