The Sugar Daddy Dilema

Do you remember those Sugar Daddy Carmel pops that they made when we were growing up ? I would say that I used to love those things, but I can’t because the fact of the matter is that I still like them— a lot. So much so that I shopped online for them all over the place so that I could buy some and have them at home. They also seem to be helpful during my writing sessions. I write so much more and so much better while eating one.

I could find a reasonable price (the lowest one being $9.99) that I was willing to pay, but the big problem was the shipping. In some cases I would have to pay almost as much as the purchase price of the Sugar Daddys, in some cases it would be practically the same price and in a lot of cases it was more or much more! Did I want the them that much? No!

Then My company moved out to Crystal City in the Washington, DC suburb of Arlington, VA. Guess what I found at one of the stores that I like to frequent. You’re good! I found Sugar Daddys! The Problem, they cost 79 cents each. Thats a steep price…..so I have been buying them sparingly. Well, today when I went down to get my usual three, they were not 79 cents!!!!! They were on sale for 3 for a 99 cents! 33 cents each!! Woo Hoo! I decided I’d come back later and see if they would sell me a box.

Well I returned to the store at the end of the day. The store clerk I spoke to had the wonderful talent of only being able to speak 2.7 words of english. With a little help from my past education I was finally able to communicate that I wanted a box of pappa azucar. Bingo! He came back with a box of Suagar Babies. ARRRRRRGH! Then he explained in very broken English there were no more boxes of Sugar Daddys (pappa azucar).

So…. I was half way there. I asked if I could just buy th box that was on the shelf. Believe it or not, he had to go and get the Manager. The Manager’s answer….NO! I could not buy the box, they sell them individually! So, I asked the Manager if I could buy the whole box if I bought them individually and he said Yes. Anybody else see something wrong here?

Anyway….the math worked out. If I got the Sugar Daddys from Rite Aid, I would be paying $7.92 plus .20 tax. No shipping, No handling and I got to take them home. So I spend the total of $8.12 and bought the Sugar Daddys….. and yes she had to ring up each one inidiviually, but I got the whole box. The manager stood right there the whole time. Incredible. Well, I may even share one with my kids. They can divide one and I’ll get the other 23! OK, I’ll let them each have one….but lets not push it!

Anyway, the problem is solved, the Sugar Daddys have been purchased and I am sure that they will be an aid to my dieting plans.