Oh, How The Truth Doth Sting
(As a result of the US/Canadian currency parity, a lot of customers have been angry that they have to pay the Canadian price instead of the cheaper US price.)
Customer: “Which price do I have to pay: the American or Canadian?”
Coworker: “I’m afraid you have to pay the Canadian price.”
Customer: *angrily* “Why?”
Coworker: “Quite simply, we buy from Canadian publishers with Canadian money. Also, that book was bought before the price parity; therefore, to sell at the American price would mean that we would not be making any money.”
Customer: “Well, I want you to explain to my seven-year-old daughter why she’s not getting this book for Christmas.”
Me: “…because her dad is a cheapskate?”
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