Clif

About a month ago we had some friends visit from Seattle. And, what do you do when friends visit, go to Disneyland, of course. By far, the Happiest Place on Earth. AND, did you know that Disneyland allows you to bring in your own food?! So, I jumped on the opportunity to make a snack-pack which included  a delicious Chocolate Chip Clif Bar, my favorite (I bough another to have as back-up when we got home). After a full day of walking around, I figured Clif could give me a little boost of energy so I pulled it out, peeled open the package and... what?! No chocolate chips in my Chocolate Chip Clif Bar! It was so disappointing, and it just didn''t taste right. I'm not blaming Clif Bar, but I was really out of energy the rest of the night... okay, that is a lie.

But, I forgot about it and life went on as normal... Until I packed the second Clif Bar for lunch and opened it... not a chocolate chips in that one either! I proceeded to tell my friend Brett about the situation, and he told me to call and shed light on the situation. If you know me at all you know that while I would say I don't have an opinion about anything, I can be pretty picky; I would say I hate confrontation, but I secretly want to stand up at any given situation. So, I called the company, reported the problem and they offered to send me a few Clif Bars, complementary to satisfy me. Sweet! I thought about asking them to send me their new Spiced Pumpkin Pie, but thought that was a little too demanding. 

I was just thinking about how I never received my "replacements" when Sue, our landlord, said a package came for me today. Ta-DA! The box was from Clif Bar, equipped with 3 replacements! Woohoo. Perfect timing too because I'm leaving for Chicago tomorrow morning and could use some "Nutrition For Sustained Energy."

I learned a valuable life lesson today - when something is not right, don't be afraid to let someone know. Okay, I know that is not really a life lesson, but I tend to let things slide by, thinking that it would be too much of a hassle to bother anyone with the problem. But I just got 3 Clif Bars today, and it made me happy. Watch out Clif Bar, Brett may have made a complainer out of me! Just kidding, I'm cheap, but not that cheap...