Page 8 - Publishing Inspiration Christmas Card 2010
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I repeated my request, and John simply
answered, “I’ll check in the shipment that came
in today.” As he left, the young lady stared
after him.
I moved aside as she helped a few other
customers, and soon John was back.
“I couldn’t remember if you said you
wanted the Bag Balm, the Udderly sMOOth, or
the Udder Butter, so I brought one of each.”
He plopped them on the checkout stand,
and the checkout girl stared with wide eyes.
She reached for one and held it in two fingers
like it was toxic. “You mean those are their
actual names?”
John frowned slightly. “You’re new here,
aren’t you?”
The girl nodded, and John just sighed as he
spoke. “You’ll get used to it.”
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