From BundleHQ: How much would you pay for no-fail deodorant?
Are you reading this at work? You might want to watch your back. You heard about the guy at the New York Post who got busted for wearing short pants by none other than Rupert Murdoch, right?
Your happy hour number: We all have ideas in our head about how much things should cost, or how much we're willing to pay for them. You might not always be aware of your preconceived numbers — maybe you think you hate numbers — but when you look at a bill and your internal wallet-o-meter yips in pain, a threshold has been crossed. Yesterday, Logan asked us to put a finer point on these inner limits, specifically of the happy hour variety. Fun! So far we've learned that the cheapest good beer seems to be in Asheville, N.C., Mark would pay more for a good cocktail than he would for dinner, and more bars should sell beef jerky.
Insensitive? Or just sweet? This week, the Awkward Dollar counseled a gainfully employed woman (or man) to go easy when it comes to footing the bill for her (or his) job-hunting boyfriend. Have an honest conversation about it, sure, but also dial back the expensive habits, so that when they do go out, the boyfriend can pay for his share without crippling his budget. No way, said Mike: "If I was in this situation I would be like, 'Dude, I'm not taking your money. How about you buy dinner for us to celebrate when you get your next job?'"
What to give a college student: How about this tip? Amazon is offering a year of "Amazon Prime," which is not a Transformers character as I first thought but a deal where you get free 2-day shipping and other offers. Regular people can buy "Amazon Prime" for $80, but college students need that $80 for beer, plus they wait until the last minute to do a lot of things, which is why that two-day shipping is important. Pass it on.
This is disgusting but also sad: Consumerist asked its readers to share the sickest things they've ever done to save money. Out of 250 submissions, they picked the 27 best/worst. I thought reading this list would gross me out in a good/funny way — and making chili out of condiments to avoid the exorbitant prices at the ski lodge cafeteria certainly did. But being so desperate you can't afford to throw away an infested box of mac-n-cheese? Nothing good/funny about that at all.
Question of the day: It's hot, and we've been wondering, so now we're asking: How much would you pay for the best antiperspirant on earth? Comment, or tweet #thecrystal.
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