The day after I returned from the weekend in Monterey and Big Sur, I received a phone call. It was from the guy whose wallet I'd found and dropped off. He was really grateful, and his wife had told him that I was on a bike tour (a detail I'd mentioned when I'd called her office before dropping off the wallet). He told me that he worked at REI, and he wanted to send me a gift card out of appreciation so that I could buy some supplies for touring. I told him thank you very much, gave him my address, and we said good-bye.
A couple of days later, a package showed up. I opened it and there was a handlebar bag and a $65 gift certificate. I couldn't believe it. I had actually wanted to get a handlebar bag - something in which I could keep my phone and maybe a camera handy. And, $65 was way more than I imagined he'd send. I got on the REI Outlet website and found a 2008 REI 20ยบ Fahrenheit down sleeping bag that was on close-out just because it was an '08. It was regularly $185 - marked down to $124. I added it to my cart and it came up as $95.
$95 - $65 gift certificate + $10 shipping = $40 sleeping bag
$95 - $65 gift certificate + in-store pick up = my next big ride
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