Cheap Date

(posted by ange)

Well, we’re not sure where they got our name, but we’ve been invited to another time share spiel in lieu of a $75 gift certificate for dinner at a restaurant of our choice, a digital camera and a 2 for 1 Carnival cruise. The first call came Monday, when they offered the camera and a $50 dinner certificate. As Dave spoke to the woman on the phone I was nodding furiously – “sign us up” – I mean, what the hell, I’ll give 90 minutes for a free camera and dinner out. Actually, I’d do it just for a dinner out. Dave told the woman we would love to come but could she call back the following day to set the appointment. Call back she did and now the dinner was $75. All right! So Dave booked the appointment and was transferred to someone else regarding the details, at which time he was told we would also get a 2 for 1 Carnival cruise. Sweet! So we were supposed to go today, but after a late poker night and with the rain and all, just didn’t feel like going anywhere. When Dave called to cancel I figured they’d say “whatever, forget it”, but nope, we’re on for next week.

Okay…so we can't stop laughing our asses off about this because all we can think of is our time share spiel experience in Whistler in December (if you can’t remember, we were asked to leave 20 minutes into the 90 minute presentation and given an extra $150 on top of the 2 night hotel accommodations we already had). Our plan: go with what we know and focus on our love of camping in the great outdoors, taking road trips, and Dave’s frequent free travels to classy resorts, all paid for. We’ll be sure to mention we are saving furiously for a U.S. road trip this fall, during which we plan to camp and stay at Motel 6’s. This tactic seemed to work well in Whistler and with any luck, they’ll decide to save their breath and set us free early. And if not, well, like I said, I’m a cheap date and I’ll give 90 minutes for that dinner alone!

I’ll let you all know what happens next week and where we plan to take our cruise!!! Oh, and if you're interested in buying a brand new digital camera, never used.... :)