Classic Money Wasting Mistake

I need to follow my own advice better. While I thought we had gotten a good deal buying the seaweed spread at the 100 yen (dollar store), it turns out we wasted that dollar. Paul had his seaweed spread on his toast this morning and said that although it was good, it was edible (“kind of like store bought caviar, pureed in a food processor then watered down” as he said)

seaweed spread on toast
Seaweed spread on toast

Eating seaweed
Paul’s breakfast

When I showed my wife th...

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7 Responses to Classic Money Wasting Mistake

  1. SMB says:

    I hate it when I do that. I also hate it when I forget to use a coupon, no matter how paltry.

    It’s strange, though, how angry I get when either of these two things happen–and then I’ll turn around and blow $3 on a latte.

  2. SMB says:

    I thought of something: You could send this home with your friend, and then it becomes a cheap gift instead of a money-wasting mistake. (Then again, judging from his picture I’m not sure he likes it all that much…)

  3. pfadvice says:

    lol…I’m sure that it would make for an excellent gift ;) Actually, he tried it so the jar is opened. We didn’t find out my wife had some in the fridge until after the fact.

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  5. Jonathan says:

    Hey I just tried out seaweed spread! It actually wasn’t all that bad – it tasted like liquid furikake. Looked like slime though :)

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