Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When my wife and I were honeymooning in Paris in 1974 we had an amazing experience that showed that Parisians can be wonderfully generous. I was shopping for ties in a small specialty shop and had selected 3 or 4 that I was fond of. They were a bit pricey as they were designer brands (Dior, etc) and I was having a hard time deciding which to buy. The shop owner was a delightful woman who spoke excellent English. When I mentioned to her that the suit I hoped to match with a tie was back at the hotel, she immediately insisted that I take several ties back to the hotel for the evening and see how they would look with the suit. Then she carefully packed the ties into a bag and handed it to me without so much as asking for a name or address and said "See you tomorrow." I was stunned, but accepted her offer and ended up buying three ties instead of just one as I had planned. Recalling that story just made me think of another. A merchant in the Old Town part of Albuquerque used to have a jewelry and pottery store that was very popular. He had a credit plan called "Manny's Credit." That meant you could take the item home and mail Manny a check at your convenience. There was a sign in the shop that said he would take a check from anyone except of member of Congress. ;-) -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085