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New Small Egg - 100% Unnecessary - Couldn't Resist

I'm a sucker. A big one at that. Ace had a coupon in the Thanksgiving circular that was buy one item under $30 get it 50% off. Not a bad deal. I figured I could maybe find an egg accessory for under $30. So I ran over to Ace and the first thing I see is a big red Kamado Joe. I don't see any Big Green Eggs. My first thought was Ace might have jumped ship with BGE. I finally notice a XL BGE towards the back. They have always had a XL, Large, and Small for floor models. As I go to take a peek at the XL I notice the small sitting next to it. So I glance at the XL price for $1200. Yep, still expensive. For shits and giggles I glance at the small and read $299.99 final closeout. What?!!!!! My mind starts racing. It's saying, ”buy it, buy it, buy it, buy it you idiot!” than my conscience comes into play ”you fool you have a small egg already, you don't need two” So my wife comes over cooly and says, ”are we buying another egg?” My mind continues to race. I told her that I needed to go to the car and figure this out. More thoughts, ”what is the benefit of two small eggs”, ”you won't ever find this price again”, ”$300 can be spent much better elsewhere”, ”You have a $10 off Ace coupon”. My head was spinning. My friend (who lives on ground level in an apartment) text me wanting to meet up and tip a few beers back. I texted him back pleading for him to buy the small so I didn't have to. His response, ”Dude, the last time I had the Weber going the neighbors called the cops thinking the apartment was on fire. Next thing you know the fire truck was here and firefighters wanting to bust my door down! I can't do it. But you can never have too many green eggs.” Damn it. That's not what I was hoping for. My next thought was that I could sell my mini. I don't use it that often and I bought it used. It would be more of an upgrade and I'll get some extra cash to put towards the new small. So I explain it to my wife. Her response, ”It's too cute to sell. If you sell it I'm buying it!” So the mini stays. Again, how do I spend $290 on something I 100% don't need? Which made a light bulb go off in my head. I've had a bucket of change sitting around the house forever. I have always told myself that the change that I have saved up would go towards something completely stupid or unnecessary. Well this might just be that time! So I go to my bank and cash the change out. $156 dollars. Not bad for a bucket of change! My wife is also going to cash in her change so she can say that we bought the egg with change! So that's the story. A small egg we 100% don't need.
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

Minnesota

Comments

  • What a buy I don't blame you but don't sell the mini. Lol
  • Brisket_Fanatic
    Brisket_Fanatic Posts: 2,884
    edited November 2014
    Awesome job V, if you wouldn't have pulled the trigger I would have kicked your butt. I have a small as well and the price you got is 50% less than I paid for the same dang thing. I would have bought it for sure. Great score!

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe

  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
    WOW! That's awesome! Looks like you got it with a nest too? Happy for you. Now turn that thing black on the inside.
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
    eggAddict from MN!
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,170
    @WeberWho?-better to be lucky than good any day!  Great score at a most eggceptional price.  And it sounds like it was a fun adventure to get there.  Congrats and go forth cooking way more food than you can consume just because you have the BGE real estate!
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
    I fully understand. Sometimes a mans wants out weighs his needs. I have far more cookers than I will ever need. But I want them. Smokers are like guns, they just call out to me.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Lol. I'd have bought it also and I 100% don't have $290. That's awesome.
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
  • nealcr1
    nealcr1 Posts: 198
    Great story and pick up. Enjoy.
    Mini Max, Medium BGE, Large BGE, Lodge Cast Iron Sportsman, Digi Q II, Woo 2, AR with Oval setup
  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    You guys are killing me.  First a Kamado Joe for less than $200 ... raced to my Ace Hardware just in case 'cuz they carry Kamado Joe ... the owner said "You've got to be kidding me!"  Then a small for $299 ... sent my son over to the local Ace in his area ... he said the store closed permanently ... yesterday.  Mumble, mumble, mumble.

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

  • Weber where are you located I think Northern MN.
    XL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.
  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,008
    @Justacookin‌

    South Twin Cities. Few miles from Mystic Lake. You from MN?
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
  • Ragtop99
    Ragtop99 Posts: 1,570
    Nice score.
    Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD.
  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,482
    @WeberWho?‌, did they give you the full warranty? By the way spent from July 2012 to September 2013 working in the Twin Cities and all around Minnesota building cell tower's for Sprint. I loved the summers, but it took a while to get used to the winter's. Mystic Lake , isn't that close to the casino? Our office was in Bloomington.
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
    I would have done the same. Not sure what I would have done with it, but it would have come home with me.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,136
    Congrats on the new Small! Someone in my family would have ended up with a Small if I saw one at that price.
    XL, Large, Small, Mini Eggs, Shirley Fabrication 24x36 Patio, Humphrey's Weekender, Karubecue C-60, MAK 1-Star General, Hasty Bake Gourmet, Santa Maria Grill, Webers: 14" WSM, 22.5" OTG, 22.5" Kettle Premium, WGA Charcoal, Summit S-620 NG

    Bay Area, CA
  • Nice Score !!
    Kennesaw Ga. XL Egg. Cheers, Kevin
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
    DMW said:
    I would have done the same. Not sure what I would have done with it, but it would have come home with me.

    For that price I would have jumped on it too. If you decided that you didn't want to keep it you could easily sale it and turn a profit.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,359
    I'm the guy that bought the Joe for $127.50 and the deflector for $10. I didn't need it at all, but a deal is a deal! Pretty hard to walk away. If you really decided you didn't want it you could "pay it forward" and sell it to a member that really needed a deal.
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
  • That is a great story! I would have done the same.
    Pure Michigan
    Large BGE, Medium BGE, Mini BGE, Weber Smokey Mountain, Weber Performer.
    If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,008
    Thanks everyone for all the kind comments! It will see some good use.

    @Ladeback69 - Full warranty and 20% off accessories the first two years. I'm in the next town over from Bloomington. Just a few miles from Mystic Lake casino.
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    edited December 2014
    Great score!  I think I would have done the same thing even though I don't need it.  Might be cool to take both smalls and the mini tailgating sometime.  


    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

  • tulocay
    tulocay Posts: 1,737
    Great score
    LBGE, Marietta, GA
  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,352
    @WeberWho?  Why didn't you buy two new ones at that price?
    =======================================
    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,008
    edited December 2014
    thetrim said:

    @WeberWho?  Why didn't you buy two new ones at that price?

    :D I think the small Big Green Egg is getting the Axe at my Ace. The one I bought was the floor model. (Last in stock) The employee said they couldn't sell enough smalls. I think they're only going to be carrying the large and XL. Too bad
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,482
    WeberWho? said:

    thetrim said:

    @WeberWho?  Why didn't you buy two new ones at that price?

    :D I think the small Big Green Egg is getting the Axe at my Ace. The one I bought was the floor model. (Last in stock) The employee said they couldn't sell enough smalls. I think they're only going to be carrying the large and XL. Too bad
    That was one great find. If I found one that cheep there is no way my wife could say no. At least for very long that is.

    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.