Oh No Jo !

So today I took on an interesting task. I volunteered to bring back a gift, a friend of mine ( who shall remain nameless) received for Christmas. This friend is somewhat incapacitated at present, so unable to make it to the poshest shop in Dublin with the trio of Jo Malone candles, her Cavan husband had bought for her. The fact that he is from Cavan is very relevant, as in my opinion , he is the only Cavan man EVER to spend 165 euro on 3 candles ! I kid you not. Now, many who know my friend, might consider her the type of woman who would be impressed by this, the fact that it came in a customised bag, box, tissue paper and had a branded box of matches ( honestly !)but I am proud to declare, in these recessionary times, that she thought it somewhat ridiculous, and decided she could do alot with 165 euro, alot more that is, than lighting, and subsequently blowing out , three candles.With great delight, I offered to carry the beautifully packaged gift down Grafton Street, to it's height of fashion home, because I was never going to get that close to this type of merchandise again. I strolled happily into the posh emporium, duly giving the age old story of the muppet husband and the unwanted gift, the not having a receipt, the fact she is incapacitated , blaa, blaa, blaa, but a gift voucher was not to be !Don't panic, they just made me buy up to 165 euros worth of perfume and body lotion instead.....RESULT ! I had 25 euro left to spend, so the very pleasant assistant asked if I would like another miniature body lotion. No I said ,and indicated a tiny votive candle, asking how much it cost. Exactly 25 euro ... Such luck ! Not only did I get the perfume and body lotion, but also a constant reminder to the husband not to be such a muppet in future, and a box of customised matches with which to light it, or his pubic hair, should be be so daft again !