I am all about giving money to charity. I’m a sucker for anything that will help animals. Every time I see those Sarah McLachlan commercials for abused animals…forget about it…I want to empty out my bank account. Or those polar bears stranded on ice? Please!
Due to my inability to turn a blind eye, it will come as no surprise to any one that I find myself supporting the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). Mostly due to those sad tiger commercials, not because Leonardo DiCaprio is their spokesperson. It just breaks my heart to see those baby tigers running around, not knowing that there are less than 3,200 of them left. Oh, the sadness!
In an attempt to support the tigers I went to Urban Outfitters, where I purchased a WWF panda shirt for $36.00. What do I care? I’m saving a tiger’s life. I of course assume that at least $1.00 of that will go to WWF. And so, I have been rocking out my small, mens, panda t-shirt for weeks.
Imagine my shock and dismay when I got this call from my mom:
Mom: Hey! I got a panda shirt, too.
Me: What? You don’t wear t-shirts?
Mom: Well mine is cuter than yours, it’s a woman’s. I got it a TJ Maxx.
Me: Oh! Wait. Oh. No. You’re about to tell me how much you spent…
Mom: 12 DOLLARS!
Me: I’m going to be sick.
Mom: I know! So anyway, what is this shirt? What does the panda mean?
Me: Oh! This is your Twilight shirt all over again. Why do you buy these things when you don’t know about them?
Mom: Because, Dayna, like the Twilight shirt, I liked the color and I like pandas.
Me: Well, you probably saved the life of a panda today.
Mom: I probably saved two. I got you one, also. Wow, both for less than what you paid.
This is what I get for trying to be generous. I get ripped off. The really awful thing is that the same amount of money probably went to WWF from both purchases. To make matters worse, the 12 dollar ones are definitely much cuter.
TJ Maxx…how is it that I can love and hate you at the same time?
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