She picks out a small bottle of perfume which cost her Rp. 200.000. The free gift itself costs Rp. 300.000, so she feels that she has saved Rp. 100.000.
We are only ten meters away from the cosmetic counter when
perfume sales girls block our way. She holds a bottle of perfume in her right hand and some scented paper cards in her left hand.
I politely refuse her offer to spray my writ with her perfume, but Mom does the opposite. She lets the sales girls spray the perfume on her wrist and takes one scented paper.
With all politeness aside, I quickly drag Mom away. I think she has spent enough money today.
“Why you didn’t take the sample card,” asks Mom
“What for?”
“I can put it in my handbag. It makes my handbag smell good.”
Mom opens her handbag and puts the card in, where she already has other cards. Some of the fragrance has faded away, while some are still slightly preserved.
“Next time, if they offer you one, just take it. Give it to me if you don’t like it. Okay…? Mom try to extract a promise from me.
“Okay.”
