a sucker for a bargain

This morning we stopped for fuel on our way to work. Zanne returned to the car after paying for said fuel with a 12 pack of travel size tissues in hand.

Zanne: "Look what I got!"

Shan: *questioning look*

Zanne: "It was only $1.50 for 12 packets. That's only 13c a packet! How good is that?!"

Shan: "You're a wally"

Zanne: "Yes, but a wally with tissues"

You see, we don't need tissues nor did we need the watermelon or socks or laundry detergent, etc that Zanne purchased in the past, but my love simply cannot pass up a bargain. It's really very amusing.

You know what else is amusing? I just double-checked the price of the tissues with Zanne and she responded: "Don’t tell me someone got a better deal?". No baby, I'm just teasing you on the internets.

A marketer's dream

For lunch today I went to the little supermarket near my office to get some chicken for my pasta. It turns out today is "market day" in the supermarket so all the staff were dressed like farmers and the shop was covered in country paraphernalia. I don't know if it was the flannel shirts or the cowboy hats but I was totally caught up in the whole thing and walked around grinning on the inside (and sometimes on the outside) and left the store with two bags of fruit and vegetables that I hadn't planned to buy.

For someone who works in PR and marketing I thought I was immune to cheap ploys but apparently no. No I'm not. I was completely sucked in and now wish every supermarket had dress-up days.