The Tale of the Sale
Listening to all the pre-holiday season advertising for ‘movable goods' on the radio has not inspired me to extract money from my wallet in order to purchase any. What is stimulated, however, is my gag reflex. Some of these sales come ons sound like the beginning, middle, and end of a bad joke. Recently, there was an ad for the services (I think) of a doctor in connection with a line of high-end watches. Is this doctor selling watches? Is business that bad? Is he trying unsuccessfully to say that time is running out for those who don't contact him? This ad only served to make me suspicious of both the doctor and the upscale line of watches. In annoyed disgust, I turned off the radio dial in case I'd hear anything else as remotely ridiculous.
Vegan footwear is another prized item this year. I laughed my head off on that one. Who knew there was such a category in shoes? Does it mean that the material is made of cloth, vegetables, or hemp, or do you have to be a vegan to wear a pair? I don't think I am interested.
You can go to hamster.com to check out the offerings there. Do they ship live hamsters, or do you just check out their suitability as pets for your own kiddies at home. Are they delivered alive, or do they come ready for burial in their own individual pine boxes?
At least with mannequins, what you see is what you get. The item for sale on the model looks exactly like what you'd get if you actually happened to purchase one. It is made of the same material you see on the dummy and at the very least, it comes in the one specific color you are looking at. You can even get a reality check, if need be, by touching it. Your purchase will only disappoint, if it does at all, if you ignore the cleaning instructions on the label.
Oh, it seems that this year, in a time of sluggish consumer spending, that everyone is attempting to sell everything. Anything. So far I haven't noticed that anyone is giving a great deal on the sale of their mother. But then again, my radio has remained off. Well, I guess I wouldn't be shocked. You just never know. They say that every man has his price, and now we can say that every item has a buyer!
Vegan footwear is another prized item this year. I laughed my head off on that one. Who knew there was such a category in shoes? Does it mean that the material is made of cloth, vegetables, or hemp, or do you have to be a vegan to wear a pair? I don't think I am interested.
You can go to hamster.com to check out the offerings there. Do they ship live hamsters, or do you just check out their suitability as pets for your own kiddies at home. Are they delivered alive, or do they come ready for burial in their own individual pine boxes?
At least with mannequins, what you see is what you get. The item for sale on the model looks exactly like what you'd get if you actually happened to purchase one. It is made of the same material you see on the dummy and at the very least, it comes in the one specific color you are looking at. You can even get a reality check, if need be, by touching it. Your purchase will only disappoint, if it does at all, if you ignore the cleaning instructions on the label.
Oh, it seems that this year, in a time of sluggish consumer spending, that everyone is attempting to sell everything. Anything. So far I haven't noticed that anyone is giving a great deal on the sale of their mother. But then again, my radio has remained off. Well, I guess I wouldn't be shocked. You just never know. They say that every man has his price, and now we can say that every item has a buyer!
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