A plumber whom I deal with, I'll call him Cloyce just to give him a name, isn't a bad guy, but he can be a bit pushy, especially about price. In the old barn yesterday as he was purchasing a few items the usual question came up. "Can you do a little better, Marty?"
I deftly yet purposely changed the subject. "I saw your selfie on Facebook where you were at the Lions playoff game this past Sunday."
"Yeah! Great game. Glad I could be there."
I agreed. "No doubt. Great seats too?"
Beginning to suspect an ulterior motive, Cloyce answered warily, "Yeessss."
"Cool beans," I replied before continuing, "Did you ask the Lions for a better price, or did you just buy the tickets?"
"Okay, Cosgriff, what do I owe you?" he asked, kind of embarrassed.
I call that point made.
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