She Likes It: sometimes one just isn't looking for a bargain

September 13, 2007

sometimes one just isn't looking for a bargain

Last night I had a date with Beard Boy. We took a leisurely (12 minute) cruise across the bay and had dinner at Palin Thai. Afterwards, we went into Bartell's to pick up a few things and ended up buying about 23 candy bars. While in the drug store, I happened to notice this:

And I gotta tell you, it made me add to the list of things that one should never get on sale.

Sushi,
Lasik eye surgery, and now
Condoms.

I understand that the store doesn't want to throw out merchandise, but it just seems so irresponsible to me. I mean, really, the few dollars you save now might cost you 18 years of your life (and then some. Hi, Mom!).

If that thought wasn't terrifying enough, when we exited the store we saw this half-child-half-plant mutant:

Halfchild