If it had been a busy show I wouldn't have given him the time of day either,
but it was slow I was bored and he was too. No malice was intended on
either side it was a game I had played in Europe and he had played in his
home land. A little fun for booth of us.
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On May 7, 11:26 pm, "sweet sawdust"
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He picked up a $2 item and told me it was two expensive, he would like
to buy it but wouldn't pay such a high price for it. His daughter
turned around from talking with my wife with a look of horror on her
face. I told the randfather that to take less would be a disgrace to
my labor and for him to pay less would dishoner me. We ent on for about
ten minutes accusing each other of trying to rob the other and steal
food from out of our babies mouths etc.

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Wow. Life is too short for that, amigo. I would have told him that
sorry old tightwad to get lost. I have run into that attitude before,
but rarely over ten frikkin' cents. In his mind, or in his country,
haggling may be a tradition. Good for him.

I wouldn't stand there and waste air talking to him, making everyone
around us feel that uncomfortable.

My thoughts are this: if you want to tell me something I am selling is
too expensive, that is certainly your option. Any salesperson is used
to hearing that.

If you want to stand and insult me, my ethics, my work, my business
and talk to me about taking food out of a child's mouth for something
that you don't have to buy, beware.

I will try to give about double what I get from that exchange.

And for .10? Ten cents?

I would probably throw a two dollar item at him and tell him to shove
it.

But then, that's just me. As always, YMMV.

Robert