Laura: The boys at work saved your bacon today.
Me: How’s that?
Laura: I was one click away from ordering a new bag.
Me: That doesn’t sound too bad.
Laura: It cost $200.
Me: Holy smokes. What kind of gold plated, diamond encrusted, designer brand bag were you going to buy?
Laura: That doesn’t matter. What matters is that it was originally priced at $500.
Me: My goodness.
Laura: So I would have saved $300 if I’d bought it.
Me: No. You would have spent $200 if you’d bought it.
Laura: Think of it this way…. It was $500 to start.
Me: Yes.
Laura: And I would have spent $200.
Me: Right.
Laura: So by not buying it I actually lost out on $100 in incremental value.
Me: That doesn’t make a lick of sense.
Laura: I know it’s a stretch, but was a really great bag.