Our Wonkabout editor, Arielle Fleisher, packed up and fled D.C. for the fun lands of Europe and then the not-so-fun lands of Michigan (for grad school), but she managed to pop up in theWashington CityPaper before this vanishing act. Did she make the news section for doing a political crime in a neighborhood ward district or whatever? No! She wrote about "Groupon Etiquette," which is apparently what is involved when you use the online coupons from that pyramid-scheme website instead of just paying for your food:
<i>My portion of the meal (roughly $17 for mussels and $18 for two bottles of beer) totaled about $35. Add the $7 tip, that&#039;s $42. Now, that&#039;s without the LivingSocial discount. My portion of the discounted check, meanwhile, cost $16. Add the same $7 tip, that&#039;s $23. Now add the initial LivingSocial fee of $20, that&#039;s $43. </i>
No wonder people living in DC have such trouble handling money.
Come on, show a little class and move to Chevy Chase. I still don&#039;t know the story behind that place&#039;s name, I bet it is a wacky tale involving a car trip
That article left me confused.
<i>My portion of the meal (roughly $17 for mussels and $18 for two bottles of beer) totaled about $35. Add the $7 tip, that&#039;s $42. Now, that&#039;s without the LivingSocial discount. My portion of the discounted check, meanwhile, cost $16. Add the same $7 tip, that&#039;s $23. Now add the initial LivingSocial fee of $20, that&#039;s $43. </i>
No wonder people living in DC have such trouble handling money.
I like food stamps. Their glue has a delicious minty flavor that complements any meal.
I sometimes have a coupon for &quot;Free Fries&quot; but there is no sex act involved no matter how piteously I beg.
Non-Bachmann!!! Eiltists!
Come on, show a little class and move to Chevy Chase. I still don&#039;t know the story behind that place&#039;s name, I bet it is a wacky tale involving a car trip