At Least My Husband Got A Good Story Out Of It

This past Saturday, Eric had to stop by a client's to do some work. We knew it was going to be a short job and we didn't want to let it interfere with our Saturday - our one and only free day of the week. So we decided to just take the whole family and then head over to the mall to walk around afterwards. It was a rainy day, so it seemed like a perfect option.

We were having fun walking around and window shopping. We weren't there to buy anything and everyone knew that. Fortunately, since we go to the mall so infrequently, the kids have a great time just walking around and don't expect anything.

However, I felt like treating everybody. That morning, I "found" $12 in my purse. So I wanted to use that to get us all a little treat. We were close to a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and I thought chocolate covered pretzels sounded like a great idea. I figured it wouldn't cost very much to get one for each of us. I knew it would definitely be less than a hot pretzel a piece.

Umm...yeah, not so much. There were no prices displayed on any of the cases and I honestly didn't even think to ask. After all, we're just talking chocolate covered pretzel rods here. How much could they be?

The grand total for 6 chocolate covered pretzels - $17!!

Seriously? I felt like a complete idiot at that point. But we bought our pretzels anyhow. Eric said he figured it would make a good story. His frugal wife spends $17 dollars on 6 pretzel rods that would have cost less than $2 to make. They certainly did not taste like $17 pretzels!

So, I learned my lesson. And I am thrilled to have tackled giving my husband an amusing story. I'm sure I'll hear it over and over again throughout the years. I'm such a nice wife, don't you think?

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