{don't bother reading this}
this post promises to be so completely boring that you may never return to haus maus again. it's really more of a reference for me so i can keep track of what i'm buying, from where, and to watch my spending. i hate the u.s. dollar right now. i want to bend it over and spank it, and not at all in a kinky way. the dollar downright sucks and you don't even realize it until you go to europe. the euro is 1.61! and taxes in germany are like 20% so imagine everything you buy costing 80% more than what you would normally pay. i'm not even kidding. okay so here is what i purchased tonight on amazon.de. good thing is that they have free shipping. ready to see my exciting new grouping of the most boring household things ever? ooo it is sure to make you close this page immediately and go surf more interesting blogs. i swear. i'm mean to even waste your time with this.
first, meet my hot little aeg ce 2000 bodenstaubsauger vampyr 2000 w.
i know, you just screwed up your face thinking huh? time to suffer alongside with me and learn a little german. look at the words again. aeg is the brand. never heard of it but my husband says they are good. ce 2000 is the model number much like our vacuums in the states. bodenstaubsauger, oh yes, this is the german extra long word for 'floor vacuum'. i bet you put two and two together when you saw the word vampyr. yes, it is in fact a vampire. i think this is the only reason my husband smiled when he clicked 'purchase'. it obviously is being marketed to a man. what woman would allow a big ugly black vacuum into the house? slap the word vampire onto a vacuum and guys get all hot. fine by me, i need to clean. but i really wanted a sleek white vacuum with a name like chloe or white unicorn or snow owl, but those were 299,00 euros and i'm not about to pay nearly 400.00 for a vacuum in a vacation home. so the black and scary vac won this time. now notice next that it says it's 2000 w, meaning watts. germans don't measure suction in horsepower as we do, it's all about watts. i actually have no clue if 2000 watts is good or if it's the equivalent of a single mosquito sucking as hard as it can to pull in air. wait, it claims to be a vampire and they suck for a living so i'm thinking it has some power. let's hope. rolling over the same surface multiple times to capture dirt particles isn't how i want to spend time in europe. this bodenstaubsauger cost 50,90 down from 159,95 and the reviews read well. germans are critical much like americans when it comes to reviews so good is usually safe. now let me entertain you with the second item today up for bid on the price is right.
...a new car! not. in a perfect world filled with trust funds in my name, i would own a vespa and a mini cooper. in germany i will own a bike and only a bike. i try to imagine the amazing thighs i will have after repeatedly riding it one thousand times a day. i try not to think about riding it in the rain or in the cold months because getting wet and/or frostbite will not please me. plus i love to wear skirts and i can only imagine the free crotch shots i'll be handing out as my bouncy skirts blow over my face. i must buy a slim cord or denim skirt, or something very weighty, like the uber cool german girls wear. and boots to my knees. and tights, like the bright purple and gray and striped ones fashionable girls wear over there. that is how they avoid embarrassment when biking in skirts. so note to self, leave fluffy skirts in america.
back to boring household products. next up is the rowenta dz 5020 dampfbügeleisen focus. outside of make (rowenta, great company) and model number, the german word of the day for our language lesson is dampfbügeleisen which translated means, "steam iron". I'm guessing the 'damp' part has to do with the steam?
anyway, i purchased it in white as i am trying to buy only black or white or brushed metal household things of this sort. i want some harmony. i do not want a red iron, a blue vacuum, a black phone, a silver television, etc. i know it sounds petty, but i find peace when there is some harmony, even when it comes to little somewhat unimportant things like this. this iron is 45,98 which is around $70.00 so i think that it is about what i'd pay for a rowenta at target. rowenta can be expensive here in the states. one thing i'd like to point out is that is has tons of holes on the bottom, which is super important. i spent years using irons with only a row or two of holes and one day i watched a consumer reports show on irons (maybe i had the flu, or cable was down, because i can't imagine why else i would ever have chosen a show about irons as entertainment) and realized why everything i ironed never came out pressed to perfection. i started using irons with more holes, like this one, and my results are amazing. men love a perfectly pressed shirt. it's right up there on the turn-on list with jumbo breasts and glossy pouty lips.
and finally, in addition to my vacuum bag purchase which i'll spare you from seeing, i picked up a lovely set of phones. phones are not items you can hide in a cabinet so in my opinion they need to match the decor and not look hideous on the credenza. i can't believe i just said that. i sound like a bit of a design freak. but who really wants a big honking black phone with cords shooting out all over on top of a pretty white-lacquered cabinet? not i.
i grabbed the audioline shadow 502 multilink-kombiset aus shadow 500 und zusätzlichem mobilteil in weiß. in english, that means two white cordless phones. yeah, wish me luck on mastering german. i think 77,45 for two phones is good, and the reviews are excellent which is of course important when it comes to electronics. usually in germany you find the most amazing electronics, i mean engineering and technical stuff seems to be their thing.
so i told you earlier that i was going to buy furniture. i didn't. instead i ended up on amazon.de selecting boring home products. after tax and conversion, i spent $300 USD on 2 good phones, a vacuum, some vacuum bags (5), and a good steam iron. now i just need about 5,000 more items and i should be all set! weeeee!
one must-have on my list: a easy thread sewing machine. i want one of those almost immediately so i can embellish and sew my little heart out on rainy days. :) i certainly won't be ironing!
(images from amazon.de)
first, meet my hot little aeg ce 2000 bodenstaubsauger vampyr 2000 w.
i know, you just screwed up your face thinking huh? time to suffer alongside with me and learn a little german. look at the words again. aeg is the brand. never heard of it but my husband says they are good. ce 2000 is the model number much like our vacuums in the states. bodenstaubsauger, oh yes, this is the german extra long word for 'floor vacuum'. i bet you put two and two together when you saw the word vampyr. yes, it is in fact a vampire. i think this is the only reason my husband smiled when he clicked 'purchase'. it obviously is being marketed to a man. what woman would allow a big ugly black vacuum into the house? slap the word vampire onto a vacuum and guys get all hot. fine by me, i need to clean. but i really wanted a sleek white vacuum with a name like chloe or white unicorn or snow owl, but those were 299,00 euros and i'm not about to pay nearly 400.00 for a vacuum in a vacation home. so the black and scary vac won this time. now notice next that it says it's 2000 w, meaning watts. germans don't measure suction in horsepower as we do, it's all about watts. i actually have no clue if 2000 watts is good or if it's the equivalent of a single mosquito sucking as hard as it can to pull in air. wait, it claims to be a vampire and they suck for a living so i'm thinking it has some power. let's hope. rolling over the same surface multiple times to capture dirt particles isn't how i want to spend time in europe. this bodenstaubsauger cost 50,90 down from 159,95 and the reviews read well. germans are critical much like americans when it comes to reviews so good is usually safe. now let me entertain you with the second item today up for bid on the price is right.
...a new car! not. in a perfect world filled with trust funds in my name, i would own a vespa and a mini cooper. in germany i will own a bike and only a bike. i try to imagine the amazing thighs i will have after repeatedly riding it one thousand times a day. i try not to think about riding it in the rain or in the cold months because getting wet and/or frostbite will not please me. plus i love to wear skirts and i can only imagine the free crotch shots i'll be handing out as my bouncy skirts blow over my face. i must buy a slim cord or denim skirt, or something very weighty, like the uber cool german girls wear. and boots to my knees. and tights, like the bright purple and gray and striped ones fashionable girls wear over there. that is how they avoid embarrassment when biking in skirts. so note to self, leave fluffy skirts in america.
back to boring household products. next up is the rowenta dz 5020 dampfbügeleisen focus. outside of make (rowenta, great company) and model number, the german word of the day for our language lesson is dampfbügeleisen which translated means, "steam iron". I'm guessing the 'damp' part has to do with the steam?
anyway, i purchased it in white as i am trying to buy only black or white or brushed metal household things of this sort. i want some harmony. i do not want a red iron, a blue vacuum, a black phone, a silver television, etc. i know it sounds petty, but i find peace when there is some harmony, even when it comes to little somewhat unimportant things like this. this iron is 45,98 which is around $70.00 so i think that it is about what i'd pay for a rowenta at target. rowenta can be expensive here in the states. one thing i'd like to point out is that is has tons of holes on the bottom, which is super important. i spent years using irons with only a row or two of holes and one day i watched a consumer reports show on irons (maybe i had the flu, or cable was down, because i can't imagine why else i would ever have chosen a show about irons as entertainment) and realized why everything i ironed never came out pressed to perfection. i started using irons with more holes, like this one, and my results are amazing. men love a perfectly pressed shirt. it's right up there on the turn-on list with jumbo breasts and glossy pouty lips.
and finally, in addition to my vacuum bag purchase which i'll spare you from seeing, i picked up a lovely set of phones. phones are not items you can hide in a cabinet so in my opinion they need to match the decor and not look hideous on the credenza. i can't believe i just said that. i sound like a bit of a design freak. but who really wants a big honking black phone with cords shooting out all over on top of a pretty white-lacquered cabinet? not i.
i grabbed the audioline shadow 502 multilink-kombiset aus shadow 500 und zusätzlichem mobilteil in weiß. in english, that means two white cordless phones. yeah, wish me luck on mastering german. i think 77,45 for two phones is good, and the reviews are excellent which is of course important when it comes to electronics. usually in germany you find the most amazing electronics, i mean engineering and technical stuff seems to be their thing.
so i told you earlier that i was going to buy furniture. i didn't. instead i ended up on amazon.de selecting boring home products. after tax and conversion, i spent $300 USD on 2 good phones, a vacuum, some vacuum bags (5), and a good steam iron. now i just need about 5,000 more items and i should be all set! weeeee!
one must-have on my list: a easy thread sewing machine. i want one of those almost immediately so i can embellish and sew my little heart out on rainy days. :) i certainly won't be ironing!
(images from amazon.de)
Comments
Maybe if I start to like ironing I will sew much more often, generally the only thing keeping me from a sewing project is my hatred of ironing.
anybody know where to get those cute wicker baskets that clip on to bikes? (not the tie-on kind?)
LOL. Holly, this blog is almost turning into beat poetry. I love it!
All of this talk about buying so much basic stuff is really making me think about how long I've been on my own, and how many years it has taken me to acquire so many THINGS that I totally take for granted. I mean, if my house burned down tomorrow, how many years would pass before I thought to buy a new lemon zester?
:) But I guess it also confirms that little geeky stuff like this appeals to you on some level just as it does to me so let's hear it for that!