Serendipity has done it again! Serendipity is the "phenomenon" of finding joy in something unexpected.
It happens to Only Joe King all the time. Take a look at other posts on this thread.
I had some things to sort out. I badly needed an eye test and new specs.
I also had a watch - a decent make - that had stopped working. I needed to get it repaired.
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Here's what happened
Bargain bookshelf
I picked up an amazing bookshelf for just 30 euros at JYSK in Ronda. A display model, it had been reduced from 100 euros. It matched a bookshelf I had bought there earlier in the year when it was on offer.
Just what I needed for neat storage of books, artefacts, elephants, commemorative mugs and other whimsical items.
JYSK in Ronda [Photo: JYSK]
New glasses
I'd made an appointment at the Opticians - Opticalia in Ronda. The doctora, Rocio, tested my eyes. As always, she was very thorough, explaining everything along the way. Opticalia is a national chain, but I find the service phenomenal, with great attention to detail.
After the examination I was attended by Inma, a technician. She was very patient, we discussed all the options.
To get what I'd had previously, i.e. polychromatic, graduated lenses, two pairs, would have set me back some 1600 euros - way over my budget.
Long story short, I am getting graduated lenses, not polychromatic, with magnetic sunglasses, two pairs for less than 1000 euros.
The main pair is dark blue; the second pair is green to match my envy.
[Image courtesy of Occhialando]
I was delighted. Mind you, 1000 euros is a lot of money for a pensioner, but at least I will have received next month's pension before I have to pay the balance.
[Image courtesy of Zenni Optical]
Watch repair ..... and much more!
It was now 7.15 pm. In my country of origin, the UK, everywhere would be shut. Not in Spain.
So, I walked down to my jewellers / watchmakers - SALAS - in the centre of Ronda. The watch they had brought back into action a few years earlier - SEIKO, apparently a good make - had stopped working.
Sergio got to work on the watch, and fixed it in no time. 4 euros.
In the meantime I spotted a new watch on sale which would match my new green glasses perfectly.
Simple, with no date function, it was by Mark Maddox, a subsidiary of Viceroy Watches.
A mere 70 euros, the price of a nice meal in a good restaurant in Ronda.
[Image courtesy of Joyeria Loan]
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JYSK, Joyeria Loan, Occhialando, Pinterest, Zenni Optical
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