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In the appliance department of a Sears near our house...


Salesman to Saleswoman: Hey, Annie, there was a couple looking for you while you were on your break.


Annie (turning pale): Ohhhhh...it was THEM, wasn't it. What did you tell them?


Salesman: That you'd just stepped out for a few minutes...why?


Annie: Why didn't you tell them I stepped out until July! (looking around frantically) I have to hide. 


Salesman (becoming concerned): What's going on?


Annie: They just won't go away! I sold them a range and a refrigerator a few weeks ago, and now they want a DIFFERENT refrigerator. 


Salesman: So? Lots of customers change their mind.


Annie (shaking her head): Not like THESE customers. They take HOURS to look at everything. They ask questions. They measure this, measure that. They ask MORE questions. "Can we put a Crock-Pot in a convection oven?" "You put a Crock-Pot in YOUR oven? Really? So what time do you put it in?" It never ends. I can't take it, I tell you. Last time they were here I couldn't sleep for days afterward. 


Salesman (starting to get nervous): Uh, they'll probably be back pretty soon. 


Annie: I have to hide before they come back! (She dives into a freestanding Amana extra-capacity freezer.)


(All the remaining salespersons, who have been listening to Annie's story, hide also -- behind the dishwashers, in the tool department, behind the GE Profile Series II side-by-side refrigerator, etc.)


Us (returning to the appliance department): That's odd. There were plenty of salespeople here before. Where'd they all go?...Well, as long as we're here, we might as well look at washers and dryers.


(A small noise, like a strangled animal, sounds from nearby.)


Us (looking in the direction of the sound): Uh, was that the freezer?