It’s A Bold (Business) Strategy, Cotton…
Me: “Hi, I saw some outfits in your shop window that I would really like to try on.”
Salesperson: “We don’t have them.”
Me: “Oh, are they all sold out already?”
Salesperson: “No, we don’t stock those clothes.”
Me: “Okay. Can I try on the outfits from the window display, then?”
Salesperson: “No, those are not for sale. They are just to show what kind of clothes we sell.”
Me: “But you don’t sell them.”
Salesperson: “No.”
I didn’t buy anything in that store that day or any other day, but they stayed open, with different window displays every season, presumably always showcasing the exact outfits you could not buy there. Stupid, or extremely savvy?
