Picture this...I'm sitting at my desk at 12:30pm when my tummy begins to growl. I didn't have time to make a lunch this morning so I look through my change purse and find approximately $2.50. Oh great. What's a girl to do? I lean towards credit card debt.
I place my sunglasses atop my head and head for the door. On my way to Panera Bread for the second time in six days.
I walk in and, to my surprise, there's no line. This is amazing because this location is always busy.
I walk up to the happy girl behind the counter (on uppers, no doubt) and place my order - You Pick Two w/Caesar salad and half a grilled turkey panini. The girl, who is, clearly, not interested in making the store any money tells me that they have this coupon flyer and that if I pay $2 for the flyer in one transaction I can use one of the coupons for the meal I just ordered and I'd just have to pay for the drink.
Score!
I take out my two folded dollars and hand them over. I take the flyer thingy and rip off the bottom right hand corner and hand it back to the girl. I also hand over my My Panera Member Card. (For those of you not in the know, the My Panera Member Card is, more or less, a frequent buyer card. The clerk simply swipes your card with every purchase and, in return, you get surprises and offers when you least expect them.)
I pull out my credit card so I can pay for my iced tea...lame, I know, but it wouldn't be the first time I used my credit card for something under $3. Ms. Uppers gasps and says, "You have a free beverage on your account! Would you like to use that today?"
Clearly, I would!
Thank you very much for a $2 lunch, a free power breakfast sandwich (for another day, of course) and a free coffee for my boss. I don't like the taste of coffee.
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