generic grape nuts
lack a certain flavoring
they used dust, I think
generic cheese of
the cottage type lacks body
but brims with water
off-label fruit cups
glow eerily neon bright
is this papaya?
Entries Tagged as 'Frugal fail'
Frugal Fail: Generic Foods Haiku
August 6th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Frugal fail · generic · grocery
Frugal Fail: DIY Disasters
May 18th, 2009 No Comments
Laugh-out-loud funny examples from frugal’s dark side in today’s New York Times, including:
A poor Minneapolis woman whose attempted DIY toilet fix cost her a ceiling, a car bumper, and some garage shelves and gardening supplies;
Another woman who bleached her hair so badly that it broke off; and
Several wicked cases of food poisoning.
Tags: Frugal fail · fun · New York Times
Frugal Fail: Museum Docents Don’t Read and Don’t Have Kids
May 1st, 2009 3 Comments
We have a file here called “stuff to do” — a list to which to turn when it is rainy and the kids and I are desperate to get out of the house.
So the other day I thought I’d try the Hennepin History Museum, which says it has a gallery of keepsakes from childhood past [...]
Tags: Frugal fail · museum
