higher and higher

it was my nephew's birthday.  i asked him what gift he wanted.  he said nintendo ds lite.  i asked how much it is.  he said it's P7,500.

i go, "whuaaattt????  nope, no.  too expensive."

he appeals, "let it be your birthday and christmas gifts already, tita..."

me:  hmmmm.... hmmmm... hmmmm... hmmmm.... hmmmm... hmmmm... uhm... ah... uhm... ok... birthday and christmas... don't forget...
(last time we had the same deal but come christmas he has forgotten... i had to remind him for him to remember.)

so now we just arrived from the department store.  when we got there, it wasn't P7,500, it was P8,799.75.  ooops...

what more, it turns out if we buy just the basic unit, he won't be able to use it out of the box.  he needs this and that accessory for it to run.  they have a special price for a usable package  ->  P10,000.  !!!

the saleslady tells me that's a couple thousand pesos lower than if we buy the items individually.  yeah, i'm consoled...

i don't have the heart to let my nephew go home with an unplayable gadget so with eyes closed and wallet open i went ahead and purchased the bundle.

that should cover my gifts to him up to valentine 2010.  wait, i don't really buy him valentine gifts, do i?  oh, well...

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