i am officially a see lai.
The See Lai Syndrome
1) Always tries to find the best deal (and is willing to waste time for it)
2) If bargaining is possible, then bargaining will occur. Loudly.
3) Pushing and shoving may be necessary to attain said "best deal"
4) Extended periods of time may be spent in the produce isle, rummaging through piles of desired fruit/vegetable, looking for the freshest available
5) You ALWAYS check the expiration date
6) You keep a record of how much particular grocery items cost at a particular store
7) You buy unnecessary items occasionally because they were SUCH A GOOD DEAL
7) You enjoy doing all of the above
*note: if you are deliriously struck with the see lai syndrome, you will also obtain a visor/"welding mask" to protect yourself from sunlight at all costs
I've been suspecting this for a long time, but I think today is definitively the day in which I have become a see lai.
Shopping for cake ingredients at Superstore, I went and checked out the "Asian" isle. I didn't need any extra coconut milk, but I noticed that the Aroy-D brand cost only 71 cents! 71!!! The cheapest I've seen it go is 79 cents! And it's usually sold for 89! MUST BUY!
And I did.

4 Comments:
I don't know what to say, that's just upsetting.
ha.. ha.. Then that makes two of us. I just went grocery shopping today, and I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it. (who wouldn't at a supermarket in Japan, right? =p)
What?! You just realized NOW? Shoulda asked me, I knew you were one ever since we went to Camden!
you forgot to mention one thing:
a see-lai will always tell another see-lai what great bargain she's found, or inform the other of "must-buy" items, so at the end of the day, they can both feel a sense of achievement and satisfaction. *happy sigh*
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