Commerce Captain Pillows

Karen was delighted that both her large and small suppliers had turned up for her industry day

Company sales forecast mirrors the weather

The Salesman

"'Meetingpalooza' sounded better in the brochure."

'It's my company, I'll decide whether I want to go to the partner's meeting or not.'

"May I skip the usual Show & Tell and try to hustle some merch?"

"There are the arts, the sciences, agriculture, and commerce. Stick with commerce, if you know what's good for you."

"We're all in the same boat, except it's more like a life raft than an actual boat."

'Our strategy is perfect! This is the customers' fault - they don't think the way WE do!'

Supply Chain

"This is just a model, but you get the idea."

'Enter, 'The Globoracy'.'

Sales Chart: Boomerangs LTD

"It's not my fault! Tariffs on lemon imports have forced me to increase my prices."

"Before we made the leap to cyberspace, our stockholders made us promise we'd maintain a traditional street presence, too!"

"You must admit, so far we've done pretty well for not yet having a product line."

"My God—I've forgotten the number of my Swiss bank account!"

"Advertise! Advertise! That's always been your answer for everything."

London merchant telling a young employee that if he does not change his behaviour his career will go badly and he may end up becoming mayor

Personally, I prefer the stick to the carrot. I tried threatening them with a carrot once, and it didn't work worth a damn.

Music to their ears.

I'd rather be at the office.

'My advice is: Hold on to your stock so you can look back at this and laugh.'

'He runs this firm like a ship.'

Man with pirate eye patch and bandana giving a lecture

Museum of Commerce and gift shop.

'He's always had difficulty giving people negative feedback!'

Sportknitting

"I really hate sales meetings"

First-Customer-Earned

'I hate to see you work during your lunch hour, so do me a favor and close your door.'

Bootmaker upset over the death of a long term customer

"The people who hate trucks as environmentally destructive traffic obstacles and think that drivers are grubby idiots are waiting for their goods!"