WHAT DID YOU DO?!

Tonight was such a great night!
On a whim, Mike said "Let's go out!" - we've been trying to save money by being homebodies since I am currently generating zero income.
He whisked me out to dinner at PF Chang's in Northbrook (really nice Asian cuisine!) and we had a delicious dinner, then we went over to the mall (Northbrook Court - anyone who's seen 'Mean Girls' - the mall scenes were filmed there!) It's a swanky kind of mall (they have a Louis Vuitton store, and a Coach store...) they also have a store called "Teavana" - a few years ago, my bro-in-law went there and got the best loose leaf tea called "Night, Night" and gave me a sample that was to die for.

Until this very evening, I was not aware that Teavana had a location other than in Watertower Place in Chicago. So, Mike and I wandered in and I said that I had to get some of that tea!
Now, I was raised with the notion of "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it!" and I noticed that there were no posted prices on this swanky tea. I didn't think too much about it, it's tea. It sure as hell isn't a Louis Vuitton handbag. As we meandered to the front of the line, the tea barista (TeaRista?) starts in with the pitch by displaying a medium sized tin, and telling us that for $7 dollars, I could get this re-usable tin, and each time I refilled this tin, I would get a 10% discount. $7! Such a deal! Now, maybe it was my naivete (sp?) but I'd like to think it was the Mai Tai and the Kirin Ichiban beer I had with dinner that made me believe that this tin, filled with tea was going to be $7. Sadly, it was just the tin that cost $7 - the tea was $6 per 2 oz - 9 ounces fit in this tin. I'll give you a moment to do the math...yes the tea itself cost $27. Add the lovely tin - you got it - $34. I stammered, feeling my buzz wear off and trying to not look like a jackass and say...uhm, how's about you take 3/4 of that magic tea out of the tin and let's check the price on that. Mike busts out his card and says "That's fine." with a smile on his face.
He bought me $34 dollars worth of tea : )
*Note to self...time to take Mike along while yarn shopping...
The rest of the night was filled with jokes about protecting the tea - going to the bank tomorrow to put it in a safety deposit box, telling our landlord that we can't make rent because we bought expensive tea. When we got home, I was reading the booklet that came with the tea (THAT HAD THE PRICES IN IT!) and Mike asked what I was doing, I replied, "reading up on our investment". The good news is that it is indeed great tea and you can steep the same serving 3 times.
LOL
Off to enjoy the tea : )