Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Cheapskate Tuesday: How to get extra mileage out of your Christmas gifts

First: Ensure that you give someone a Starbucks gift card for Christmas or another special occasion. (Warm fuzzies!)

Second: Once opened, make sure the person forgets the gift at your house.

Third: Wait for that person to completely misread a situation and abruptly cut you out of his or her life. Specifically hope he or she severs all contact.

Fourth: Be hurt (and kind of pissed off ) and comfort yourself with a mocha on the person's card. (It's not like he or she is coming back for it anyway)

Fifth: Repeat as necessary or until funds run out.

Sixth: Wait for said person to realize his or her mistake and apologize profusely.

Seventh: Wonder how you're going to explain the empty gift card.

4 comments:

TheCGS said...

You make it sound like it's ok to get back at someone... I wonder would Jesus would say to that. I wonder what Jesus would say to me for saying what I just said.

Heidi said...

Getting back at someone is not what I meant at all :) I just figured that particular friend wasn't coming back, so no use letting a perfectly good Starbucks card go to waste.

TheCGS said...

huh. I wonder what that friend said to you exactly... the person you describe doesn't fit the profile you describe. I wonder if your friend would have done the same... what do you think?

Heidi said...

Who knows.