» Parsimony

Stationery Supplies for School
As I entered Year 9, I needed to get more stationery as my previous stuff had either been lost over the summer holidays, broken and never replaced or lent to someone who never returned it.

I got on the Metro to Sunderland and went into WHSmith to buy a pack of pencils. They cost me £5 but I had only brought £8 (£1.20 of which was eaten up by a day ticket for the Metro) and I also needed to buy a pack of pens, notepad, highlighters, erasers and geometry set. After looking through the rest of WHSmiths' ludicrously overpriced stock, I realised that the only way I could fit my budget was to skimp on the rest of the supplies.

I returned from Sunderland and bought a geometry set from the newsagent which cost £1.50. With only 30p left, I had to find an even cheaper shop to buy the rest from. Luckily, there actually was an even cheaper shop a few streets down. I found a cheaper geometry set there, so I went all the way back to the newsagent to return their geometry set. After walking back to the cheap shop, I found that they had closed for lunch so I waited at the door for them to reopen. The geometry set was bought for the small sum of 80p. With only £1, however, I couldn't buy the rest of my supplies. So I went all the way back to Sunderland and returned the WHSmiths pencils (but kept the vouchers they had given me when I bought it). I was walking round the corner back to the Metro station when I spotted my saviour: Poundland.

I went in and bought the highlighters, notepad, pack of pencils, pack of pens and pack of erasers. I also managed to get a two-pack of audio cassettes (yes, I still use cassettes). I finally returned home after this long trip.

Summary: I wasted three hours going back and forth to try and buy the cheapest school supplies I could find.
(Sun 13th Mar 2016, 19:13, More)

» Ignorance

I used to think that sitting down was safe
But then one time when I sat down in primary school, I cracked my head somehow.
(Wed 17th Feb 2016, 21:55, More)