My cousin works for a store planning company. He says they track how long people look for things before they ask for help. That time is a key metric now.

Oh, "being cheap and getting away with it" is my favorite kind of DIY. I used leftover gravel from my fish tank for a stepping stone once. It's still there, holding up my questionable life choices. Sometimes the fancy bag is just paying for the picture on the front.

My cousin got a big promotion at work and his wife planned a fancy dinner to celebrate. He had just finished a 24 hour shift at the fire station and fell asleep face down in his soup before the appetizers even arrived. The timing was so bad it became a family joke.

Patriciah51, how much weight difference are we actually talking about here?

At my old coffee shop job, a guy tried to use a buy-one-get-one-free movie ticket stub for a free latte. I just calmly pointed to our menu board and said, "I can do the latte, but the ticket says Regal Cinemas, not Daily Grind." He finally laughed and paid. Staying super calm and just stating the obvious fact usually works.