Cost effective means
Is anyone else obsessed over all of these coupon websites that are popping up? Discounted haircuts (I've bought two). Dinners (two more). Various lessons (I'll be learning to how to make coffee one of these days). Adventure trips (how do you think the canyoning and abseiling came about?). House cleaning. Photo books. Paint balling, golfing. Massages. Discounted hotels and vacations. I swear, if you hold out for long enough they'll come up with exactly what you're looking for.
And why is it that I feel okay buying discounted things online, but am averse to using coupons? There's something strange about that, and I admit that when I give them my voucher I feel a little ashamed for being so cheap. But then I remember that whatever the regular price is is much more than I would consider spending, so they are actually getting something out of the deal as well.
But cruising these sites is dangerous, you could easily become addicted. Two days ago I bought $45 massages...then saw a repeat of the haircut I bought on another coupon website a few months ago and redeemed just before we went to NZ. The scalp massage was heavenly and I'd already decided I'd pay a regular price to lose myself in that bliss again...so I bought the coupon again. The next day a restaurant I've been eyeing for a while had a dinner special on and I had to convince myself not to buy it. And today there's a scuba diving certification coupon for only $134 that includes underwater filming (you get to take it home) and 10 extra dives, all-inclusive! So tempting...but it's getting cold outside which means the water will be getting colder, and let's face it I'm quite scared of being in open water. So maybe not.
No, no, no. It's easy to say no. So.......no to you good sir.
And why is it that I feel okay buying discounted things online, but am averse to using coupons? There's something strange about that, and I admit that when I give them my voucher I feel a little ashamed for being so cheap. But then I remember that whatever the regular price is is much more than I would consider spending, so they are actually getting something out of the deal as well.
But cruising these sites is dangerous, you could easily become addicted. Two days ago I bought $45 massages...then saw a repeat of the haircut I bought on another coupon website a few months ago and redeemed just before we went to NZ. The scalp massage was heavenly and I'd already decided I'd pay a regular price to lose myself in that bliss again...so I bought the coupon again. The next day a restaurant I've been eyeing for a while had a dinner special on and I had to convince myself not to buy it. And today there's a scuba diving certification coupon for only $134 that includes underwater filming (you get to take it home) and 10 extra dives, all-inclusive! So tempting...but it's getting cold outside which means the water will be getting colder, and let's face it I'm quite scared of being in open water. So maybe not.
No, no, no. It's easy to say no. So.......no to you good sir.
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