Today I hit a low point. I got angry at Caesar dressing.
Here's the deal. Every so often, I buy Caesar dressing. It makes a lovely salad with a bit of chicken and some lettuce. I always buy the same brand, because I like it. There is nothing wrong with this. This time, when I bought the dressing, it had a little cardboard collar round its neck, advertising the chance to win a shopping spree in New York.
So far, so good. I like shopping. I love New York. I was going to buy the dressing anyway.
When I got home, I popped the little collar on the kitchen counter, as you needed to log on to the Internet to check if you were a winner or not. I'd do it when I got round to it. It sat there for about a month. Finally, today, I got round to checking my special code.
And then and only then did I notice I was supposed to keep the till receipt in order to claim a prize. Who keeps their till receipts from Sainsbury's? I'll tell you - no-one! Ooh, I was angry. And I also knew that there was no point in going to the website now because I'd thrown out the receipt weeks ago. And yet, a little part of me still needed to know... Could I have won a trip to New York, if only I'd been the sort of mad woman who keeps receipts for a salad dressing and a loaf of bread?
No, in fact. I was a loser. Which was sort of a relief.
Potential husbands - fancy a New York honeymoon?
8 comments:
I'm not sure Bigsy would be up for New York, he refuses to visit any country where more than 50% of the native animal population can kill you.
He's up for Iceland though !
Hi Laura
I'm the Claire you met at the pizza meeting. I was the blonde one sitting between the vastly more interesting. Jason and Kylie Just letting you know that I'll be at your gig in Kingston tomorrow evening. I've never been to a stand up gig before so please be gentle!
Claire
Hi Claire
Really sorry, but I didn't get your message until after the gig. Didn't see you there (because I wasn't looking for you!) - did you make it?
Hope you had a fun night, whatever you got up to.
L xx
What's a pizza meeting? I want to go. I have lots to say about pizza. Is it a regular thing?
And why were Jason and Kylie there? Jason, I can understand, has little else to do nowadays. But Kylie...
Please contact me with details of pizza and pop stars.
Ta.
Yep, I was there, sitting with the rowdy northerners at the back who got a bit over excited when you joked about speed dating. I should have said hi to you at the beginning but I didn't know how to introduce myself in case you didn't remember. It didn't seem the right setting for 'Do you still ping!' Enjoyed it though.
Hi Claire
Sorry we didn't catch up - if I'd known you were in the crowd, I'd have definitely hung round for a drink or two afterwards.
"Do you ping" is always a suitable opening question. I'd have definitely remembered you... We'll have to do it again. Thanks for coming.
L x
What is pinging?
And now I want to know about the pizza meetings too. Answer Erica's questions!
Hazel
Hazel, I get the feeling that "to ping" is a strictly Press Gang issue, that we should not delve into....
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