Playful Negotiating Mugs

"Would you rather get hit by a racket or chewed by a dog?"

'She flunked me, but I plea-bargained my way up to a C-plus!'

'But, Mom. Think of all the leftovers he can thankfully eliminate.'

"Stock options won't do it. I'll also need a ball of yarn."

Young costermonger trying to sell to a gentleman.

"I'll trade you my cupcake for your head lice."

'Jack wants to stay home and rad books, and I wanted him to take up roller skating, so we compromised.'

'If I eat three more pieces of meat and three more spoonfuls of peas, I want three puddings after!'

"I learned that I'm more of a leaf pile jumper and less of a leaf pile raker."

"My therapist says you have to at least meet me half way."

"It's a deal, I trade you two of your lunchroom duties if you take my field trip duty?"

A man playing with a baby

"I can destroy your bank of knowledge with one blast from my destructo-beam!"

"I'm not eating candy before dinner. I'm skipping dinner."

"It's a note from teacher. She wants to trade the apple I gave her for my chocolate fudge brownie."

We can't top your previous salary, but we can give you a more prestigious email address.

"You tell me where you hid the remote and I'll tell you where I hid your phone."

"If you promise to be very careful, Mommy will let you carry the baguettes."

"Dad, I want another dog for my birthday." "NO." "OK. I want a stripper girlfriend for my birthday." "What kind of dog do you want."

'I'll trade you my topsoil for your apple.'

'It's a deal. You buy my insurance and I'll buy your knitted booties.'

"Hey! That's my little brother! Only I get to bully him."

"We had the union meeting here because I felt this was the most appropriate place to present management's contract offer."

Children playing divorcees

"I guess this is about as hostile as we can make this takeover."

"We always lose these staring contests. Their top negotiator has no eyelids!"

'I'm going for a plea bargain. Right now, I'm accused of being a lazy slug. But if I plead guilty, I might get it reduced to the lesser charge of malingering.'

"I finally got that order off Benson last night. He signed it a chopstick dipped in soya sauce."

'If you raise my allowance, I'll move you up a few places on my links page.'

"You've been traded to Carthage for two third-round picks and a hippopotamus."

'You want me to cook dinner, eh? -- what's my motivation?'

"And, Dad, for the mere price of a pony I can offer you free unlimited in home tech support."