I went with a friend last Saturday to get some things that we needed to decorate for Homecoming at my college. We walked by a stand that had a bunch of small desk lamps for a dollar. "Cool!" I thought, "I could use one of those." So I picked out a nice green one, and bought it.
The next day, I pulled it out of the box, and realized some assembly was required. So I put together what I could and went in seach of a Philip's screwdriver. When I found one and started using it, I realized that my lamp was obviously not meant for me to use. No, try as I might, I could not get the screw undone so I could connect the lamp to the base.
Now, I'm a pretty positive person, so I thought, "Okay, well, I can just put the bulb in and maybe figure out a way to use it until I meet some attractive, strong guy who can solve my problem." So, I pulled the light bulb out of the box and realized as I put it next to the socket on the lamp that there was no way it would fit.
I don't understand. I bought the bulb at Wal-Mart, after referencing the lamp-box to make sure I got the right thing.
Curse you, Wal-Mart. I did not get a dollar's worth of enjoyment out of my lamp yet.
