lesson of the day

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The I FAILED Poem

Gather 'round. Listen close.

To the tale of why Alvina's tears flow

It began with a dress I found on Ebay.

Available for less, I thought, "Hey, no way!"

But instead of doing what I should have done

Which is buy the dress, be merry and run!

I thought me clever, I thought me fine

Even if the offer's refused, I can still make it mine!

Morning comes, I check my email

Offer's declined plus a BIG FAT FAIL

Someone had "bought it now" instead

My heart was then filled with dread

A dress I loved, but too much to spend

A deal on Ebay, too great to comprehend

I moved too slow; sadness to replace the glee

Now lost forever, woe is me!   :(

Translation to the terrible poem:

There is this wedding dress I really like that retails for $500. But I didn't want to spend $500 on dress that I'll wear for 8 hours. So inspired by this post about buying a dress on Ebay, I decided to go look.

I found one. New with tags. For $280.  That's right.  Two-hundred eighty dollars.  Wha!  I was estatic. I was hyperventilating. But. Don't ask me why. I decided to make an offer, and thought if I didn't get it I could just "buy it now" later.

I woke up the next morning, got up and jumped on the computer.  I got an email that said the offer was declined. So I was like, Ok, I'll just buy it now.  But alas.  That button was useless, a ploy!  The dress was already bought by someone and gone. Gone. No more. Lesson of the day, kids?

BUY. IT. NOW.