Love Is Not On Clearance

Summary

My best friend, Cheryl, was the absolute queen of the "BOGO" deal.

She was the kind of person who lived to manipulate algorithms for a discount. She’d bundle online orders to hit the free-shipping threshold, split Uber rides down to the exact cent, and drag me out to dinner every single day just to exploit a "buy-one-get-one-half-off" coupon.

My boyfriend, Douglas, used to complain about it constantly. "Can’t you get her to give us some space? You’re with her so much that I barely get to see you anymore."