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April 3, 2003

Marketing 101

Marketing 101

Amanda and the kids and I went to Soup-R-Salad for lunch today. On the way there, Harrison was making a big production about the little digital clock he brought with him in the car. So of course, Giselle started complaining that she didn't have anything to play with. And the complaining was getting louder. So I was searching around in the front seat for something to hand off to her, when I ran across this little black, plastic, cup holder. I wanted to increase its selling power, so as I passed it back to her, I said "Ooooh! Look! Here's a Space Hole!" And she bought it! There was a flurry of conversation in the back seat about 'my Space Hole this' and 'my clock that' and Amanda and I were trying not to crack up too much. But I guess she wanted to be sure she really had something special, so after a few minutes, she asked Harrison, "Do you want to trade for my Space Hole?" to which he said "okay." Having been assured it was a thing to be coveted, she yanked it back and said, "Well you can't have it." And much griping and fussing ensued, which fortunately drowned out my wheezing laughter. Man I love those kids. They didn't eat any salad, but that's to be expected.

Posted by Jeremy at April 3, 2003 1:15 PM