Rhyme Me A Smile: frivolity

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Custom Rewards Can Fulfill Dreams of Gourds

Image by Pixomar via freedigitalphoto.net

I would love to get some of my kicks in life

by causing my credit card company strife.

I've recently learned some now offer custom rewards.

I can make them buy me copper or gourds?!

I could request a free cattle drive experience

or try anti-gravity to build my resilience.

I could sail around the world on a yacht

all because I charged many things that I bought.

I could finally get that Wii I've wanted

or the concert tickets that have taunted.

I could get an entire herd of goats

or pay to construct multiple moats.

I could myself a mountain of fine cheese

or nearly anything else that I please...

If I just charge thousands on my card,

achieving my dreams will be a little less hard.

I could finally take that long planned trip

where I will indulge in a Dead Sea dip.

I could see the famous Galapagos Islands

or the stars at the Hollywood Highlands.

I guess I could pay for all of this myself

if I'd stash some coins in that jar on my shelf,

but getting it from them is so much more fun!

That's what makes my card like a loaded gun.

Technorati Tags: Entertainment, Blogging, Credit Cards, Humor, Rewards, Poetry

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Coupon Craze

Image by Michal Marcol via freedigitalphoto.net

I'm curious about how this Groupon craze

will economically impact us in future days.

Are mass half-off discounts really realistic?

Or was the instigator a bit too optimistic?

As much as I love never paying full price

and wish all shopping deals were that nice,

I wonder how they will recover the profit?

I doubt they'll settle for earning a droplet.

I think it's the current recession's Catch-22:

using coupons to spur spending from me and you.

We need more spending to grow the economy,

but with coupons you need even more frivolity.

I remember when all coupons were totally uncool.

Now using them proudly's the new golden rule.

I hope some are spending even more than before

otherwise we are merely evening the score.

I, for one, don't want wages, quality or service to suffer --

hope the coupon craze won't demand that as a buffer.

Business owners are already starting to complain.

Are they just being whiny or really feeling income strain?

Does it really even matter? Who exactly is in charge?

Will we / Can we change our tendency to live life large?

Must we cut back at all if life's affordable with coupons?

Perhaps we'll know before the dictionary includes "groupons".

Technorati Tags: Coupons, Blogging, NaPoWriMo, Humor, Groupon, Poetry