Failure in Kuwait
This morning, as I was getting out sheets for the guest room, I had a happy surprise – one last 10-pack of personal tissue packets, with an Oud scent.
The first time I bought them, it was an accident. Our son and his wife were visiting, she had a cold, so I ran in to the store, grabbed a packet, (paid) and ran back out to the car. Later in the day, I wondered what perfume she was wearing, I could catch a whiff now and then. I asked her, and she said she didn’t have any perfume on, and she couldn’t smell anything.
We finally figured out it was the tissue. It smells like Oud.
From then on, I bought the Oud tissues. When it came time to leave ‘for good,’ I stocked up. A year later, I thought I had used them all, and I searched every store in Kuwait while I was there to stock up on some more, but – alas! – no one had them in stock.
So it was a truly happy surprise this morning when in the very back of my linen closet, I found this one last remaining 10-pack. I will try to stay as healthy as I can, so I don’t have to use them all up before I can figure out where I can find them around here. The package says they come from Dubai and (wooo HOOOO!) there is a website!
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i never knew we had something to stock up on! I never tried them my self but now i am intrigued…
use them up hon… whenever u need to stock up let me know and i will send you as much as you want 😀
I like them because they are subtle, but a surprise pleasure, know what I mean? Little happy surprises can change a bad day, help shift your focus from the annoying to joyful and peaceful. 🙂 You are so sweet, Danderma, and it makes me laugh to think it would cost you about ten times as much to send them as to buy them. And, LOL, you would have to put a CUSTOMS STICKER on them saying ’tissues’ and that just totally cracks me up!
let me know where i can find them in kuwait and ill send you a few boxes.
i seriousf
I believe you, Mrm. Maybe you could bring some when you come to visit? 😀
Please send me your address.our coop still sell them.
Thanks.
LOL, must deiiver in person, Hayfa 🙂
Here is joke about Kleenex in Arabic
واحد يودي مرته محو الأمية تتعلم عربي
فلما أخذها بعد الدوام قالها أقرئي المكتوب على هذا الكرتون فقعدت تتهجى وقالت
كلي كلي كيلنيكس , فقال لها شاطرة
اليوم الثاني خذاها بعد الدوام وقالها يلا تهجي المكتوب على الكرتون
فقالت له
كلي كلي كيلينكس
فقال لها كلي تبن هذا كرتون فاين
ههههههه
It is a joke about spelling Kleenex and Fine tissues. A bit mean though.
I’m going to have to get AdventureMan’s help, and I am not sure if he can even help if it is idiomatic . . . Help me out, Daggero (PLEASE!
translation
A man took his illiterate wife to night school to learn Arabic , when he picked her up from school he asked her to read what’s written on the box he has in the car>
The woman stuttered saying Klee Klee Kleenex .The man was very happy and said well done woman .
Next time he picked her up said OK can you read whats it says on the box ? So the woman started again Klee klee Kleenex , the man interrupted her and said Klee Tiben (eat hay) it is a Fine tissue box
Sorry i said it was mean
I am still looking for the oud tissue, I have been to many co-op. I try to find which company bring it to Kuwait and get you some.
LOL, Hayfa, Mrm found some and she is mailing it to me, so the pressure is off. When you see some again, think of me and bring it when you come. 🙂
Yesterday I spotted Kleenex tissues with Oud Scent in Co – Op Kaifan (in the basement).
Hope it helps 😉
I’m about to do a follow-up on that very thing, Anne. Thank you for your sharp eyes 🙂