God led me to a sale on my birthday

I used to have broad shoulders and long arms. As a result my body frame is not able to fit nicely into standard sizes in the market like G2000. Either the arm sleeves are too short or the shirt becomes too baggy due to the broader shoulder cutting. I resorted to tailor make my shirts. Over the years, I have lost considerable amount of weight partly due to work commitment and more critically lack of exercise. I became skinny but my hands are still too long. I still cannot fit nicely into standard shirt cuttings. Being a pretty thrifty person, I have not been upgrading my office wear for quite a while. The last 2 shirts I bought were probably more than 2 years ago. The rest were probably at least 4 years ago. Then this year as my birthday approaches, I finally decided to take heed with my wife who has been painfully nagging me to replace my wore out shirts. So we decided to go back to our tailor to make perhaps 3 shirts, each costing around $75. Good quality ones with designs like Raoul.

Actually on my birthday itself, I still had not make my shirts. After dinner with our family, we were strolling around Marina Square and into John Little by chance. With some time to spare, I noticed a pretty nice shirt on sale and decided to try it. Price was around $33 per piece. To my pleasant surprise, it fits well. I begin to try other more brands but only this particular brand of shirts fits my frame. The next moment, we were informed that today is the last day of sale and if you are a member, you get a 20% + 20% discount for the items. We got excited and I asked how much it would cost to be a member. The sales lady told us it is free. I just need to fill up some form and I could get the card immediately. The shop was literally empty and I had the privilege of choosing and trying out my shirts as freely as I wanted. I entered the shop with no intention of purchasing anything but I came out with 4 nice quality shirts, 3 pairs of shorts and a box of briefs. All at a total price of $125. I was elated!

After shopping, we decided to take a break at Long John Sliver when my wife took out the receipt to casually look at the good deal again (We do not check our receipts 99% of our time). It was when she realized that the box of briefs was not accounted for. Immediately, we decided to quickly go back to the shop to pay for the missing item as the shop is closing; but upon closer inspection, it seems like they have over charged us with a more shirt. I rushed to the shop and by the time I reached, they were already in the midst of closing their cashier. Adjustments were made and in the end, I walked away with my loot at a total cost of $100.

Throughout the journey back, I thought God was so amazing to treat me in this manner on my birthday. I still cannot get over the good deal and more importantly how each event unfold during this shopping experience. I could have only gotten 3 shirts at $225 but I got so much more out of it in the end. God is good and He loves me. Praise God!

JY