. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. KIDDING Does It Pay? If you'd ask me, I'd say kidding pays, provided you don't do it in a kid way. One thing sure, no one likes to be told he doesn't know w^hat he already knows he doesn't. But that same person certainly does rise to the bait, when you infer that what he doesn't know, just plain isn't worth knowing. When Tom, our Scotchman, for instance, show^s a customer a new orchid, he always says: "By the way, here is that new orchid you have read so much about ; Of course the customer more than likely never read a w^ord about
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. KIDDING Does It Pay? If you'd ask me, I'd say kidding pays, provided you don't do it in a kid way. One thing sure, no one likes to be told he doesn't know w^hat he already knows he doesn't. But that same person certainly does rise to the bait, when you infer that what he doesn't know, just plain isn't worth knowing. When Tom, our Scotchman, for instance, show^s a customer a new orchid, he always says: "By the way, here is that new orchid you have read so much about ; Of course the customer more than likely never read a w^ord about it; but he sure likes to think, you think he has. This same Tom always agrees with a disagree- able woman. Then he promptly turns his agreement into a disagreement, by suggesting that she likes the very things she had said she disliked. Tom says the best way to disagree with a woman is to agree. Maybe he knows what he is talking about. Whether he does or not; he sells more flowers than I ever thought of selling. New York's Favorite Flower Shop. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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