Friday, February 20, 2026

A pretty penny?

“Installation is included? Heck, I paid a pretty penny for installation!”

When I see this commercial for Renewal by Andersen (which does not appear to be available online), I laugh. And heck, I wonder how long the expression “a pretty penny” might last now that the penny is defunct.

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“Yap,” “skedaddle,” and “sheesh”

comments: 2

ksh said...

And what will be saved and earned?

Michael Leddy said...

If it’s Andersen, they’ll earn every penny you’ve got.