Honestly a screenshot taped to the fridge that gets three people asking for the link is not nothing. That is a whole week of desk small talk right there, and for twelve bucks you basically bought office fame. Calling it mildly funny feels a little stingy when the woman laughed hard enough to print it out.

Ha! You are not late, you are just smarter than me. I did the same thing with pizza boxes from Costco last fall and yeah, that pile got HOT fast. Cardboard just soaks up all that juice and the worms go nuts over it. Half my neighbors think I'm nuts for saving boxes but let them keep buying that bagged stuff.

Learning this lesson late is still better than never. The usage thing is huge and most people miss it. I put a line in my rate sheet now that says anything past 30 days or paid ads needs a new fee, and honestly half these brands just say okay because they know they were getting away with something. Your friend did you a solid. Walking away is scary but once you know your hourly number you can't unsee it.