A man walks into a greengrocers and says:
“Do you have any cake?”
“I’m sorry, sir, we don’t stock cake, this is a greengrocers.”
“That’s outrageous! WHY don’t you have any cake?!”
“Well, frankly, we never really thought about stocking it.”
“Appalling! You MUST stock cake!”
“Well, now that you’ve mentioned it, I like cake and I think a lot of our customers might like cake too, so it probably makes sense to start stocking it. It’d probably attract more cake-loving customers, thus broadening our customer base and generating more profit for the shop. Can you tell me where I can order some cake?”
“That’s not MY job! Work it out for yourself!!”
“But I don’t know any stockists of cakes.”
“That’s not MY problem, just make sure you get some cake in soon! OR ELSE!”
“OK.”
A year passes and the man goes back into the shop:
“Well?!”
“Well, what?”
“Do you now stock cake?”
“Oh, that! Yes, on your advice we’ve now got Carrot, Walnut and Victoria Sponges.”
“That’s outrageous! That’s a woefully poor selection of cakes.”
“Well, what do you suggest?”
“That’s not MY problem, just make sure you get a wider selection of cake-related products in soon! OR ELSE!”
A year passes and the man goes back into the shop:
“Well?!”
“Sigh, it’s you again.”
“Yes, it’s me. Do you now stock a broader selection of cake-related products?”
“Yes, on your advice we’ve now got madeleines, cupcakes, macaroons and petit fours.”
“That’s outrageous! The fishmonger now stocks croissants and muffins!”
“Well, what do you suggest?”
“That’s not MY problem, just make sure you get a wider selection of sweet, baked items in soon! OR ELSE!”
“By the way, did you tell the hardware shop and the butcher to start stocking cake?” asked the greengrocer.
“That’s not the point! Don’t change the subject! I want to know what YOU’RE going to do about your appallingly small range of cake-related produce?”
“Here are the keys to the shop, Sir, I’m going to retire.”
A year passes and a woman enters the greengrocers/bakers.
“Do you have any candles?”
“I’m sorry, madam, we don’t stock candles…”
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