New Lunch Strategy
In case you haven't noticed, rich people get cool things handed to them. It seems strange, given that they could afford to buy the things people throw at them. However, the fact remains, it seems that the richer a person is, the more free stuff they can acquire.
The other day, I stopped by Whole Foods to buy a salad for lunch. I've found that if you're a small person who doesn't eat much, salad by the pound at Whole Foods can be a bargain for lunch. Normal-sized people, not so much. I've priced the merchandise, and I have to say, only rich people could spend $5 on a bottle of salad dressing at Whole Foods with a clear conscience. Or, perhaps, people who are having a salad emergency and happen to be trapped in a location where there is nowhere else to by endive.
So, there I was, searching for lunch... but I parked on the opposite end of the store than I usually do, necessitating a stroll through the produce section on my way to the salad bar. Imagine my glee when I saw that they had fruit, avocados, tomatoes in olive oil with basil... all cut up prettily, ready for tasting! Needless to say, much like the middle-class midwesterner that I am, I grazed my way to the back of the store. Then, in order to look official, I purchased some gum and walked out.
So, my new strategy is to go, incognito, to places that rich people frequent and eat up all of their yummy perks.
The other day, I stopped by Whole Foods to buy a salad for lunch. I've found that if you're a small person who doesn't eat much, salad by the pound at Whole Foods can be a bargain for lunch. Normal-sized people, not so much. I've priced the merchandise, and I have to say, only rich people could spend $5 on a bottle of salad dressing at Whole Foods with a clear conscience. Or, perhaps, people who are having a salad emergency and happen to be trapped in a location where there is nowhere else to by endive.
So, there I was, searching for lunch... but I parked on the opposite end of the store than I usually do, necessitating a stroll through the produce section on my way to the salad bar. Imagine my glee when I saw that they had fruit, avocados, tomatoes in olive oil with basil... all cut up prettily, ready for tasting! Needless to say, much like the middle-class midwesterner that I am, I grazed my way to the back of the store. Then, in order to look official, I purchased some gum and walked out.
So, my new strategy is to go, incognito, to places that rich people frequent and eat up all of their yummy perks.
posted by Bert at 3:23 PM
2 Comments:
Ha ha - that's too cute. Costco is a bounty in that way - you could leave that place full if you just visit all of the sample tables. :-P Unfortunately, you can't buy just one pack of gum, you have to buy 100 (or however many come in a pack).
Teehee, Nutmeg and I love to snack and Whole Foods and TJ's. Fancy cheeses are our favorite and Whole Foods. Nutmeg starts shouting, "milk! milk!" the moment we enter TJ's because I always giver her a little paper cup of soy milk or half and half from the coffee sample area.
Costco not so much because so often when I go by the sample table nothing is ready and there is just an old lady stading there looking surly.
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