In Which Our Hero (that'd be me) Learns a Very Minor Life Lesson
If you want to buy yourself the fancy Dove ice cream bars as a treat, do it, don't decide halfway through to buy the Klondike bars just because they're on sale. The Klondike bars are not so hot.
It can probably be generalized from just that, but first, backstory! A couple weeks ago, I was playing charioteer for snacks for my game group. We went to 7-11 because it's right nearby. I didn't need anything for me, but I ended up picking up a Dove ice cream bar from the freezer, because the thought struck me I hadn't had an ice cream bar in forever. They didn't have prices on them, of course, and with tax it was more than two bucks, but by then I'd been carrying the thing around for five minutes, and had already latched onto the idea of having the ice cream bar. Which is probably why they don't price them, so by the time you find out how much it is, you've invested enough into it to pull it out and bring it to the counter.
But you know what? It was totally worth it. That thing was delicious. So tonight, when I was coming home and stopped by the supermarket because it's on the way home and I needed to get some gum anyway, I wandered into the ice cream section, and decided to get the Dove bars. I should have gone with the bite-sized pack of 16 thing, same price, same amount of stuff, but handy bite-sized bits. But the package would be like five bucks after tax, so I debated. I don't know why. Inner cheapskate, I guess. And I saw the Klondike bars were on sale and got them and ate one on the way home. And man, their chocolate just... isn't very good. It's got a weird aftertaste, especially. Kinda coffee flavored. I think I would have been better off just going with the store brand ones if I wanted cheap ones, I've had some really good store brand ice cream bars in my days. So now, I'm gonna end up paying extra, because when I go and buy the actual Dove bars, I'll have already blown the money on the not-very-good Klondike bars.
So, if you decide you want something, especially delicious ice cream treats, just get the good ones you want, don't get distracted by saving a little bit of money now and ending up with something not nearly as good.
It can probably be generalized from just that, but first, backstory! A couple weeks ago, I was playing charioteer for snacks for my game group. We went to 7-11 because it's right nearby. I didn't need anything for me, but I ended up picking up a Dove ice cream bar from the freezer, because the thought struck me I hadn't had an ice cream bar in forever. They didn't have prices on them, of course, and with tax it was more than two bucks, but by then I'd been carrying the thing around for five minutes, and had already latched onto the idea of having the ice cream bar. Which is probably why they don't price them, so by the time you find out how much it is, you've invested enough into it to pull it out and bring it to the counter.
But you know what? It was totally worth it. That thing was delicious. So tonight, when I was coming home and stopped by the supermarket because it's on the way home and I needed to get some gum anyway, I wandered into the ice cream section, and decided to get the Dove bars. I should have gone with the bite-sized pack of 16 thing, same price, same amount of stuff, but handy bite-sized bits. But the package would be like five bucks after tax, so I debated. I don't know why. Inner cheapskate, I guess. And I saw the Klondike bars were on sale and got them and ate one on the way home. And man, their chocolate just... isn't very good. It's got a weird aftertaste, especially. Kinda coffee flavored. I think I would have been better off just going with the store brand ones if I wanted cheap ones, I've had some really good store brand ice cream bars in my days. So now, I'm gonna end up paying extra, because when I go and buy the actual Dove bars, I'll have already blown the money on the not-very-good Klondike bars.
So, if you decide you want something, especially delicious ice cream treats, just get the good ones you want, don't get distracted by saving a little bit of money now and ending up with something not nearly as good.