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william l brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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william l brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:27:20 -0700
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heh Gosh, we could relate experiences all day. Maybe even we are guilty from
time to time ;-) OK, one incident that seems to stand out with me -I  was
buying something - let's say, $5 each or 4 for $10. I bought 5 of the
items - clerk charges me $15. "You bought 4 for $10 and an extra one". I
couldn't get though...

Bill

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From: Michael P. Smith <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 13:01
Subject: Re: Idiots among us


>I can no longer resist....
>
>  I went to a Barnes and Noble looking for some books.  After finding what
I
>was looking for I headed for the register but decided to stop and browse
>through the discount section up front.  Much to my surprise I found a copy
>of "War of the Jewel" in the history section.  When I checked out I
>mentioned to the cashier that "War of the Jewel" is a fantasy novel set in
>JRR Tolkien's mythical world of Middle Earth and that it shouldn't be in
the
>history section.
>
>  It gets better.  About a week or two later I find myself in the same
store
>and decide to see if they moved "War of the Jewel".  Sure enough, they
moved
>it.  To the Travel section.
>
>
>Michael P. Smith
>

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