They first went to Karl Malone Toyota, where they spotted a car they liked and signed what they thought was a preliminary "motor vehicle contract of sale," but did not yet take possession of the car, saying they wanted to set up their own financing through their credit union.

After they found a better deal at Brent Brown Toyota, they called the Karl Malone dealership and said they decided not to buy the car.

When they got home that evening, however, the car was in their driveway and the keys were in the ignition. They called to let the dealer know of the "mistake" and were informed they had purchased the car.

They already purchased the other car from Brent Brown and are driving it; the Karl Malone car still sits in their driveway.

Kathy Girouard says she has filed a complaint with the state Consumer Protection Division. But Scott Christensen, Karl Malone Toyota's sales manager, says he has filed a complaint against the Girouards with the state Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division.

He said when you sign a contract of sale, you have purchased the car. Utah does not have a three-day right-of-recision law.

The virtue of patience?

A little more patience from the Ritz Theatre's corporate bosses in Georgia might have given a little boost to their bottom line.

A group of seven women went to to the Ritz in West Valley City with great anticipation Saturday to watch the 4 p.m. showing of the movie "Bonneville." Upon arriving they discovered "Bonneville" had been canceled because only six tickets had been sold during the movie's first week.

Because "Bonneville" was still advertised in newspapers as showing during that time and at that location, the Ritz manager felt the women's pain. He let them see another movie for free. He told them the theater had turned away more than 50 people expecting to see "Bonneville" that day.

Right place, right time:

During the recently completed legislative session, a group of emergency medical technicians for Southwest Ambulance were in Salt Lake City to lobby lawmakers for legislation to make it easier for Southwest to compete with Gold Cross for emergency services contracts in certain communities.

They left Capitol Hill during the lunch hour to dine at the Hires restaurant on 400 South and 700 East where Don Hale, the elderly founder of Hires, was there visiting employees. He suddenly collapsed from a heart condition and the EMT-lobbyists went into action. They got him stabilized and sent him to a hospital where he recovered in time to be recognized at the Legislature the last night of the session.

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