Customer: "I’m looking for something cheap but high quality."
Salesperson: "You’re in luck! This pen writes just like a $100 pen."
Customer: "How much is it?"
Salesperson: "$99.99."
Salesperson: "This is your lucky day! We have a special offer: Buy one, get one free!"
Customer: "No thanks. I don't need two."
Salesperson: "Then give the free one to a friend!"
Customer: "I don't have any friends."
Salesperson: "Then make one with the free item!"
Salesman: "Just give us a small deposit, ma'am, and you'll pay nothing for the next six months."
Woman: "I see you've heard of us."
Here are the reasons I'd like to thank Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, and my local grocer for having 25 checkout lanes and only three open at any given time.
- I can run next door and pick up my dry cleaning.
- I can catch up on my magazine reading without buying any.
- I can catch a quick catnap now rather than on the drive home.
- I can finally apply my top coat of nail polish with plenty of drying time.
- I can practice my standup comedy routines on unsuspecting fellow customers.
- I can assess what other people have in their carts and get exciting new dinner ideas.
- I have time to leave my cart in line and run back to get the 13 things on my list I forgot.