A friend of mine in England asked me to buy him an ‘American’ wallet /billfold.
“Why?”
“They are designed for American money which is less wide than our money.
It results in a slimmer wallet.”
On my next visit I brought him an ‘American’ sized wallet.
And charged him the $12.95 I paid for it. (Approximately £8 — € 9.40)
Not a lot of money, compared to the cost of the trip.
Maybe equal to 3 or 4 cups of coffee at a fancy coffee place.
He was surprised I would do this.
Then he thought about it and said,
“How clever. If I do not pay anything then I’d be really reluctant to ask you for anything ever again.
This way I feel OK.”
Charging and /or paying for something is often the far better thing to do, than just saying “Forget it.”
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# 27 Responses – 71 NiceA friend of mine in England asked me to buy him an ‘American’ wallet /billfold.
“Why?”
“They are designed for American money which is less wide than our money.
It results in a slimmer wallet.”
On my next visit I brought him an ‘American’ sized wallet.
And charged him the $12.95 I paid for it. (Approximately £8 — € 9.40)
Not a lot of money, compared to the cost of the trip.
Maybe equal to 3 or 4 cups of coffee at a fancy coffee place.
He was surprised I would do this.
Then he thought about it and said,
“How clever. If I do not pay anything then I’d be really reluctant to ask you for anything ever again.
This way I feel OK.”
Charging and /or paying for something is often the far better thing to do, than just saying “Forget it.”
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# 27 Responses – 71 NiceUn de mes amis, en Angleterre, m’a demandé de lui acheter un portefeuille ‘américain’. ”Pourquoi”? ’
‘Ils sont conçus pour les billets américains qui sont moins larges que les nôtres.
Ça donne un portefeuille plus mince”.
À ma visite suivante, je lui ai apporté un portefeuille de grandeur ‘américaine’.
Et je lui ai facturé le 12,95$ que j’avais payé. (Environ £8 — € 9.40)
Pas dispendieux, comparé au coût du voyage.
Peut-être de 3 à 4 tasses de café dans un endroit huppé.
Il était surpris que je fasse cela.
Puis il y a pensé et dit,
”Comme c’est brillant. Si je ne payais pas, je serais vraiment hésitant à te demander autre chose.
De cette façon je me sens OK”.
Facturer et/ou payer pour quelque chose est souvent de loin la meilleure chose à faire que de simplement dire
”Oublie ça”.
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# 27 Réponses – 71 PoliA friend of mine in England asked me to buy him an ‘American’ wallet /billfold.
“Why?”
“They are designed for American money which is less wide than our money.
It results in a slimmer wallet.”
On my next visit I brought him an ‘American’ sized wallet.
And charged him the $12.95 I paid for it. (Approximately £8 — € 9.40)
Not a lot of money, compared to the cost of the trip.
Maybe equal to 3 or 4 cups of coffee at a fancy coffee place.
He was surprised I would do this.
Then he thought about it and said,
“How clever. If I do not pay anything then I’d be really reluctant to ask you for anything ever again.
This way I feel OK.”
Charging and /or paying for something is often the far better thing to do, than just saying “Forget it.”
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