Deal Clincher Mugs

'Landmark book deal.'

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

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

Do you want to win the game or my business?

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

Fish and color

'This is Harris, he's been with the firm some 45 years!'

'Dog eat dog.'

'Could we finish these negotiations via e-mail? That will allow me to think before I respond to your proposals.'

'He wants to close the deal with a handshake. What do you think about that?'

"In layman's terms, it's £12,750."

'We don't know what it is but it was in the sale so we thought we'd better get one before they sold out.'

"Hire me and I'll bring in orders. Big orders. You're gonna need a bigger door."

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

Remember take time to stop and smell the profits.

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."

'I hope you made the prospect say no three times before you gave up.'

'Guess who made a bushel today?'

"Oh, go on Jeffrey. . . Give him an order!"

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

"Then he slammed the door on me!" "Not the closing you were hoping for."

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

'Sell South Africa!'

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

'A hostile takeover just wasn't feasible, so we agreed to a hostile merger.'

"And when the extended warranty kicks in, we send you a big can of new car smell."

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

"Now the first thing you have to do is to get a client's attention."

"You know, sometimes I don't think of us so much as dealers in stocks and bonds as dealers in dreams."