Business Closing Gifts

Tannery.

"The only hint that they were in trouble was when they began selling just one way tickets."

The Bookstore. Going out of business sale. Words failed me.

'The closing down sale didn't work, so we'll have to close down.'

'Gentlemen, I've been authorized to sweeten the offer.'

Money exchange

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

Golden parachutes inc. - 'Our pleas for bail-out funds were ignored.'

Kentucky Fried Horse

"We're still the same, great company we've always been, only we've ceased to exist."

'Behind every great business deal is a company lawyer advising against it.'

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

"And here you see where we successfully concluded the merger to everyone's mutual benefit."

'We're e-bankrupt.'

Line on graph goes right through floor.

'The contracts look good. Why don't you have your disgusting pests call my disgusting pests.'

Small Businesses Go Under.

Sales

"Mr. Joyner, while you were out, your carefully constructed financial empire collapsed like a house of cards."

'Dairy herd for sale. Going out of business. All prices include cut and wrapped.'

'What a wonderful day to declare chapter 13!'

"Can I dress business casual even though I lost our business?"

Bookshop: Closed, Coming Soon Here Internet Cafe.

Mom & Pop General Store - Going Out of Business Slowly But Surely

"According to the most recent report, we have no recourse but to abandon ship."

Grand Opening and Closing Down Sale simultaneously occurring.

Shop signs: then vs. now

'Business is very good. We'll soon be moving to smaller premises.'

Theater Owner Who Refused To Convert To Digital Projection.

'Watson, I don't think you appreciate the gravity of the situation,'

'I've put the business up for sale.'

Rats Flea a Sinking Ship

'The numbers don't look quite so bad along with the hard liquor.'

Factory closed. The 1st CEO got most of it, as a bonus, when we fired him. Ditto, the 2nd CEO, and the last CEO got what was left.