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Last week I popped in my local neighborhood Arby’s to pick up a delightful lunch. As I was walking in, I saw a sign in the window advertising 5 regular roast beef sandwiches for $5.49 (or something close). As a pretty savvy investor I realized what an amazing deal that was. The sandwiches are good cold so I can just pop ‘em in the work fridge and I have an easy cheap lunch option for the week. Done and Done.

I made my purchase and returned to my office to read the internet whilst eating.

As I was plowing down the sweet deliciousness the sandwiches had to offer I noticed they included a little coupon book. “Hazzah!”, I thought. “More amazing Arby’s deals!” I perused the coupons and noticed that one of them offered 3 regular roast beef sandwiches for $6.

Ummmmm, wait a minute. I just got 5 for $5.49. Why would I use a coupon to pay $.50 more for two less sandwiches? Isn’t that exactly the kind of non-deal a coupon is supposed to save me from?

The worst part is I keep thinking about those unfortunate people who live in a place where this is a bargain. I can only imagine how much they are paying for regular roast beef sandwiches without the coupon. There was only one thing that I could do to drown out the bad thoughts. Drown my surrogate sadness in more sandwiches. So I did.

The End.

 

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