The way to travel…

lovely story, and I’m not sure that it wasn’t more comfortable than current economy in a full flight especially if there is a long layover in the mid-east

This is a bit of humour for the weekend a friend sent me……

Somebody walks into his local branch of “ALL ABOUT PAINT”.

Customer: ” Hello, how much is your paint?”
Salesman: “We have regular quality @ €6 a litre and premium @ €9 per litre. How many litres would you like?”
Customer: “10 litres of regular quality, please.”
Salesman: “Great, that will be €60 plus tax.”

Another day the man goes into a local discount store “EASYRYANPAINT”.

Customer: “Hello, how much is your paint?”
Salesman: “Well Sir, it all depends.”
Customer: “Depends on what?”
Salesman: “Actually, a lot of things.”
Customer: “How about giving me an average price?”
Salesman: “Wow, that´s too hard a question. The lowest price is €4 a litre, and we have 150 different prices up to €200 a litre.”
Customer: “What is the difference in the paint?”
Salesman: “Oh, there isn´t any difference; it´s all the same paint.”
Customer: “Well then, I´d like some of that €4 paint.”
Salesman: “Well, first I need to ask you a few questions. When do you intend to use it?”
Customer: “I want to paint tomorrow on my day off.”
Salesman: ” I am sorry, sir, but the paint for tomorrow is @ €200 a litre.”
Customer: “What!!. When would I have to paint in order to get the €4 version?”
Salesman: “That would be in six weeks, but you would also have to agree to start painting before the Friday of that week and then continue painting till at least Sunday.”
Customer: “You´ve got to be kidding!”
Salesman: “Sir. We don´t kid around here. Of course, I´ll have to check to see if we have any of that paint available before I can sell it to you.”
Customer: “What do you mean – check to see if you can sell it to me? You have shelves full of the stuff. I can see it right there.”
Salesman: “Just because you can see it doesn´t mean that we have it for sale. It may be the same paint, but we sell only a certain muber of litres on any given weekend.”
“Oh, by the way, the price has just gone up to €6 a litre.”
Customer: “You mean the price went up while we were talking?”
Salesman: “Yes, sir. You see we change the prices and rules thousands of times every day, and since you have not actually walked out of the store with our paint yet, we have just decided to change the price. Unless you want the same thing to happen again, I suggest you get on with your purchase. How many litres do you want?”
Customer: “I don´t know exactly. Maybe ten litres, or maybe I should buy twelve litres just to make sure I have enough.”
Salesman: “Oh, no sir. You can´t do that. If you buy the paint then don´t use it, you will be liable for penalties and possible confiscation of the paint you already have.”
Customer: “What?”
Salesman: “That´s right. we can sell you enough paint to do your kitchen, bathroom, hall and north bedrrom, but if you stop before you do the bedroom, you will be in violation of our tariffs.”
Customer: “But what does it matter to you whether I use all the paint? I have already paid you for it.”
Salesman: “Sir, there is no point in getting upset; that´s just the way it is. We make plans based upon the idea that you will use all the paint, and when you don´t, it just causes us all sorts of problems.”
Customer: “This is crazy!! I suppose something terrible will happen to me if I don´t keep painting till Sunday!”
Salesman: “Yes, sir. It will”
Customer: ” Well that does it! I´m going somewhere else to buy my paint.”
Salesman. “That won´t do you any good, sir. We all have the same rules. Thanks for painting with us.”….

….”oh, by the way. Brushes and turpentine are not included in the price. You can also contract our storage facility until you pick it up, or you can contract our delivery service for your convenience. Have a nice day.”