I was talking with co-workers the other day and realized this about myself.
Example #1: I, along with one of my coworkers, will drive well out of our way to save a few pennies on gas. (Not at all uncommon to drive 15-20 miles to save a nickle per gallon.)
Example #2: I periodically suffer from severe lower back pain. Only Valium or Aleve help. Had the diazepam but not the naproxen sodium. Knew it was on sale at Giant all week but waited for the coupon inserts in the Sunday paper to see if there was one. There was, for $1.00 off. Rather than go straight to Giant, however, I checked Super Fresh (A&P in some regions) because they double coupons up to a dollar. Not on sale there. Finally went to Giant, got me some Aleve and got me some relief, after suffering for several days!
Example #3: Back in the '60s & '70s, before I started driving, I would take a bus all the way downtown to save .50 or less on a record album that I could have found closer to home. Bus fare exceed saving by 3X!
2006-06-25
15:23:50
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