Time for a little bit of storytelling (followed by an unreal scan) if anyone is interested, lmao. So I was at school minding my own business while studying/procrastinating when my friend messaged me telling me that one of the Shoppers Drug Mart in downtown Toronto was giving away loot bags in celebration of them launching fresh produce at this particular location. She sent me a picture and the loot bag was filled with awesome FULL sized presidents choice food. I was like that's great, but not really worth me going downtown for. It wasn't until she sent me on the photo on the bottom that things started to escalate really quickly...
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After I saw the blurry picture of the FPC, it was like nothing else in life mattered anymore. Like all blood escaped my brain and took with it all reasonable people thoughts. All I felt like doing was doing whatever it took to acquire such a divine coupon. When was the last time such a supreme coupon graced the couponing world? I dropped all my stuff and RAN to the bus stop, limping every step as my unreasonably heavy backpack weighed me down. Nothing was going to stop me at that point. The problem was that my University is all the way uptown, and bussing down takes at least 1 hour. At this point it was already 7:30pm. A reasonable person would have assumed it was going to be over by the time I got downtown. But since my mind was clouded with the possibility of being in possession of such a coupon, that thought didn't cross my mind until I was already in the subway. It was the same feeling as being in line up buy something that you previously really wanted, but you aren't really sure about anymore. So when you finally decide you're going to put it back, a cashier flags you over and any chance of putting the item back is now gone. Same feeling. What a nerve wracking 1 hour I had to endure on my way downtown. As soon as I got off the streetcar, I knew things weren't looking to promising. Not a promo rep in sight, not even a trace of them leftover in the form of surrounding litter. My worst nightmare (at the time) had materialized; I had missed once in a lifetime (okay maybe once in a month) opportunity. At this point, I hopped back on the street car and really started to evaluate my priorities in life LMAOO! Why was it that this single coupon was such a strong catalyst in transforming regular plain Kevin, into unstoppable and tenacious Kevin? Why could nothing else in this life motivate me the same way? Anyways as I got off the streetcar, you guys would not believe what I saw....
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IT WAS ONE OF THE LOOT BAGS FROM THE GIVEAWAY JUST LAYING ON THE GROUND! Somebody must have forgotten it there a while ago since I was asking people who were getting on the streetcar if it was theirs (secretly hoping everyone would say no). Nobody claimed it and I reached into the bag and pulled out the envelope that was supposed to have the FPC inside. I left the rest of the bag of loot, it didn't even matter to me at that point. I can't remember a time where anything else was so irrelevant to me. Unfortunately, it was not another one of the Dole FPCs, but a salad dressing FPC. :neutral: Another hilarious joke/test from the couponing gods. It actually ended up being two salad dressing FPCs. :) Was a little bummed, but can I really be complaining? My friend was nice enough to let me scan the illustrious Dole FPC. Anyways, that is the end of my short story. I like to think of it like a 2nd place success story. I'll see you all next year when I finally check out of couponing rehab. Enjoy the scans as my final legacy, LMAO!