Saturday, November 4, 2017

Bogus BOGO

WHAT'S BOGO MOM?
BOGOS
I did not get the meaning of BOGO until a few weeks ago. I wondered why my go to Yoga company yogaaccessories.com, my drugstore CVS cvs.com and and The Greater Good greatergood.com all were selling BOGOS. I figured BOGOS were a yoga world term for products like blocks, balls, bolsters, wedges, straps, mat rolls. I supposed CVS and Greater Good might sell them as well.
Then I saw a current yoga ad where the acronym was spelled out buy one, get one. Oh, that's it.  Too bad. I had started affectionately calling my yoga blocks BOGOS.

BOGO email ads
YOGA BOGO

CVS BOGO

MOM, ARE YOUR SANDALS BOGOS? I SEE TWO
BOGO has relatives.

1-Two items

Two items strapped together or in one case.for less than one each sold apart. I always get the twin pack Clear Care contact lens bargain- Do I need two? I want one. I don't want another one.
I just finished a bottle of Vitamin D. Vitamins are another popular category of twofers and BOGO. The bottle came with 300. I will have the second for another year. It might expire before I use them all.

2-Hundreds of one item

I wanted and needed more cotton swabs (Q tips) I was unable to find a box with a reasonable number. The current one lasted 7 years and contained 525 swabs. This one offered is bigger and contains 625 swabs..Will I be around in 2024? I hope so...there are many uses for swabs. I will attempt to use them for all the purposes suggested on the box. Perhaps I can exhaust my supply in half the time.

LIAM ILLUSTRATES
Lately when shopping this thought pops in my head
Will I outlive the BOGO, Twins, Hundreds of one? Who wants to burden my survivors with extra items to dispose of?

I long ago gave up Costco like stores. I had scotch tape for about 15 years. Thought buying a case was smart.
I also got suckered in for boxes of Maxie pads. They outlasted menopause. I have donated them to disaster victims. Everyone gives toilet paper and paper towels. I give maxi pads.


I recently got a FITBIT
FITBIT  LIAM SERVING AS BACKGROUND
I am obsessed with it. I feel as if I have a life coach with me at all times. And as I am writing this BOGO blog story I realize my FITBIT will help me stay in shape and maybe help me live concurrently with my extras of:
BOGOS.
Twins
Hundreds of one item

Woof, woof