Ice Cream or Bust! (Literally)

OK I have to admit that I finally broke down and bought ice cream here in The Port. This is going to be a wee bit of a whining moment as the prices staggered me, I thought Clinton's Budget Foods was bad but the North End Store (because it is the north end of this person's house) takes the cake. Hey desperate times call for desperate measures, so I forked out $8.59 for a tub of Breyer's ice cream (luckily I had the peanut butter at home already or my whole paycheque would have disappeared). But I have to say in the stores defense the lady there smiles very kindly as you pass it over and she has only your best interests at heart. Maybe next time I have to go to the Your Welcome Store (I have no idea why it has this name).

You may all think I am kidding about losing your paycheque in a day but lets talk about if I had gone to Rupert to get this ice cream. It costs $21 just to get on the ferry that is 20 minutes away from town. This is only a one way ticket so I hope you have transportation. You sit on a ferry 1 hour before you are dropped off in Rupert. There you could buy ice cream for the usual price but remember now you have to wait until 4pm before you can go back and depending on the day you may have to wait until tomorrow to return. HMMM costs are rising. Again you pay $21 to get back to the Port and now your ice cream has cost between $42 -84 (and hopefully it hasn't melted). I guess $8.59 is not so bad now that I think about it.

I found out there is an ATM in town yet the charge to use it is $2.50. I am never going to complain about bank fees again (yup you heard me Mom, I do appreciate Coast Capital Savings!) Needless to say the ice cream was fab, and well worth any financial pain it caused.