"Ma'am, unfortunately the price is not negotiable. We're not authorized to sell below the prices dictated to us by the manufacturer." Oh really?  Fast forward 10 minutes. YUP, Mom got that St. John suit at a discount...from Nordstrom. I witnessed this feat at about age 9.  (But let's be honest, no one can handle Mom's passionate soliloquys longer than about 10 minutes. Good effort though, Nordy saleslady.) "Ma'am, the charge is that you were speeding at 72mph in a 45mph zone. How do you plead - guilty or not guilty?" "Uhh...not dat guilty."   The invention of an entirely new plea category … [Read more...]