the great Bagel Swindle

earlier this week, i didnt get fooled by a scam that the local coffee chain setup...

i am a creature of habit, i like efficiency, and i dont drink coffee (1 exception to this point). i carry as many bags and suitcases or whatever else i can lug in 1 trip, to empty or load the car in the fewest amount of trips possible. at the start of each week, i bring the items to make my lunch into work instead of preparing it nightly, so i can use those 5 minutes a night to do Anything else. every morning, i hit the snooze 2-3 times. i do this because i like sleeping and the 9 minute snooze is a great thing. i treat these things (and lots of others) as games and i try to do better everytime i play.

following this same line, i go to the coffee chain to get a regular bagel+regular creamcheese, dont toast and dont cut. the routine is get 5 on a monday morning, a weeks worth of breakfast, all obtained in 1 trip. thats all, no coffee, no doughnut and no soda. the only variation on this order, ever, is the quantity. short week, short order. this week, the coffee chain is offering a bagel+creamcheese for .99 with purchase of medium coffee. at first glance, this sounds like a great deal since each bagel+creamcheese is usually 2.09(inc. tax) but then i see that the medium coffee alone is 1.99.

after brief contemplation and some quick math while standing in line, i order the usual... the clerk alerts me to this 'opportunity' by pointing to a sign. i refuse and the clerk stares at me blankly, wondering why i didnt fall into line like the rest of the sheep. she immediately goes into her second attempt, she encourages me to take advantage of this 'deal'. i continue to resist and state " it makes no sense for me, thanks though" the clerk has no idea what to think, shakes her head and takes my $20. but before she makes change, she declares that i will save money by taking this offer, and then asks me "you Do like money, right?" i reply simply, "of course i do and thats why im not participating in this ripoff." she is floored, i get my change and stand off to the side. the clerk gives me the Evil Eye for the next 2 minutes. finally, my order comes up, she calls it out and im on my way to work. just a little bit richer...

for the math-challenged: 10.45tot.<14.90+tax

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