Yesterday, Angela and Heather invited me to lunch at Panera.
For those of you who don’t know, Panera happens to be my favorite restaurant in the whole wide world. But the thing is, it costs money to eat there. This whole trying to feed your family on $100 a month thing can kind of be a kill joy sometimes. So when I want to go out to a restaurant, I have to strategize and figure out how I’m going to pull it off before accept an invitation to lunch. It can be a little weird sometimes.
I knew I had a balance of $6+ left on my Panera Gift card I received for Christmas, but still, if you’ve ever been to Panera, you know that’s not enough for the you pick 2 {tomato soup and tuna salad} combination and a cup of hot tea.
So what’s a cheapskate thrifty girl to do?
Bring a big fat box of heirloom carrots and hope for the best.
Originally I was thinking about asking the manager of Panera if he’d be willing to trade me some fresh carrots for a free lunch, but as it turned out, Angela was willing to BUY ME LUNCH in exchange for a beautiful bouquet of carrots. And Heather, well holy crap!
She planned ahead and brought some Beecher’s and Kerry Gold cheese! Hot. Diggety. Dog. I should turn pro.
~Mavis
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