One day a miser was buying a hat. The owner of the shop was selling it for ten dollars, but the miser refused. Even when the owner had brought the price down to two dollars, the miser still refused.
Finally, the enraged owner bellowed, “Have it free, then!”
The miser replied, “Good. I’ll buy two.”
What about a different (perhaps more elegant?!) re-telling of this story as follows:
ReplyDeleteA skinflint shopper was reconnaisening a shopping street to acquire a hat.When one shop, stocked with different styles of hats attracted his attention, he stepped in. He chose one he particularly liked and asked for the price. The shopkeeper qouted $8 for it; he disdainfully declined the offer. The shopkeeper then dropped the price to $4 but he was not still impressed.Even when tis was reduced to $2 he feigned disinterest. Exasperated, the shopkeeper caved in and offered it for free because traditionally, it is bad luck if the first customer of the day walks away without a purchase. Triumphantly, the buyer accepted and said" In which event, I'll take two!".
The moral of the story is man's grasping greed,the role of tradition in undermining the negotiation process and a callous streak to triumph at the bargaining table.
It's supposed to be 55 words or less long
ReplyDeleteHow about this shorter story:
ReplyDeleteAn elderly man accompanied his son to take his driving test.He passed with flying colours, even though this was his first attempt. Delighted, the father told his son to drive to his favourite restaurent to celebrate. Upon arrival he parked the car neatly within its defined lot. The father then alighted from the car, only to fall straight into a deep, dirty drain. Of course the celebration was over with the furious father and his embarassed son riding home glumly.