Friday, March 11, 2011

The Discount

"What is your cell bill for this month?" hubby asked wifey.

"250. Why?"

"I got this message from our service provider. If your sms bill is for 450, you get additional sms' for 10% off."

"Oh!" That set the wife thinking...

When she saw a great discount next week, she sent a message to all her contacts - err...the friends in her phone list. She had bought herself a capri for 900 just the month before, for her birthday. But the capri at the discount - at 15 percent off, was a dream. She picked it up but found the size didn't fit her.

She picked up another colour, different material. She saw a buy one get one offer in the tops counter and went to check out. The ones there seemed too loud. She moved on and found this top to die for. She added to the bag, and added a kurti that would look just perfect with her purple parallels that she had bought a few months back.

She had to rush to pick up son from school. She rushed to the billing counter. Capri - 1200, no discount as this was not from that counter; the top - 500; and the kurti - "no ma'am, these two are not from buy one get one free section. This will be rs 450," the sales girl informed her as she billed. Wife hesitated, then picked out her credit card. Rs 2350 - what the heck. It was a scream!

On the way, she saw the hypermarket screaming out discounts on purchases made up to Rs 1000...she had to buy provisions.

She dropped her son home with the nanny and rushed back. She picked up her grocery and queued up. Her bill - Rs 1200. "Sorry ma'am, we have specified that the discount doesn't apply if you have rice and oil in your purchase."

She glared but paid up and rushed home.

That month, her phone bill stood at Rs 1200; smses alone cost her Rs 900. She had got the 10% off on messages over and above the Rs 450 mark.

A discount offer that worked for her. Or, did it?

**

Just got a message: Spend More, Save More. Huh!

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