Quote:
Originally Posted by lifer
I have a few examples of my perception of things being very different from my girlfriend's. Probably the most common one:
Her: "These pants only cost me $X."
Me: "only?"
Her: "Yeah, only. It's a great deal."
Me: "My pants need twice as much material and I'm choked if I pay half that much. It's a terrible deal. Don't you have 6 pairs like that already?"
Her: "Um, no. This pair is a different shade of dark blue, and it's got a diffferent cut. I guess they are similar to one pair that I have, but the button has a different design on it. Plus, they only cost $X!"
Me: "Oh. A different button. That's important. Great deal indeed."
|
Ah yes, I've been down this road too.
In my girlfriend's view, anything that is a good price has to be bought, regardless of need.
An example from when were were buying a shower curtain.
Her: "We need a shower curtain"
Me: "Okay, here's one; it costs $15".
Her: "But look, you can get 3 for $40!"
Me: "But we only have one shower; we don't need three".
Her: "But its a better deal. You get ripped off if you only buy one".
Me: "No, we lose money because we'll only use one and the other two will sit in the closet. Then we'll have spent $40 instead of $15".
Her: "But its a better deeeeal.... "
So how many shower curtains did we end up buying? Three. And where are the other two? In the closet collecting dust...