Desperate for Decostified
Our friend Amy compiled this fun list and it made us laugh so much that we just had to share. We’d love if you comment on this post with any additional reasons you may come up with! Do it!
You Know You Desperately Need to Read LA Decostified When…
1. You ask for the empty bottles and cans when you go to a party.
2. You go to several different 99 cent stores a day trying to find the deals.
3. You blog or twitter about your excitement of finding a sale.
4. You go to yard sales just to get things to sell on eBay.
5. You go to art galleries for the free drinks.
6. You send away for every free sample you can find.
7. You eat the ends of your bread loaf instead of throwing them out.
8. Happy Hour is the only time you will ever eat/drink out.
9. You buy something you don’t need or want just because it’s on sale.
10. You’ve been weaning off your favorite pricey addictions-diet pepsi, beer, etc.
11. You’ve replaced these pricey addictions w/ dollar store knockoffs. Hello Shasta!
12. You go to Costco around lunch time just for the free food samples.
13. You get an unpaid internship because no one that pays will hire you.
14. The Craigslist job page is bookmarked on your computer.
15. You turn down opportunities to dine with friends because you can’t afford it.
16. You camp overnight at the grand opening of a 99 cent store.
17. You cancel your plans when someone invites you over for (a free) dinner.
18. You are still wearing clothes you had in high school.
19. You just read the PennySaver ads for the first time in your life. (see: Paul)
20. You sit outside AMC hoping to see someone handing out free screening flyers.
21. You only rent movies when you have a free Redbox Rental coupon.
22. You haven’t gotten a haircut in months because you can’t even afford Super Cuts.
23. You have a birthday list consisting of things you need instead of things you want.
24. You read every single sale ad that comes in your mailbox.
25. You wish you could apologize to your parents about being so greedy as a kid.
