Dime a Dozen
Buy 6, get 1 free, 5 for $8, what a great sale!
Spent more, save more, bargains galore to reap and bale.
Buy more than you need in gluttony's holy grail
You'll drink more, eat more, when fridge stashed with cheese and ale
When larder stocked so full the shelves begin to fail
You've been hoodwinked by the old dime a dozen tale
That sellers know has overspend hidden in veil.
All the extra loaves of bread you've bought will go stale
Use by dates will loom up fast, wasted saves will fail.
Bulk buys have 'pigging-out' a swinging in their tail
So save your money and spend slowly like a snail
With firm foot grounded, weathering the sale wail gale
Copyright © John Anderson | Year Posted 2017
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