[kaisen]

I had a conversation with a friend about ND's original story, and she posed an interesting twist:

You go in to a dealership to shop for a specific car. The exact car you want is on the showfloor. You tell the salesperson you'll take it, for the advertised price... the sale tag hanging from the mirror. He's excited. You shake hands on it and tell him you'll be back the next day to take delivery.

When you return, the car is gone. You ask the salesperson what gives. He tells you that an hour or so after you left, someone came in that just had to have THAT car. Originally they offered $100 more than sale price, but the salesperson told them that they wouldn't break the deal. Then they offered $500 more. At that price, the manager decided to sell the car to the higher offer.

But it's okay right? They didn't sign anything.

I *GUARANTEE* that if that happened to anyone, they'd be all over the internet talking about honor, integrity, and ethics of the dealership.

But here at Pelican, we've already decided that those practices are okay. Dog eat dog.