The Business Deal


A Chinese guy goes into a Jewish-owned establishment to buy black bras, size 38. The Jewish store keeper, known for his skills as a businessman, says that black bras are rare and that he is finding it very difficult to buy them from his suppliers. Therefore he has to charge $50.00 for them.


The Chinese guy buys 25 pairs.


He returns a few days later and this time orders 50.


The Jewish owner tells him that they have become even harder to get and charges him $60.00 each.


The Chinese guy returns a month later and buys the store's remaining stock of 50 and this time for $75.00 each.


The Jewish owner is somewhat puzzled by the large demand for black size 38 bras and asks the Chinese guy, "...please tell me - What do you do with all these black bras?"


The Chinese guy answers: "I cut them in half and sell them as skull caps to Jewish men for $200.00 each."





....and this is why the Chinese own us!

When I 1st went into business for myself,I knew the work but was new on the bidding process. A roofing contractor called me needing a bid on 10,000 3"x5" sheet metal plates to patch a cedar shake apt. complex.Off the cuff I shot him a price of .15 cents apiece. He jumped on it. I figured (oh shit,what have I done). So I called another sheet metal shop + asked them what they would charge for the same as if I was a customer. They said .5 cents each.I just told them to build them,I'll be by on Monday.I thought at the time that this being in business for yourself was just grand.That was the only time that happened over the next 40 years.