24 Jul 2008
Bring Back Butter Vouchers!
You know the recession is actually
happening when a taxi driver will accept Superquinn vouchers in lieu of
payment.
Two members of
GCN’s staff went for a quiet pint or three in the Front Lounge after work yesterday and
found themselves too wobbly-legged to walk home. What’s new, Conor and Lorna?
So they took a taxi back to Morehampton Rd.
On arrival at said destination, they found themselves short of the full cab
fare, and negotiated payment of the balance with a Superquinn voucher worth €2
off Finish dishwasher tablets.
I was immediately reminded of a time when I
used to exchange butter vouchers for peat briquettes so I could have heat, back
in the old recession times, you know.
Said GCN staff members are sitting at their
desks right now, eating muesli they stashed in the office kitchen for broke-at-breakfast-time emergencies. They’ve also taken to bringing in the goods to make up their own
sandwiches at lunchtime… to save money.
They're loudly debating whether The Front Lounge will accept Tesco coupons. The recession has truly arrived.