Saturday, January 14, 2017

Big Fish In A Small Spond

On the 1st of January I took Nuch shopping for a 10th anniversary gift.  She chose a nice ring at a shop in our local mall.  After paying for the ring, the saleslady asked us to register for some kind of contest. I assumed it was a "lucky draw" where they pick a name from everyone who went shopping that day and you could win a pair of flip flops.  I wasn't interested, but Nuch said the lady insisted, so we spent another 20 minutes copying receipts and registering - a complete waste of time, I thought.

It turns out this was not simply a "lucky draw".  It was a contest for whoever spent the most money at the mall on January 1st, and a few days later, someone called Nuch to tell her she had won.  

The mall asked her to come in to take a photo that they will use in an advertisement. 


And the prize was not a pair of flip flops, but some Japanese skin cream worth about $200 - not bad.


The ring cost a few pennies, the facial cream was a nice bonus, but Nuch being able to tell her friends that her ring won the prize for most money spent on January 1st is priceless.

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