My sister has been hounding me to share this story with you. Why? Because she's my older sister and it's her right to embarrass me. Just like it's my right to embarrass my two younger sisters (those stories to come). Anyway, I'm going to make this short and sweet. That way it's less painful for me to type. So here it goes...
I love flavored water. Anything that can help me drink more water without it being a task is a friend in my book. So naturally I was ecstatic when I found (in the water bottle fridge) individual Crystal Light packets at the gas station one day. I thought it was the greatest invention in the whole world. And I was very impressed that the Crystal Light marketing team had come up with such a cool way to promote their product. From that day on it was common for me to grab a handful of the cute little packets that helped me achieve the recommended 8 glasses of water a day...Fast forward a couple months... I am standing at the counter of a gas station ready to pay for my gasoline and treats. I point to the objects that I am going to purchase and then wait for the grand total...
Man behind the counter: Are you also going to get those Crystal Light packets?
Crystal Light: Oh yeah, I am. But those are free.
Confused man behind the counter: Uhhh no, those are 39 cents.
Confused Crystal Light: They're not samples?
Annoyed man behind the counter: NO, they're not samples. They're 39 cents.
Mortified Crystal Light: Well, then I have stolen about 60 of these over the past few months!!!
So there you have it folks, I unknowingly robbed just about every gas station in Utah County. What I thought were genius product placement samples were actually just your everyday average product. And no, I haven't gone back to each gas station and paid them back. But I do give the countertop charity cans my extra change in hopes that I will be forgiven for my sins of stupidity.
So here is the question for today. What have you done that in hindsight was REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY stupid?
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I'm struggling to think of anything that is comparable to that:) I did throw out a "your mom..." joke to my friend, whose mom had just passed away a few months before. And there is always dating people that I look back and think "what was I doing" but I can't think of anything awesome right off the top of my head.
one of my top favorite hayley stories!!! so glad you told it :)
well i guess i will tell my most embarressing moment. it was many years ago when greg and i were living at his parents house. hayley was on a kick of thinking she was funny to "secretly" get on the phone when i called and listen...then surprise me thinking she was funny. so..i called my mom one day and a few minutes into our conversation i heard a little click. being VERY annoyed i said a BIG RUDE, "Get your BUTT off the phone!!"
The next thing I heard was the sweet voice of Greg's very kind and very proper mom saying, "Oh! I'm sorry!" and then hanging up.
I ABOUT DIED. She heard a side of me that I had not shown her yet.It was an ackward appology.
oh and char...it IS a LAP top cuz it sits on your lap. :) so whoever told you different you should give them a eXspecially hard time!
Ok WOW Ellery. I promise I really am not dumb. I was talking to my husband last night and I said something about our "lap top" and he was like "finally. are you gonna start saying all your words right?" So I was actually saying lab top. because they use them in labs. haha Im done commenting now :)
This one time, I arrested this sweet girl for retail theft...oh wait, i'm still working on that..
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