We're Really Just Social Drinkers.
I have five days till we leave for The Big Smoke. I decided that today would be the day we throw out all the alcohol in the apartment.
Thing is though... The Husband and I don't really drink alcohol. At least not at home. I mean, I will buy a bottle of red wine and drink it over the span of a week. But when we buy anything else, it never gets drunk. So now we have a nice small collection of things to throw out...
Out to the trash it goes tonight! (Once I have emptied them down the drain first, of course.)
Thing is though... The Husband and I don't really drink alcohol. At least not at home. I mean, I will buy a bottle of red wine and drink it over the span of a week. But when we buy anything else, it never gets drunk. So now we have a nice small collection of things to throw out...
- Margarita Mix (I used this to make cupcakes about a year ago.)
- Cuervo Gold Tequila (Same as above.)
- Cointreau (I got this SIX years ago to experiment with a signature cocktail for our wedding.)
- Smirnoff Citrus Vodka (I can't recall why I bought this. I just know I bought it 4 years ago when we moved into our current apartment.)
- Two Bottles of White Wine (One was a gift a year and a half ago, and remains unopened. The other was used to make fish a few months back. I don't drink white wine, as it is PURE sugar.)
- Smirnoff ICE bottle (The Husband and I bought a six pack of this to drink on our back deck when we moved in here four years ago. Neither of us drank the last one.)
Out to the trash it goes tonight! (Once I have emptied them down the drain first, of course.)
Comments
We are in the same situation in our house. I've got a few bottles of liquor lying around that we never touch unless we have company who want it (and they almost never do, except sometimes the Hennessy).
Or, Kate and I will drink it!
Plus, red wine has way more antioxidents in it. So red wine has more health benefits than white wine does... And, in my opinion, it tastes much better.
The only white wine I drink is Ice wine... And only once or twice a year. And that is PURE sugar. So sweet!
If I had a bottle of Patron, I would definitely save that for you guys.
Plus, I had to clean out the apartment tonight, as it is trash night. Didn't have time to wait around for people to come by an dpick it up.
It must be nice to have enough that you can essentially throw cash-money (to someone else) down the drain.
I probably make similar money to what you and hubby make, and I'm certain I've wasted my share; but especially lately, I just try to remember that I'm luckier than some of my neighbors.
Good luck in the land of Labatt's Blue, eh?
The alcohol - which has no "liquid" value - was thrown out, yes.
The bottles, however, were thrown out in their own, separate translucent recycling bag. And I can confirm that they were picked up by the bottle collectors who dig through the block's trash each Monday night.
So, in reality, the portion that does have value will be used.
That's "recycling." And not "throwing away" money.
I mean, unless it is a fantastic bottle of wine, I don't hold much value in alcohol in general.
And, to be honest, I have always been one to toss old alcohol. Even back in my early 20s, when I had no money. If I wasn't going to drink something, and I needed to off-load it... I would toss it out.
So I guess I was always "wasteful." Even when I was poor.