How I saved $80 on a new A/C unit

(tldr; forgot my wallet at home, asked Lowe's staff if I could use mobile app for curbside pickup, used app to ring myself out and paypal to pay - web had unit listed for $80 cheaper than the store did)

So I'm in this one bedroom loft situation, but like a real loft with an open bedroom above the living room/kitchen.  Not the "lofts" they offer in cities, which are basically closets-turned-apartments at 500 and less sq feet.  I'm very luck to have it!  It was constructed in the late 90s and at that time, someone had made a decision to install an air conditioner through the wall, so there's a cut-out in the wall for a unit.  Back in the late 90s, Sears and Kenmore were a good bet.  They'd installed a unit that could be purchased with a wall-mount cabinet or a window-mount kit.  It died sometime in 2019.

So this year, I finally got around to removing the old unit so I could replace it. Well, it's not the current standard size as the cutout is 24" W x 15" H - the closest wall-mount unit I could find required at 25" cutout.  So I started looking at window units, since the old one could be either.

I found one that should cool the entire space, which is excellent, but I struggled today with getting it installed.  I had to take the cabinet out and then install it and treat it as if it were a window.  I then had to chisel away about 1/8" depth in 1.25 wide spots in order to get it to just fit, but I did it.  That thing is going no-where!  Just in time for the next 1-day heat wave here in New England.

I had to get a brand I'd never heard of before, Hisense.  So here's hoping it works for another 20 years.

I have a bit of an amusing story about how I purchased this.  I left my wallet at home and didn't fancy a round trip to retrieve it.  So I asked at the curbside order pickup spot if I could purchase everything in my cart online through the app and they'd check me out.  Absolutely!  So I got to use PayPal to buy items from Lowe's while I was in store.  They were stoked because they didn't have to shop for me.  I was stoked, but then worried something about apocalypse, rapture, mark of the beast or something like that.  Meh!  Probably unrelated.  And in addition, I saved $80 on the unit because the store had it marked higher than the website.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Today, I went to WAR!

Image
 I played a little Pioneer today for a Degen Supporter Event.  I had a good time, got completely lost with renting a deck from cardhoarder.  But I got that completed, sadly they didn't have 4 cards I needed for the list I chose, so I made a last minute replacement and it didn't go so well: 0-3 so I dropped out after match 3.   I ended the night, after getting frustrated with a Bant Angels deck (not a lot of interaction with), I thought what the heck, I might be able to make an Explorer deck... I'm going to WAR! The deck kind of came to me as I recall reading some article about how Opt was a good mechanic in Explorer/Pioneer so I started there.  Then thought, What kind of cheaper CMC planeswalkers could I try?  Enter: Wizard's Aren't Reasonable (or WAR). This should have in no way grant me any sort of wins - so I'm not gonna be upset if I just lose 3, but I did really well in Standard Unranked matches.  So I thought, what the heck, I'll take it i...
Read more

I think "Good dinner, Bad movie" nights have ruined my recommendations

Image
Infinite (2021) So for the past year I've been learning a lot about machine learning, algorithms, and generative AI. Studies often look at recommendation systems for reaching the basics of different types of algorithms. One of the issues I have with these systems is that the recommendations can vary widely between systems. This can happen from a number of factors, the most obvious being that the systems providing the recommendation have access to different data. They are recommending based on your preferences and the preferences of others that the algorithm has associated with you. So a new system that knows nothing about you will recommend different things than a system that has more data on your preferences and activity.  Another trait I have noticed is that recommendation systems usually come with one flavor. By that I mean when you're looking at ratings and reviews on Amazon Prime, you can only see them as they are modified by the Amazon process and algorithms. ...
Read more

Glazed Carrots

Image
1 lb baby carrots 2 Clementine oranges 3 tbsp dark rum 3 tbsp honey  1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp butter 1 tsp ground cinnamon  2 tbsp olive oil Handful of wineberries (sub with raspberries) Salt and pepper to taste Parsley In a skillet, heat the oil and butter to medium high heat. Add the carrots. You'll cook these for and 7-10 minutes. While they are cooking, make your glaze. You'll zest and juice the clementines into a bowl. Add the honey and dark rum, mix very well to incorporate the honey into the mix. Add this to your skillet after the initial 7-10 minutes. Cover, then cook for another 10 minutes. Then, take cover off before adding in your wineberries to finish it off - your want the glass to thicken. You can season at this step as well with salt and pepper. For the wineberries, leave them in for about 3 minutes. Double that if they are frozen. Put them in your serving dish and top with some fiber chopped parsley (I used dried parsley).
Read more