Cameron spends hour upon hour reviewing the Lego catalog. He can easily tell you the names of the different models, which mini-figures they come with and which new models are coming in 2010. He does, however, seem oblivious to price. Frequently I have had to tell him, "No, Cameron, I don't think you'll be getting the Power Miners Rock Crushing Battle Droid Driller of Death. Why? Because it cost $199.99."
The other day a new Lego catalog arrived in the mail. On the cover it said, "Purchases over $100 SHIP FREE!" "Look at this!!!" Cameron gasped.
"Oh, right. Free shipping," I answered.
Cameron began frantically flipping through the catalog. "Okay. I'm going to get this. And this. And this. Can we order it now?"
"What?"
"It says 'Offer ends December 14,' so we better order it all now!" said Cameron. "Oooh, and I'm going to get this . . . "
"Um, Cameron? We're not getting any of those."
"WHAATTT? Why not? They're FREE!" he responded. "And they even ship them to you!"
He was deeply disappointed when I explained that "ships free" meant that ONLY the shipping was free.
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That must have been so disappointing. Unfortunately, most real life lessons are.
I hope Cameron gets some great stuff for Christmas.
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