“Tape up the glass, don’t replace now,” building manager told the handyman while inspecting the damage, “I have important visitors today, don’t want the entrance messed up.”
Building is up for sale. New investors are sending their team for due diligence today. As luck would have it, stone had to be thrown on this date only in the middle of the night!
“Tough neighborhood!” Mr B and his colleague commented entering the meeting room, “is this a regular occurance?” Relishing apologetic face of the building manager, Mr. B thought “here is an opportunity for hardbargain and bring the price down.”
Word Count: 100
This is an effort to write aflash fiction effort with the Friday fictioneers, 18th, Jan, 2019, using picture prompt provided by host Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Other stories can be found here
Photo Prompt : Dale Rogerson
Yes, that broken door has left them vulnerable to some hard bargaining!
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Which is why I have removed it!!
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Good thinking. But transparent glass enhances appearance, don’t you think? Thank you for reading.
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The folly of just putting a band aid on instead of replacing.
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Replacing will need time. Band aid is homemade. Thank you for reading.
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Mr B has the upper hand here.
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Certainly has. Thank you for reading.
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Ah! Mr B will win it seems
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A buyers market. Nicely told.
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Thank you.
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Dear Abhijit,
The manager should probably have fixed the door. Now the buyers can use it to their advantage.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Probably! But he did what he thought appropriate at the moment. Thank you for reading.
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That was bad luck for the manager.
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Yes, it was. Thank you.
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One little stone and the poor manager’s day is ruined.
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True. One never knows what can mess things up. Thank you for reading.
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I feel sorry for the manager, bad timing, and he’s dealing with a shrewd bargainer. Well-told story!
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Yes, bad day for manager. Thank you for reading.
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i’m afraid the buyer gets the upper hand on this deal. 🙂
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Thank you for reading.
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Would’ve bode them well to change the glass … 😉
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Probably. Manager had taken the best decision at the time. Thank you for reading.
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We can all only do what we think is right for the moment … sometimes hindsight shows differently, but it is what it is … 🙂
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True.
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I fear Mr. B will win out.
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True, most likely scenario. Thank you for reading.
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We can always find such people, ready to take advantage of such a situation!
Also, building manager’s judgment proved wrong.
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Business men are expected to bargain, why blame them? Thank you for reading.
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I reckon Mr B threw the stone himself!
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I guess that is doable! Thank you for reading.
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Certainly will help in negotiations and it’s not as though they can cover it up
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True.
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Business acumen…. bargaining. good one.
https://ideasolsi65.blogspot.com/2019/01/door.html
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Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Mr B is very devious, isn’t he!
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A business man minding his interest. No sympathy for him though. Thank you for reading.
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Good application of the prompt, Abhijit. I suspect that all the parties concerned are looking out only for the best deal for themselves.
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True it is a business. Thank you.
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The manager should have got the glass replaced – it indeed gives a bad impression to potential buyers. Hope he gets a decent value for the building.
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Let’s hope. Tha K you for reading.
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in the end the bargain matters
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True. Thank you.
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Certainly a starting point for negotiation, but do you really want all those repair bills? Was it you throwing the stones?
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If I am buying I shall try to bring down price using any ruse possible. May be I threw the stone. Thank you for reading.
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Great idea… maybe the buyer was out throwing some rocks in the night.
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Thank you for reading.
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Well it is those details that give an impression of value when it comes to properties…
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Now you are talking. So Mr B was right. Thank you for reading.
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