Opening A New Boutique Gifts

"I'm looking for something that says country-but-only-an-hour-and-a-half-drive-from-the-city."

"Oh to be young and in love and wear things cut on the bias."

"This is a clever little shop. It makes you think it would be fun to own a lamp."

Pashminas are sooo noughties!

Important Food Groups

"It's black, but it's not New York black."

'They've certainly got designs on your purse!'

Courtyard of the Hotel de France, Montreuil.

"I feel there's a whole culture around mules."

"Check out this new store."

Books / Coffee table books

"I want that dressing-room mirror fired."

Florist "Say it with cacti"

'Running your own business means being self-made, unfortunately it also means finding out what you're made of!'

As models become skinnier, so do the mannequins.

Blackjack: free lemonade!

Sign on a sale bin at a bookstore that reads "Latte-Damaged Books".

'How do I qualify for the 'Preferred Customer Discount' you're advertising?' 'Do you have a pulse?'

Ed discovers that building his greenhoue outside the leftfield wall was a huge mistake!

Capt. Ahab's landlocked brother Morab, searching for the white elephant.

"I never expected you to pay through the nose."

Bob's DIY Store

'What if we just cut back on our genres this year?'

"I see you've got a new cheese counter."

"I can't believe I spent seven million dollars on tights."

'When things are slow'

'I remember when it was a row of quaint little coffee bars and boutiques.'

I'm thinking of something in a Cheddar.

"These are the least elegant one's in stock!"

Balloons vs. Rockets

'I'm brilliant, handsome and rich... but I want to be known for the suits I wear.'

Tuxedo company.

"I don't have any yet. We just opened."