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Little Grocer

March 31, 2011 by sue campbell

Nora is perched on the counter top in her pjs.  She is systematically removing items from the cabinet and lining them up in orderly rows on the counter.

“Shoppers!  I need you!”

“Um, I’ll take some pasta and a can of tuna and — can I buy just one orange or do I need to buy the whole bag?”

“You can buy just one.”

“Okay, I’ll take just one.  How much do I owe you?”

“Five dollars.”

I pull an imaginary five dollar bill from my imaginary pocket.

“No, five real dollars,” she insists.

“But I don’t have five dollars.”

“Okay, five coins then.”

I scrounge in my purse and find two quarters and a penny.

“This is all I have, do I need to put something back?”

“No, it’s just three coins now.”

That is a savings of $4.49!  Be wary in your negiotiations with me people.  I am shrewd.

Filed Under: Anecdotes, Frugality Tagged With: negotiating with preschoolers, playing pretend, saving money on groceries I already bought

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