My brother got a new game. His birthday is coming and I feel the need to get my very much loved younger brother something. He was eyeing on this game called Counterstrike: Condition Zero.
It’s a first person shooter where you shoot the first person you see in the surrounding. Well, my brother followed that rule too well and ended up shooting down his teammates and the guys he needs to save. Blunder.
Perhaps buying the game itself is a blunder for him and for me. I transacted 5 bucks more my emergency financial unit for his birthday present. The game cost about 50 bucks and I’m being nice to offer 5 bucks to discount him a little. Am I being nice or being very nice? [Both of course.]
There’s no string attached you know. Really. I even offered to treat him with a pie in Burger King and, unlike my much-desired wish, it’d be served into his mouth and not his face. Much of my brother’s dismay (and my dismay too), it didn’t happen, Burger King sold out their pies. Shucks, I was in the pie mood today.
But why a blunder for him and for me? Well, firstly it’s a blunder for him. He went to a computer shop and bought Counterstrike thinking it’s the cheapest. He explored West Mall (local mall) on the weekends and somehow confirmed it.
So today, being a wonderful elder brother, I went right down to West Mall just to bring him 50 bucks as he doesn’t have enough money at the moment. He made that purchase excitedly and very promptly too. I went into that shop and was out within seconds!
It’s so stupid to go to West Mall for less than 5 minutes and returned home, so I told my brother to follow me to Harvery Norman (Australian electric appliance store I believe) to check out the selling price for the digital camera I bought. And I saw some games at Harvey Norman, one of which never seemed more familiar – Counterstrike: Condition Zero.
Well, the thing that saddened my brother is the fact that Harvey Norman sells at SG$47.90 and includes a free game called “Die Hard” while the one at the computer store gave a free useless sling bag that probably just cost a dollar to manufacture. I wouldn’t bring that sling bag out, it looks so stupid with counterstrike characters imprinted on them. Neither him I believe.
My brother proposed the strangest plan ever. He wanted to returned to that computer shop hoping that they’ll return him the 50 bucks and later buy it from Harvey Norman. I told him it’s impossible and stop being childish and his stupidity has overruled him.
Turns out that the stupid one’s me. My brother is actually able to exchange the game (intact)! He told the shopkeeper he doesn’t want the game anymore and the shopkeeper actually returned the 50 bucks. “Huh?” I thought, “Whatever the hell just happened?”
We then head back to Harvey Norman to make that purchase. He is very happy he saved 2 bucks and got an extra game.
As for why is it a blunder for me.. Well, now my brother is hogging the computer, playing that game and I can’t use it. Damn. Big blunder for me, should have discourage him getting the game.
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