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Answer: House address numbers. They sell for $1.50 each, so they’re probably the stick-on type.
You are buying house numerals at the price of $1.50 each.
posted by Elizabeth on 6-5-2008 at 6:46 am
posted by Elizabeth on 6-5-2008 at 6:47 am
Hey! I figured this one out! LOL
posted by Bill on 6-5-2008 at 7:50 am
Darn, my only guess was broken calculators
posted by Kevin on 6-5-2008 at 9:36 am
Hey I actually got one right! Woo Hoo!
posted by OU812 on 6-5-2008 at 12:01 pm
My fiancee can only find the brand of microwave popcorn he likes at the local hardware store.
posted by bedhead on 6-5-2008 at 12:31 pm
Hah! HAHA! Oh, man, hardware. As in… yeah. I was thinking computers. Note to self: don’t do things immediately after waking up.
posted by Aemi on 6-5-2008 at 12:32 pm
You’re buying street numbers for your house or letterbox. Either that, or you are in an exponential, base 12 universe or something.
posted by Allison on 6-5-2008 at 1:13 pm
Yeah it’s letter cards each priced at $1.50. So one 9, one 6, one 8 and one 0 would be $6.
posted by Anthony on 6-6-2008 at 2:25 pm
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You are buying house numerals at the price of $1.50 each.
posted by Elizabeth on 6-5-2008 at 6:46 am
You are buying house numerals at the price of $1.50 each.
posted by Elizabeth on 6-5-2008 at 6:47 am
Hey! I figured this one out! LOL
posted by Bill on 6-5-2008 at 7:50 am
Darn, my only guess was broken calculators
posted by Kevin on 6-5-2008 at 9:36 am
Hey I actually got one right! Woo Hoo!
posted by OU812 on 6-5-2008 at 12:01 pm
My fiancee can only find the brand of microwave popcorn he likes at the local hardware store.
posted by bedhead on 6-5-2008 at 12:31 pm
Hah! HAHA! Oh, man, hardware. As in… yeah. I was thinking computers. Note to self: don’t do things immediately after waking up.
posted by Aemi on 6-5-2008 at 12:32 pm
You’re buying street numbers for your house or letterbox. Either that, or you are in an exponential, base 12 universe or something.
posted by Allison on 6-5-2008 at 1:13 pm
Yeah it’s letter cards each priced at $1.50. So one 9, one 6, one 8 and one 0 would be $6.
posted by Anthony on 6-6-2008 at 2:25 pm