That was the best experience ever! Just being chosen is such a thrill. Howie is such a gentleman. When I won he said "you can hug me, don't touch my hands". Of course we all know he's a germaphobe but he is gracious and he was funny.
I asked every staff member I met if they were Canadian and they all said yes! They were all professional and so nice.
Before we left Vancouver, we studied prices. Lexie works at Superstore as a part time university job so she was memorizing grocery prices. I went online to every car manufacturer in Canada and recorded all the lowest prices of every vehicle made in Canada. I used the Ontario website as BC has different taxes. We all thought of manufacturers like Heys luggage and other Canadian brands and memorized prices. I know vacation prices so we had those down. However, they don't tell you much about trip destinations so it's pretty hard to price. I was close on them all!
We practiced the "clock game" at the airport. We talked about every game what our strategy would be. We knew all the games and devised hand signals for prices. Hold up the fingers of the first digit, if it's hundred, then shake your fists twice!
When I was asked my first price, I looked at Cheryl, eight fingers, two fist thumps, and I said "$800.00!" I found out later Lexie was the one that came up with the price.
For all the pricing of the small items, higher or lower, I just turned around and Cheryl, Lexie and Laurie would have thumbs up if higher, and thumbs down for lower. It's really hard to think when you are in the spotlight and I don't know how I would have done if they weren't there to help me!
It's hard to believe three people could spin a dollar on the wheel! I was so happy for the two girls who got to the Showcase. They were young and cheered for everyone.
After the show I was escorted to a room where I signed a non-disclosure agreement and was able to take all of my prizes. However, I was flying so the tea pot and razor fit in the little suitcase. It was a good thing I didn't already have a carry on as I would have had to put one of them in the belly of the plane. The kettle arrived about a month ago and the money arrived in a cheque last week! I'll post the experience with Lee Valley tomorrow. I've got all my prizes.
I asked the prize staff, "where is a good place for dinner"? She said "restaurant or pub"? I said pub and this was one block away from the studio! We had two bottles of Prosecco, a wonderful dinner and a lot of laughs!
We were only a block away from the CN Tower. It was Lexie's first trip to downtown Toronto so we went up the tower. It was a beautiful clear night and the view was awesome!
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| The view from the glass floor at the top of the CN Tower! |
