For some reason, I started thinking today about all of my quitting-related antics that have occured in various stores since my quit. I thought I would share them and maybe bring a smile to somebody's face today. :)
There was the time I went to buy my N.O.P.E. bracelet. I walked in to the store and told the sales associate that I wanted an identification bracelet. He showed me the bracelets and I picked out the one I wanted. Then, he said "do you want your name engraved on it?" I said "Nope." He said "What do you want it to say?" I said "NOPE." He said, "huh?" I said, "N.O.P.E." And he proceeded to engrave that on my bracelet. He never asked what it stood for and I never told him, since he didn't ask.
One time, about 2 months after I quit, I was checking out at the grocery store where I used to buy cigarettes and had a lot on my mind. I was writing a check, and thinking about all of the things I had to do that day. The cashier asked me, "do you need anything else?" I said, "yes, I'd like some Winston Ultra Lights in a box." Then, I realized what I said and looked up from writing my check and said, "nevermind. I just remembered, I don't smoke."
My favorite one was when I went to buy cigarettes to destroy them. I'd been having a really bad day, and felt like taking it out on a pack of cigarettes by destroying them (stupid, yes I know, but it really did help me, but I will never do it again). I walked in and said "I'd like a box of your cheapest cigarettes you've got." He said "full flavor or mild?" I said, "it doesn't matter, I'm not going to smoke them anyway." He looked very puzzled and said, "It makes no sense to me why you would buy cigarettes and not smoke them." I said, "it makes more sense than buying cigarettes and smoking them!!!"
Hope I put a smile on somebody's face today. :) Have a great smoke free day everybody!
Crave the Quit!
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 225
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,636
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $929.25
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 16 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43
