* THE PERFUME ADDICT'S CREED *

The Perfume Addict's Creed

I want it. I want it all. I want it now.

If it is not available at any store in my vicinity, or is prohibitively expensive, I want it most of all.

I am perfectly willing to forego any necessities of life, such as food for my children in order to have it.

I recognize my aromacological dependency.

I recognize your aromacological dependency.

I will willingly aid and abet your dependency, as you will mine.

This makes us infinitely happy.

All money saved by virtue of comparison shopping equals found money and therefore it is not counted as spending.

If everyone else has it, I must have it too.

If I have sniffed everything that I have already purchased, I must immediately buy more scents.

*At this point, it is customary to recite your Visa number from memory.

(adapted from the Crazy Gardener's Creed, author unknown)