Last week I went grocery shopping and since we were completely out of Peanut Butter, I bought some more. (seen in the picture) So, about 10 minutes AFTER I bought the peanut butter I was in the baby formula aisle and as always there were probably five employees (for the baby formula companies) standing in the aisle (I've never been able to figure out why there are always so many formula employees standing in aisles...I guess baby formula is a big seller here). Anyway, I had a cart FULL of stuff since it had been a while since I had gone grocery shopping and I noticed these employees really checking out what was in my cart. I noticed it and thought it a bit strange but really didn't think too much of it since because I knew I had a cart FULL and they were probably just curious as to what this foreigner was buying up that fills a cart! So, I proceed to leave that aisle and go down the coffee aisle to get our coffee for the week and one of the girls comes running after me, "khough tote kha, khough tote kha" (thai for "excuse me"). I stop and turn around and she's trying to hand me these two beautiful plates. I am sure I looked at her like she was crazy knowing that I didn't want to buy these two plates but then she proceeds to tell me that I bought peanut butter and right now when one buys peanut butter there's a free gift of two plates! Well, how about that? And, they are really nice. They're heavy and perfect for serving fruit or other Thai dishes on. It's the little things that keep life here interesting!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Free Gift with Purchase
Last week I went grocery shopping and since we were completely out of Peanut Butter, I bought some more. (seen in the picture) So, about 10 minutes AFTER I bought the peanut butter I was in the baby formula aisle and as always there were probably five employees (for the baby formula companies) standing in the aisle (I've never been able to figure out why there are always so many formula employees standing in aisles...I guess baby formula is a big seller here). Anyway, I had a cart FULL of stuff since it had been a while since I had gone grocery shopping and I noticed these employees really checking out what was in my cart. I noticed it and thought it a bit strange but really didn't think too much of it since because I knew I had a cart FULL and they were probably just curious as to what this foreigner was buying up that fills a cart! So, I proceed to leave that aisle and go down the coffee aisle to get our coffee for the week and one of the girls comes running after me, "khough tote kha, khough tote kha" (thai for "excuse me"). I stop and turn around and she's trying to hand me these two beautiful plates. I am sure I looked at her like she was crazy knowing that I didn't want to buy these two plates but then she proceeds to tell me that I bought peanut butter and right now when one buys peanut butter there's a free gift of two plates! Well, how about that? And, they are really nice. They're heavy and perfect for serving fruit or other Thai dishes on. It's the little things that keep life here interesting!
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I remember the days when you would get a free coffee cup in laundry soap powder boxes. I was never sure how the two went together.... Jodi Schultz
When I was a little girl, many years ago, I can remember silverware came in cereal boxes, also bowls, glasses came with jelly in them in several sizes I might add, even mason jars, and lastly rice amd flour came in large decorated sacks of material that could be used for dresses for little girls, blouses for mama and/or aprons for both. A dish towel came in the boxes with the dish soap. It was a good thing that companies were so generous then, because this was right on the heels of World War II and the Korean War. There was little to go around and even less money.
Kate Smith
Kong Tam! Got love it... they are cute plates though and at least there aren't any goofy pictures on them!
Just buy 2 more tubs of p'nut butter and you'll have a nice set!
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