I just screwed myself
Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level
Pictured is $420 worth of screws that just arrived. Being a one man studio furniture maker I don't go through screws at a very fast pace. I have typically ordered them in 100 count of various types and sizes. Taking inventory of fasteners is a small but un-liked chore. But oh to have a dollar for every time I find myself in a pinch needing something like 8 screws of a certain size and only having 6.
I typically place orders when I have several sizes to order. It then makes my efforts more efficient. But there is nothing efficient about running across town to the big box to buy a small quantity of screws. The other problem is that the screws sold at big box stores are garbage (IMHO).
So, another inventory and order day came. It is no mystery that the larger the quantity you order, the cheaper the unit cost is. I decided to bite the bullet and order fasteners in the 1,000 count boxes.
I mentioned to my wife that I just spent $420 on screws. She wanted to know if they were made out of gold. I then explained and demonstrated the long term savings. All was well and she was reassured that I had not lost my mind. But then came the inevitable moment when this was mentioned to other family. Thus started a litany of screw jokes. "$420....do you have a screw loose?" "Have you been in the shop screwing around?" "Sounds like you royally screwed yourself!" and of course...."I knew there was something screwy about you."
Proof once again that no good deed goes unpunished.
T. 
