The First Of Many

My first "work" day, first Monday without the routine of work.... It wasn't like it was just a vacation day, because I received ZERO phone calls that were work related or from my boss. Weird, yet ever so enjoyable. I got done SOOOO much of my little tasks... simple things I could just never find the time to do. I only have health benefits for myself until the end of the month so I filled a 3 month supply of prescriptions and have a "routine" dental appt on Wednesday so that if anything cant wait I can address it before it gets more costly. (I know there is back up insurance, but that is expensive)
I took Katie to get a haircut and got my nails done... tomorrow I get my hair done. (I know its really important stuff eh?) But I did some important stuff, got my oil changed and my brakes fixed. The brakes made this horrible screeeeeech sound and not even when I was braking... when I was backing up, driving forward... pretty much just in movement. I don't know a lot about cars, fixing cars, parts of cars but I do know it is a tale tell sign that it is the brakes and probably wasn't too bad because it is a fairly new car with only 25 thousand miles, but I was always driving in stop and go traffic not to mention the noise is embarrassing.
What is even more embarrassing is that I got ripped off. I am admitting that I don't know a lot about cars, I know how to shop... clothes, shoes, toys, groceries... but car stuff is not my thing. It cost me $300.00 to get my brakes fixed. the pads have a lifetime warranty the guy told me.... he didn't have to I was sold on fixing the noise I wasn't knowledgeable enough to know that was an outrageous price. So I send a text to E... my text read this.. "it is going to cost 300 to fix the brakes... yikes! I guess my car will be good for a while though". He called me SO fast. He was flipping out and when he was done flipping out on me for being so naive he called the shop and flipped out on them... telling them they flat out knew they were taking advantage of me. Of course by then it was too late for them, they were pretty much done. So now E has asked that I call him from now on before hand and run the price by him so he can tell me if it is good or not. The best part is when I went in to pay, the guy who told me it was $300.00 had his supervisor standing over him the whole time as if I was going to continue razzing him as E had. Geeze people. You already did the work and pretty much had the money how is razzing you going to do any good? besides I was now officially more embarrassed for being sold like that. arrggghhh.