what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping...(ZT)

A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a
particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked
her for a couple of dollars for dinner. The woman took out her
wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this
money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?"

"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless woman replied.

"Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?" the
woman asked.

"No, I don't waste time shopping." the homeless woman said. "I
need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" the
woman asked.

"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless woman. "I haven't had my
hair done in 20 years!"

"Well," said the woman, "I'm not going to give you the money.
Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my hubby and
myself tonight."

The homeless woman was astounded. "Won't your husband be
furious with you for doing that? I know I am dirty, and I
probably smell pretty disgusting."

The woman replied, "That's okay. It's important for him to see
what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair
appointments and wine!"