Piggysnoot

One of the more annoying things in life is finding out that a coupon you have is expired. I’m not good at using coupons because I never remember I have them, and by the time I do, they are expired. A trick I’ve found to remedy this problem is simple: cut off the expiration date if it is located at the top or bottom of the coupon. I’ve found that in 99.9% of situations, the cashier doesn’t give a flying rat’s ass if it doesn’t have an expiration date…after all, not all coupons expire anyways. Notice I said in 99.9% of the cases…that’s because yesterday I expierenced the .1%. Larry and I went to Burger King for lunch…I had a coupon that offered a free Whopper with a purchase…only it expired on the 30th of September. No problem, I just clipped off the part that said the date. We get there, order, and produce the coupon. The following conversation ensues:

Burger Lady: Um, I don’t think we take these anymore…I think they were for last month…yeah…they’re expired.

Me: Um, well it didn’t have a date on it.

BL: (to other Burger Lady) Do we still have these coupons?

OBL: (carefully reading the fine print which does not include an expiration date…I checked) The date was at the top…but it’s been cut off. (Skeptically looking at me.) Go ahead and do it this time…

Really, what difference does it make to her if I use a coupon for a free Whopper? Are the Burger King police going to yell at her for taking a coupon that has a value of $1.99? I doubt it. And, I used to work at Pizza Hut…we had to take coupons with no date as long as they had the little Pizza Hut logo. Also, while I worked there I (along with my coworkers) had no freaking idea what coupons were currently in circulation and which had expired a week or two ago…I guess this cashier/order taker wins the award for Super Burger Lady of the Year.

The funniest part was after we left…Larry and I were talking about it when we got in the car…he was teasing me because she “totally called [me] out“. I said, “Um, yeah…but she took the coupon, didn’t she?” To which he replied, “But only this once…that was so funny…” What I should’ve said when she informed me that she was doing me a favor by taking it this one time?

Yeah, you’ll take it next time, too, bitch.

Why do I always think of the good stuff when it’s too late?!