Im standing at a corner waiting for a taxi, somewhere in central america, next to the crowd waiting for buses and taxis, is an old man displaying his trinkets for sale laid out on a blanket.
The item that got my attention was a keychain with a small revolver, from a hack shop obviously
as i could see they were handmade out of brass. Employees and associates would always receive
little gifts and souveniers from me from any travels i made. So i cut a deal for 5 of them, carefully fiddling with small notes and change to pay for it(you dont dicker and claim broke as you you peel off hundred dollar bills) then All of a sudden people started buying the rest of almost everything he had, as i departed in the taxi looking out the back window. What took place here was here is this white clean looking foreigner with money to spend ($10) and with enthusiasm for finding a good deal. Almost a celebrity endorsement. Moments before they looked upon his wares with disdain and contempt. Having the savvy to buy things, i once found these keychains for sale in a similar shopping pavillion :) but these were flat stamped nickel
cutouts of popeye and olivia hinged with tiny rivets that if manipulated properly would present
them in a way never seen in the cartoons. Along with this purchase order i picked up other
stamped action keychains featuring a donkey with no social redeeming qualities whatsoever.
They are great gifts and were around for years, i gave one to a client(this was the tipping point of a $15,000 sale) he was proud to exhibit his new toy to a woman in a career outfit who was not impressed , to say the least, at the alarming speed he could generate with the action figurines.
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