Save, Save, I Want To Save You Money!
February 22, 2009
While I was watching TV the other day someone was trying to sell me the latest widget and I don’t know if I was tired or crazy but I really considered buying it. But the best, of course, is the “but wait there’s more” aspect of the pitch. First of all everything on late night TV cost $19.95. And every offer will double before the pitchman is done.
It has become a joke in my home sweet home. No matter what is being sold we pause so we can yell “but wait there’s more”. It reminds me of the awful car insurance commercials from the 1980’s. The salesman used to yell into the camera “Save, save, I want to save you Money!”
So this is my thought, how much extra do we spend because we think we are saving money? If the deal is so good, maybe we should buy two because it’s on sale. Even if we didn’t need the first one, we buy two because it’s on sale. The other day I was ordering books from Amazon and I was informed that if I spent just $3 more I would be eligible for free shipping. So guess what, I found something else to buy so I could get free shipping. I saved $5.86 on shipping, but spent an extra $11. 42 just so I could get free shipping, so did I get a good deal or not?
Take the Super Size… what a bargain. If I go to the Hungry Heifer or the Gas & Guts (I’m sure you’ve seen the slogan, fill your tank and your belly for under $20) and you can, but, when you go to get coffee, soda or slurpy burpy they slowly start to pull you in. For only $1.49 you can get a small. But wait there’s more. For only 20 cents more you can get a large. But wait there’s more, for another 20 cents you can get Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy. Can you believe it! An Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy for just $1.89? The small cup was eight ounces and there is not much refreshment there, but the Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy is now somewhere around a gallon and a half and enough calories to feed a small country. Just carrying it out of the store is almost more than one person can carry. Not to mention all the other people standing in ling waiting to pay for their own Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy. So now you have all these people leaving Gas and Guts and they are about to experience a sugar overload, and in the very near future they will have to tinkle like there is no tomorrow and they are all getting ready to drive a car. But look at how much money was saved by buying bigger, better and more. I don’t think my wallet or my waistline can afford to continue saving this much money. Lord please stop me before I save again!
February 22, 2009
While I was watching TV the other day someone was trying to sell me the latest widget and I don’t know if I was tired or crazy but I really considered buying it. But the best, of course, is the “but wait there’s more” aspect of the pitch. First of all everything on late night TV cost $19.95. And every offer will double before the pitchman is done.
It has become a joke in my home sweet home. No matter what is being sold we pause so we can yell “but wait there’s more”. It reminds me of the awful car insurance commercials from the 1980’s. The salesman used to yell into the camera “Save, save, I want to save you Money!”
So this is my thought, how much extra do we spend because we think we are saving money? If the deal is so good, maybe we should buy two because it’s on sale. Even if we didn’t need the first one, we buy two because it’s on sale. The other day I was ordering books from Amazon and I was informed that if I spent just $3 more I would be eligible for free shipping. So guess what, I found something else to buy so I could get free shipping. I saved $5.86 on shipping, but spent an extra $11. 42 just so I could get free shipping, so did I get a good deal or not?
Take the Super Size… what a bargain. If I go to the Hungry Heifer or the Gas & Guts (I’m sure you’ve seen the slogan, fill your tank and your belly for under $20) and you can, but, when you go to get coffee, soda or slurpy burpy they slowly start to pull you in. For only $1.49 you can get a small. But wait there’s more. For only 20 cents more you can get a large. But wait there’s more, for another 20 cents you can get Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy. Can you believe it! An Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy for just $1.89? The small cup was eight ounces and there is not much refreshment there, but the Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy is now somewhere around a gallon and a half and enough calories to feed a small country. Just carrying it out of the store is almost more than one person can carry. Not to mention all the other people standing in ling waiting to pay for their own Ultra Gulpra Slurpy Burpy. So now you have all these people leaving Gas and Guts and they are about to experience a sugar overload, and in the very near future they will have to tinkle like there is no tomorrow and they are all getting ready to drive a car. But look at how much money was saved by buying bigger, better and more. I don’t think my wallet or my waistline can afford to continue saving this much money. Lord please stop me before I save again!
Awesome. ;)
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