The Hazards of Free Stuff

Free stuff is NOT good for the soul. And the purse as well. =D

Why do I say that, when everyone knows, I, the queen of all shopaholics, thrive on free stuff? Let me rephrase :

Free stuff which is actually NOT really free is not good for the soul. And the purse.

If you've seen July's version of Cleo, you will see that beautiful piece of card on the cover which says "****......and get a FREE Summertime Berry Double Scoop --" (or some other fancy named ice-cream) "--from Haagen Dazs!"

Well, that was the only part of the coupon which registered in my blur head. When I actually went to 1 Utama with my besties to get this "FREE blah blah..", the shop guy told me, in a very polite manner, that "Miss, you have to buy a 'Sunny Strawberry blah blah..' to get this FREE blah blah."

It figures. You have to spend money to save money. What kind of concept is that?
Although this ploy is used by many businesses nowadays.

I had this really big craving for ice-cream, due to my diet the past few weeks, so I decided to buy the ice-cream.

And I didn't care if ice-cream makes me FAT because ice-cream, unlike Free Stuff (which is NOT really free), is really, really good for the soul. Yum!

Examples of ice-cream which is good for the soul.

In the end, instead of SAVING money like I expected, I ended up forking over RM 19.90 to the freaking polite waiter.

ooh, and did I mention? I fell in love with my Roxy purse all over again.
My purse is now a leetle-bitty-bit dirty. But, as people say, "Love is Blind".

Especially when the object of your affections is a pretty pink and white purse with cute bling-blings.