|After being away on business for a week before Christmas, Tom thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift.“How about some perfume?“ he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a bottle costing $50.“That’s a bit much,“ said Tom, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.“Thats still quite a bit,“ Tom groused.Growing disgusted, the clerk brought out a tiny $15 bottle.Tom grew agitated, „What I mean,“ he said, „is I’d like to see something real cheap.“So the clerk handed him a mirror.
