I worked for Traveler Trading Co. in Clifton, NJ, circa 1987. We had a Halloween outlet store and sold these flies in bulk which were left in one of those orange pumpkin buckets. Someone brought their purchase to the register, including a few flies, but one of the flies was a real dead one (they didn't clean the store well) so I charged them 5¢ for the real fly and packed it away with the plastic ones. Traveler Trading is where I learned about the true spirit of enterprise.
Why pay good money for plastic flies when real flies are so free and plentiful?
ReplyDeleteI worked for Traveler Trading Co. in Clifton, NJ, circa 1987. We had a Halloween outlet store and sold these flies in bulk which were left in one of those orange pumpkin buckets. Someone brought their purchase to the register, including a few flies, but one of the flies was a real dead one (they didn't clean the store well) so I charged them 5¢ for the real fly and packed it away with the plastic ones. Traveler Trading is where I learned about the true spirit of enterprise.
ReplyDeletesteve- I guess it's better than paying for real flies.
ReplyDeleteand speaking of which- Chris, thanks for the hilarious story!
That's THE Chris Adams ladies and gentlemen! (as in S.S.) Now this little collection of gags has received the highest possible honor.