Storefront Storyteller Pillows

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

'We have a P-O-P display for our new perfume. Can we move the beef jerky down a smidge?'

'With the economy the way it is, there's no silver lining. In fact we sold that last week!'

'Guess how much I sold today?'

Mom $50 Pop $35

'SALE! One Million Dollars Per Bike!!' by saying, 'I figure that if I sell just one, I can retire.'

"We've got an emergency out here, Doctor - a compulsive shopper with buyer's remorse!"

"That last customer thinks I should fire you."

'My job security hinges on the fact that I work cheaper than someone overseas.'

'Tech stocks tumbled on news that Alan Greenspan's computer was down.'

"Coming soon. Possibly a thrift store or a bakery...or, no—how about a coffee house? Yoga studio? Pizza joint?..."

American high street

'That was one of my all-time great rumors.'

'It's a rags-to- riches story. You should take the company tour.'

"But I actually wanted something specific...!"

That was 16 items.

"We're becoming a new dynamic company, Miss Peeble, and frankly you just haven't got the wow factor."

'I wanted my new sign to be noticeable.'

'As many items as I want or no customer!'

News on television: 'On Wall Street, stocks rebounded on news that 'up' and 'down' are just states of mind.'

Serious Competition: Thingymajigs vs Watchamacallits.

"...Then he slammed the door on me!"

'Our motto is, 'We'll do anything to sell a car!' but he really means it.'

The Mormons

'Business is so bad even the shoplifters have stopped coming.'

'Well, Johnston. Your twenty five year probationary period with this company is up. And I'm afraid you're just not what we're looking for.'

"Now, do you see why I discourage employee fraternization, Tom!"

Subscribe to The Times? Girl Scout cookies? Donate to the food bank? Bob only needed a few items, but first he had to walk the Solicitor Gauntlet.

The clock-side in the chimney-corner

He doesn't look sorry!

The Cradle of Convenience

'Hello, parent company? -- the guy at the next desk keeps LOOKING at me!'

'...it's a spirited, yet lightly delicate little stock that shows signs of aging into exquisite maturity...'