More Than He Bargained For
EDITORS' CHOICE, MARKET, MONEY, RETAIL, STUPID | RIGHT | APRIL 27, 2009
(My father is manning tables at the local flea market. A man comes up to the table and picks out an item that’s priced at $8.)
Customer: “Will you take $6 for this?”
Dad: “Sure.”
(The man finds another item, this one priced at $5.)
Customer: “Will you take $4?”
Dad: “Sure.”
(After a while, the man finds another item, this time priced at $6.)
Customer: “$5?”
Dad: “Sure.”
(Finally, the man gathers all of his items together and winds up for the ultimate bargaining ploy.)
Customer: “How about $20 for all three?”
Dad: “Sure.”
(Dad was always an agreeable sort.)
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