Bamboozling At The Country Mart Deli Counter

We got home from a three-day casino trip on Thursday evening. The Mansion was depleted of bananas and bread, and food worthy of a quick supper. We didn't need much on Thursday evening, having had a large breakfast. Chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes sufficed. Friday, I headed to Country Mart for provisions.

Still tired from our trip, I told Farmer H that I would pick up something from the deli for our Friday supper. He didn't care what it was. I saw the special was a 3-piece chicken tender meal with two sides and a roll, for $8.99. Not all that cheap, but considering that Farmer H had been discussing a Steak N Shake meal he had with The Veteran's two young daughters, which cost him $47, it seemed reasonable enough.

For Farmer H, I got the tenders and mashed potatoes with brown gravy, and macaroni and cheese. I had also planned on getting the mac and cheese for myself, but the gal (my bargain dude was not working) had scooped up almost all of it for Farmer H's meal. So I got the tenders with mashed potatoes and white gravy, and green beans.

"Okay. I'll just put the stickers on this and we'll be done. I'd put a roll with it for you, but they didn't put out any rolls today."

It was the nice lady who won $1000 on a scratcher the other day. The one who always speaks to me. So I didn't say anything about the roll. In retrospect, I wish I had! They broke the deal on their advertised special! So I should have asked for a discount, to deduct the price of the roll. It's not like the store would casually toss in a roll when it wasn't part of the special. So why should they subtract a roll and charge the same price?

I'm not mad at the gal who served me my deli specials. I'm mad at the deli manager who did not have items prepared to support the advertised special.

If my Bargain Dude had been there, I'm sure I would have been compensated in some way for the lack of a roll!