So as mentioned in an earlier post, I needed to fix the mirror on my van. Unfortunately, my mechanic could not fix it, because it needed a piece that he couldn't get, blah, blah, blah. So Chris came up with an ingenious way to fix it that involved washers, sawing off nails, etc. I'm not sure all the details, because while he was talking to me part of my brain was processing words like "washers" and the other part of my brain was thinking, "Where could I get a taco at this time of night?"
He got it put back together, but he needed something to keep it from shifting around. "I have it!" he exclaimed, "Bubblegum!" So I raided Parker's gumball machine, and we stuck a wad of it to the mirror. "Now, if my elementary school desks were any indication, this should harden up nicely," he explained. "Hey, are you going to blog about how I fixed your mirror?" "Let's see if it lasts 24 hours," I said.
So the next day, I got in the car to head to Albertsons. My mirror appeared to be working perfectly, so I backed up, and--I kid you not--whacked my mirror on that exact same evil wheelbarrow! I accused Chris of moving the wheelbarrow closer to the van, but he swears it's just me. Anyway, the chewing gum held, and my mirror did not fall off.
I made it to Albertsons, where I had just a few things to get, about six dollars worth. After she rang up my groceries, the cashier began scanning my coupons. (I know I'm blogging about grocery shopping again. Last time. Promise.) "O.k.," she said, "Your total is...wait a second I actually owe you $ .12. Hmm....I'm not supposed to give refunds at my register. I'm not sure what to do here." "Don't worry, you can keep the change," I told her, leaving with my free groceries. I'm not sure if I would call that an all-time cheapness high or low, but it did seem like a record-setting moment.
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Has it occurred to anyone to move the wheelbarrow?
Therre is nothign wrong with the wheelbarrow. May i just state that it has hun gthere for the last year and has only recently been any kind of an issue.
I say demand your $.12! That's hilarious! Must have been some darn good coupons. ;)
And way to Macgyver it Chris! I can't believe you actually used bubblegum. Kodie did you get to be the honorary spit provider? :)
I want your help couponing. I am not sure that is a word but I just used it. I can save a couple of bucks using them but I don't get great savings. How do you do it?
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