Time Wasted, but Not
By much2say
@much2say (55607)
Los Angeles, California
September 11, 2023 8:12pm CST
I went on the hunt for golf balls today. We don't play golf, but Hubby has sciatica/back issues . . . I had read about rolling golf balls under the toe/foot for reflexology which might help him.
I could not find single golf balls anywhere 
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I drove EVERYWHERE. Either the stores didn't have them, or they sold boxes of way too many for too much money. I only needed ONE.
Finally I found a pro golf shop . . . well, I knew about that shop but figured it'd be too expensive. Turns out they had a huge basket of single golf balls for 99 cents (and up) each 
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I bought 2. What a deal. Except that I probably wasted a lot of gas and time by then . . . BUT I got 'em 
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Have you gone on a hunt lately for something you wanted so badly? Did you get it or are you still looking?
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I drove EVERYWHERE. Either the stores didn't have them, or they sold boxes of way too many for too much money. I only needed ONE.
Finally I found a pro golf shop . . . well, I knew about that shop but figured it'd be too expensive. Turns out they had a huge basket of single golf balls for 99 cents (and up) each .
I bought 2. What a deal. Except that I probably wasted a lot of gas and time by then . . . BUT I got 'em .
Have you gone on a hunt lately for something you wanted so badly? Did you get it or are you still looking?25 people like this
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. A lot of times I've gone to the store to specifically buy something . . . and then I buy other stuff EXCEPT FOR what I went to the store for in the first place 
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
12 Sep 23
I'm glad you found a couple of golf balls cheap and hope they help your hubby.
If I don't find something I'm looking for, Pretty usually just orders it online.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
12 Sep 23
@much2say She just types what she wants into the search engine and there it is. As long as we get what we need, we don't mind waiting for it. I love the grapefruit body wash. Management apparently deleted it from their stock at the Walmart two miles from our house so Pretty ordered several bottles of it online. We got three days later.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Sep 23
@DaddyEvil I just figure I can go find it "somewhere" . . . I'm quite impatient 
. I'm glad you could stock up on your favorite body wash . . . at least you could still get it online. Say, is it that Equate pink grapefruit one . . . I remember looking at that some time ago.
. I'm glad you could stock up on your favorite body wash . . . at least you could still get it online. Say, is it that Equate pink grapefruit one . . . I remember looking at that some time ago.3 people like this
@AmbiePam (92719)
• United States
12 Sep 23
I really hope that helps him. How cool if something that simple could be of such good use?
My niece, Amyra, wanted a hula hoop for her birthday a few years ago. I thought okay, Walmart or Target will have one, so I waited until the last minute. Nope, they must have been out. I live in a large city so you wouldn’t think it would be so hard to find! We finally found one at a Dollar General store. It was a time like that we could have used a Toys R Us store.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Sep 23
He tried it and felt "something" . . . but let's see if it actually helps him in coming days!!
You'd think hula hoops would be everywhere - I'd expect to see them at certain stores too. In most cases, living where we do, we are able to find most things (shows you how easily we can take for granted that so much is available to us at any given time). Glad you were able to find one for Amyra!
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@celticeagle (166976)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Sep 23
My neighbor friends and I used to pick up golf balls free in a certain area. I love to do deep dives and find stuff online.
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@celticeagle (166976)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Sep 23
@much2say .......You bet. We used to find them all over across from the course.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Sep 23
@celticeagle Next time I'm doing that!!
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Sep 23
I was trying to think where I could just "find" golf balls . . . maybe near a course or a country club?? I know I've seen golf balls when I never needed them . That's one of the neat things about being online . . . you can find TONS of stuff!!
. That's one of the neat things about being online . . . you can find TONS of stuff!!3 people like this
@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Sep 23
Soda ne. The cashier at the golf store asked me if I was part of their rewards program and I said no . . . you can't have my info because I will probably never, ever go in this store again ever in my life again . What are the chances I would ever need golf balls again???
. What are the chances I would ever need golf balls again???3 people like this
@freelancermariagrace (27970)
• Philippines
12 Sep 23
I am on a hunt for a better place to stay :)
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@allknowing (136441)
• India
13 Sep 23
I am busy looking for things for the party I plan to host for kids Xmas time but I need all this time to plan
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!@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 23
@allknowing You are the party director 
. . . having those helping hands is gold!
. . . having those helping hands is gold!1 person likes this
@allknowing (136441)
• India
13 Sep 23
@much2say I get joy in planning more than the party itself. I hand over everything to those who are willing to help out and there are many.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
12 Sep 23
It was great you finally found it and was a real bargain ! Rolling golf ball under the foot must work.According to the Hologram theory of Chinses medicine,a foot has lots of acupuncture points which are related to the entire body.
https://www.yourhealthandlongevity.com/blog/hologram-theory-acupuncture-chinese-medicine/
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 23
Ohhh, thank you for that link! I have seen those charts . . . I wish I could learn all the techniques for acupressure / acupuncture. There are videos too that help to find these points and show techniques, but it's not always easy to know if we are doing them correctly.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 23
@changjiangzhibin89 I truly believe in it. I had acupuncture for my skating injuries - it did work for me. I can't do the needles of acupuncture, but I can try to use acupressure. I'm still trying to work the one for headaches.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
15 Sep 23
@much2say Acupuncture is a really mystical therapy ,sometimes it works like a charm.I press several acupuncture points every day to help depress my blood pressure.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Sep 23
Are you kidding me? Wow you had to go to the specialty shop to get a golf ball..well thank goodness they had them..see, I wonder if that is to do with supply chain issues.
Aw poor Hubby..I can totally have compassion about it, my hips are paining me right now and why I am up at 3AM.
Yes reflexology is supposed to help..I practiced that when I was working..learned it in cosmo school Much. It works. Supposed to anyway..helps a bit.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Sep 23
I could have sworn I saw cheap golf balls at places like 99, or any of those dollar stores but nope. Walmart and Target had boxes . . . I didn't need to be stuck with over a dozen golf ball$!
Oh gosh I'm sorry your hips were keeping you up at night - yes, this chronic pain thing is so hard. Hubby tried the golf ball roll . . . lots of pains stemming from under the foot . . . I have a feeling he must have a lot of areas to knead out 
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 23
@RebeccasFarm Ohhh, I believe it. Hubby can't stand our couch - he won't sit on it. How did your yellow chair ever work out? Hubby did PT for a while . . . they said it's from sitting in the same position for all these years. But I think too it's the way he stands. We changed out the mattress . . . it somewhat helped but still needed that knee pillow. He did yoga and that really helped . . . but then he got a hernia .
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Sep 23
@much2say I found one of the culprits for my hip pain..it is this patio chair I sit in..I cannot afford a recliner..anyway..I put a memory foam pillow to sit on and that is helping.
I really have compassion for your husband so painful.
Yes a really awesome massage would help him..wonder if it is the chair he sits in or even the mattress? Or strain at work?
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@LindaOHio (178686)
• United States
12 Sep 23
I go on hunts all the time; but I do my searching online. I love looking for things that are hard to find. You got a good deal on the golf balls! I hope they work for your hubby. Have a good day.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 23
I don't know why I was thinking there'd be cheapie ones at one of those dollar stores and the like . . . can't believe none were to be found. This one was a tough search, but I do love a good shopping hunt 
. Hope the week has been good to you!
. Hope the week has been good to you!1 person likes this
@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Sep 23
@LindaOHio I'm sorry your knee is doing that. Is it a weather thing too (my knee seems to not like cold weather)? Hoping your knee feels better. You have a good weekend too!! 
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@LindaOHio (178686)
• United States
15 Sep 23
@much2say It was OK until today. My knee that needs to be replaced has decided to give me excruciating pain today. I can only walk to the bathroom and back. Hope you have a good weekend.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Sep 23
The smallest box I could find was a dozen. I wish I could have found those smaller packs. I did read online - someone was asking where they could find single golf balls - and someone else commented a golfer never buys just one!!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
14 Sep 23
A glass soda bottle or designated rolling pin is good too. I hope that he gets relief.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
13 Sep 23
I'm glad you found the golf balls and I'm curious to know if it helped your husbands sciatica pain. Hope you'll let us know.
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@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 23
He actually found it to be a bit painful . . . which mean he had a lot of tenderness at the bottom of his foot! I guess you're supposed to find the painful points and press on them with your body weight for like a minute. Thus far he hasn't done it routinely, so hard to say if it's helped or not. Yoga was actually helping him for a while, but then he got injured and had to stop. Sigh.
@much2say (55607)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Sep 23
I felt so silly in the end though. This took a good part of the morning and I know I wasted a lot of time and gas . All for these golf balls. And had I gotten them from golf courses as others have said here, I maybe could have found them for free .
. All for these golf balls. And had I gotten them from golf courses as others have said here, I maybe could have found them for free .1 person likes this
