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Jul. 13th, 2008
That saying about fools and money...
Jul. 13th, 2008 10:10 amI went not once, but twice to the Stampede this year, an institution I usually shun, but occasionally wins me over with SuperDogs, mini donuts and Native frybread. This year for some reason, the sheer consumption that went on was more apparent than previous years, but maybe it was because the cheapest birthday game was $2 and $3 bottled water was the norm!
We bought not one, not two, not three, but four "amazing!" products from the marketplace. The marketplace always seems like a bad idea - there's the hucksterism, the vague awareness of being manipulated, the slicing and dicing! There's little chance for comparison shopping or fact checking and the urge to buy is oddly strong. My usual skepticism fell like a cheap fence!
( But wait! There's more! )
We bought not one, not two, not three, but four "amazing!" products from the marketplace. The marketplace always seems like a bad idea - there's the hucksterism, the vague awareness of being manipulated, the slicing and dicing! There's little chance for comparison shopping or fact checking and the urge to buy is oddly strong. My usual skepticism fell like a cheap fence!
( But wait! There's more! )
