Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for May 02, 2010
May 01, 2010
May 03, 2010
Transcript:
Saleswoman: At our "pre-sale event", you can buy the shoes today for 20% off and pick them up on Wednesday! Cathy: I need the shoes tonight. Saleswoman: To have them tonight, you'd have to pay full price! Cathy: Full price?? Um... Saleswoman: Of course, NO ONE would do THAT! You'll save 20% by waiting three days! Cathy: They're just so perfect for... Saleswoman: You can't wait three days?? Cathy: The party's tonight. Saleswoman: You have no other shoes?? Cathy: Not ones that are... Saleswoman: YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT PAYING FULL PRICE?? Cathy: No, HA HA! I'll look for something else! I'll look for a store that has the same shoes and a non-guilt-inducing sales person! Caption: We'll go the distance to save money. We'll travel even farther to save face.
legaleagle48 about 14 years ago
Now, is that the dumbest sales clerk, or what? Cathy would have bought the shoes, if the clerk had just kept her mouth shut.
Way to screw yourself out of a commission there, toots.
lightenup Premium Member about 14 years ago
Or avoid the malls and buy online.
mrslukeskywalker about 14 years ago
I haven’t seen this scam yet. What it costs in gas and time to drive back to the mall to pick them up isn’t worth the 20%.
I guess the global hoaxing has blown over in Cathyland too.
lindz.coop Premium Member about 14 years ago
It would have been worth it to just buy the stupid shoes and show the sales clerk that the dog and pony show that passes for a sale in today’s world is just not worth it.
ruizuno about 14 years ago
whatever happened to “the customer is always right”? I f Cathy wants the shoes today the saleslady is supposed to wrap them up. We need to stop thinking its OUR job to please THEM.
avonsalis about 14 years ago
Seems like Cathy is saying “saving face” is worth a lot. To her. Sad. BTW, whatever happened to all the commenters? Fewer than 10 per day, both with yesterday’s story line and today’s comic? Maybe nobody (but me?) ever looks at Cathy except “on company time …”
ButterflyQueen almost 14 years ago
I agree with lightenup, shop for shoes online…and I can recommend some excellent sites!! ;)
jmersnga almost 14 years ago
She should’a bought them and returned them the next day just for being posed with a scam like that.