After traveling on business, Tim thinks it would be nice to bring his girlfriend a little gift. “How about some perfume?” he asks the cosmetics clerk. She shows him a fifty-dollar bottle. “That’s a bit much,” says Tim, so she returns with a smaller bottle for thirty dollars. “That’s still quite a bit,” Tim complains. Growing annoyed, the clerk brings out a tiny fifteen-dollar bottle. “What I mean,” said Tim, “is I’d like to see something really cheap.” So the clerk handed him a mirror.
商务旅行要结束时，Tim想最好给他的女朋友带一件小礼物。“一瓶香水怎么样？”他问化妆品店的售货员。她拿给他一瓶50美元的香水。“这个有点贵”Tim说。于是售货员又拿来一瓶30美元的香水。“还是有点贵”Tim抱怨到。开始生气的售货员拿给他一瓶15美元的香水。“我的意思是”，Tim说：“给我看点真正便宜的东西。”于是售货员递给他一面镜子。
