Brand New Vintage!
(We sell a mixture of vintage and new items, including furniture. Everything vintage or antique is marked on the tag as such.)
Customer: “Hi, this antique mirror. How old is it?”
Me: “Oh, that’s not an antique. It’s made by a company upstate.”
Customer: “Not, it’s antique. See? On the tag it says ‘Nouveau.’”
Me: “Nouveau is a style. It was definitely most popular in the ‘20s here in the US, but this mirror is a modern replica in that style. If it was vintage it would say so on the tag.”
Customer: “It IS vintage. It says right here, ‘Nouveau’!”
Me: “If it was vintage, it would say ‘vintage.’ Like this tag here, see?”
Customer: “You don’t understand.”
Me: “Well, it is a very nice mirror either way. Are you looking for a mirror?”
Customer: “It’s VINTAGE. Just LOOK at it. I know more about this than you. I’ve been buying antiques for decades.”
Me: “If you say so. If you really like it you should purchase it; it’s a really stunning piece. ”
Customer: “Is this the only mirror you have? It’s a little big for me.”
Me: “No, but since we have those mirrors custom made for us by a company upstate we can request them in any size.”
Customer: “Never mind. I’ll keep looking.”
(She left.)
