Hiding from the Fortune-Hunters
Feb. 2nd, 2017 10:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
todayiamadaisyLast year all the Coles supermarkets in town stopped stocking Alistair's favourite flavours of Fancy Feast cat food. That was a bit of a worry. What would he eat if they stopped making it? We have already established that he'd rather go hungry than eat other brands or raw chicken. So I looked to see if Fancy Feast has a website, and whether that shed any light on the matter. They do have a website, and happily, they haven't stopped making all their flavours. I checked the other supermarkets instead, and they all stock different flavours of Fancy Feast. And that's why I get my groceries at Coles, which is closest, and once a week I go to Woolworths for cat food, and once a fortnight I go to the more expensive independent grocery to stock up on Fancy Feast Fish and Prawn Medley.
Anyway, the Fancy Feast website. As well as revealing that they still make all their flavours, they were running a promotion. If I could provide them with proof of purchase of so many tins, I could have my pick of an exciting promotional product. A bowl, maybe, or a collar, or a floral cat cushion. Could I rustle up proof of purchasing tins of cat food? Could I ever! I scanned my receipts and filled in the application and promptly forgot all about it.
There was a parcel on the doorstep this morning, because that is what the parcel delivery man does now. He doesn't ring the bell or leave a card in the box to come and pick it up at the Post Office. Just leaves it unattended on the mat. Grrr. Anyway, there was a parcel, which was a surprise because I was not expecting any parcels. I carried it inside and opened it to find this:
I was baffled for a second, then it all came back. My free bowl! A blue paisley print, I believe.
See how excited Alistair was about it:
Anyway, the Fancy Feast website. As well as revealing that they still make all their flavours, they were running a promotion. If I could provide them with proof of purchase of so many tins, I could have my pick of an exciting promotional product. A bowl, maybe, or a collar, or a floral cat cushion. Could I rustle up proof of purchasing tins of cat food? Could I ever! I scanned my receipts and filled in the application and promptly forgot all about it.
There was a parcel on the doorstep this morning, because that is what the parcel delivery man does now. He doesn't ring the bell or leave a card in the box to come and pick it up at the Post Office. Just leaves it unattended on the mat. Grrr. Anyway, there was a parcel, which was a surprise because I was not expecting any parcels. I carried it inside and opened it to find this:
I was baffled for a second, then it all came back. My free bowl! A blue paisley print, I believe.
See how excited Alistair was about it: