A meeting of the minds - a lesson for us all
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<<Ring>>
Tom: Hello, Tom’s Art Gallery.
Bob: Hi Tom, It’s Bob from Bob’s Art Gallery. I hear you have a beautiful painting for sale.
Tom: Yes, it is displayed in the front window of my store. I want $30,000 for it.
Bob: That’s a lot of money. But since it’s a beautiful painting I’ll give you $20,000.
Tom: I’ll take $27,000 and you can put it in your store window and sell it.
Bob: Is it really beautiful?
Tom: Yes it is a beautiful painting. It was rated at 65 by the painting raters.
Bob: I’ll give you $22,500 for that beautiful painting.
Tom/Bob: Deal
<<click>>
Tom: Honey, I just sold the painting in the window for $22,500.
Mrs. Tom: That’s wonderful honey, but now our front window will be empty. What ever shall we do?
Tom: I’ll ride into town and use the money to buy a new beautiful painting we can put in the store window.
Mrs. Tom: That is a fine idea. I’m sorry I ever said your paintings were boring.
Meanwhile…
Bob: Honey, I just bought a beautiful painting for $22,500. We can put it in our store window and sell it for $30,000
Mrs. Bob: That’s wonderful honey, but have you seen the painting and know that it’s really beautiful?
Bob: No, don’t worry. If it’s not beautiful I’ll just get our money back.
Mrs. Bob: That is a fine idea. I’m sorry I ever said your paintings were boring.
Later on…
<<Ring>>
Tom: Hello, Tom’s Art Gallery.
Bob: Hi Tom, It’s Bob from Bob’s Art Gallery. The painting arrived and I don’t think it’s a beautiful painting like I thought it would be. I want to get my money back like we agreed.
Tom: Huh?
Tom: Hello, Tom’s Art Gallery.
Bob: Hi Tom, It’s Bob from Bob’s Art Gallery. I hear you have a beautiful painting for sale.
Tom: Yes, it is displayed in the front window of my store. I want $30,000 for it.
Bob: That’s a lot of money. But since it’s a beautiful painting I’ll give you $20,000.
Tom: I’ll take $27,000 and you can put it in your store window and sell it.
Bob: Is it really beautiful?
Tom: Yes it is a beautiful painting. It was rated at 65 by the painting raters.
Bob: I’ll give you $22,500 for that beautiful painting.
Tom/Bob: Deal
<<click>>
Tom: Honey, I just sold the painting in the window for $22,500.
Mrs. Tom: That’s wonderful honey, but now our front window will be empty. What ever shall we do?
Tom: I’ll ride into town and use the money to buy a new beautiful painting we can put in the store window.
Mrs. Tom: That is a fine idea. I’m sorry I ever said your paintings were boring.
Meanwhile…
Bob: Honey, I just bought a beautiful painting for $22,500. We can put it in our store window and sell it for $30,000
Mrs. Bob: That’s wonderful honey, but have you seen the painting and know that it’s really beautiful?
Bob: No, don’t worry. If it’s not beautiful I’ll just get our money back.
Mrs. Bob: That is a fine idea. I’m sorry I ever said your paintings were boring.
Later on…
<<Ring>>
Tom: Hello, Tom’s Art Gallery.
Bob: Hi Tom, It’s Bob from Bob’s Art Gallery. The painting arrived and I don’t think it’s a beautiful painting like I thought it would be. I want to get my money back like we agreed.
Tom: Huh?
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