Tuesday 17 May 2011

Knock, Knock.


Is this a sign of the times or just plain silly?




We are having a real clear out of the clutter that we had put in store before we left on our adventure.









Digging through it all, I found a box of forty brand new door knockers on cards tucked away in a corner, ah ha thinks I, there are a few shops in the Bay that might just take these off my hands at fifty pence each. Bargain!
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Only one hardware shop showed any interest, but, although they thought the knockers were a really good price the buyer would have to consult with his business partner…..!!
Could you leave a sample and call back in a couple of days? Says he.

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Now, you can call me cynical if you like, but ten cards would be the grand total of five pounds. Five pounds is not worthy of consulting your business partner, it is not even worthy of bothering the petty cash tin, it is just loose change in your back pocket.
The upshot of this little episode was that when I called back, they bought…..drum roll please………….one! Yes…. ONE CARD!
This was to see how they get on.

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Thinking about this, it took two established Herne Bay “business men” the best part of three days to decide to spend the princely sum of fifty pence.
This attitude might go some way to explaining why Herne Bay, which is only a small town, has sixteen charity shops, numerous pound and cheap card shops, two bookmakers and very little else.

 
 
Until next time………………….





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