The Forty Dollar Coat

On Black Friday I sat surrounded by family enjoying the fleeting time I had with all of them.  In the mountains of West Virginia there wasn't a Walmart or Best Buy to get into a frenzy about for over fifty miles.  When I saw a woman on CNN proclaiming that her favorite purchase from Black Friday was a coat she bought for $40 from Eddie Bauer I almost thought, "That's a decent deal."  But then she continued talking and said, "And I don't even need it!"  To this I yelled at the television, "So donate it!"  It was instantaneous and on gut instinct.  If  you don't need it, you probably will not use it.  If you do, it's not something you actually need anyway, so why not give it to someone who does.  I swear.I am a purger.  As much as my … [Read more...]