Went out to dinner. Daughter wanted a fountain drink. I latched onto the "learning opportunity" and explained that a fountain drink costs about $0.25: $0.15 for sugar/flavor, $0.07 for the cup, $0.02 for the lid, and $0.01 for the straw. They charge $2.50 for the drink. Wife piles on and says "we'll stop at the store on the way home and get a 2-liter bottle of the same drink.
Well after the Walmart trip (whcih threw in some gummi worms, cookies, etc) rang up to $25.49, my daughter said as we left, "you should have saved $23 and just bought me the drink I wanted."
True.
August 28, 2021 at 12:42PM
