Free Stuff
I dig free stuff. In fact, I joke with my hubby that I am always getting free stuff. Nothing fancy, just a cup of coffee here or there. Well, there was one time when I got a free appetizer and entree a couple years ago at Carrabbas. We were out for my hubby's birthday, it was a grand opening, and I commented to the manager/owner that Marty's mahi-mahi was the best fish either of us had ever eaten. And for my husband to give food a compliment, that is high praise--it takes a lot to impress his palate. I mentioned that my crab cakes were great, but the best ones I'd ever had were at Heironymous. A few minutes later he came back and said that because we complemented the fish and because my crab cakes were not the best I'd ever have, he'd comp them both. Sweet.
Course, we spent the next several hours in the ER as Marty discovered he was actually allergic to mahi-mahi.
But hey, it was free.
Which brings me back to free stuff. Who doesn't like free stuff. And it never hurts to ask. Tom Locke took that principal to heart and launched The $39 Experiment. And he got some free stuff: tea bags, pens, compressed air, hat, travel mug, tatoos, Carmex, dog toy, pasta, soy milk, dog treats, stickers, gum, mouthwash . . . and of course a bunch of coupons.
Course, we spent the next several hours in the ER as Marty discovered he was actually allergic to mahi-mahi.
But hey, it was free.
Which brings me back to free stuff. Who doesn't like free stuff. And it never hurts to ask. Tom Locke took that principal to heart and launched The $39 Experiment. And he got some free stuff: tea bags, pens, compressed air, hat, travel mug, tatoos, Carmex, dog toy, pasta, soy milk, dog treats, stickers, gum, mouthwash . . . and of course a bunch of coupons.
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posted by Michelle at
11:24 PM
4 Comments:
I like your new profile photo.
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Becky, at 4/13/2006 2:32 PM
Thanks. It's an old photo, but I like that Allie is in it too.
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twominutetrek, at 4/13/2006 4:31 PM
This reminds me of a semi-related idea I had. I wanted to make a list of everything I owned with the hope that I would be shamed into buying less stuff. My goal is to be able to fit everything I own in my car. I spent one year as a truck driver and essentially everything I owned fit into two large duffel bags, but I did have a storage unit where I kept my clutter. Unfortunately I transferred most of the contents of the storage unit into my new apartment when I quit being a truck driver.
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Dedwarmo, at 4/14/2006 1:27 AM
So your goal is to be able to fit everything you own into your car. Why, pray tell? :-)
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twominutetrek, at 4/28/2006 3:51 PM
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