The potential customer looked her straight in the eye. “But, why not?”
“I’m sorry, it’s not quite what I’m looking for.”
“But, I’D BE YOUR CUSTOMER! You would take money from me - effectively.”
“I know. I’m sorry, but no.”
Jim shrugged and sighed. “OK, well, thank you for considering me to be your client.”
He walked out and went to the café across the road. As he sat down, Jim stirred his tea and read through his manuscript. “I know it’s a great book! Are literary agents the only class of businesspeople who choose or dismiss their ‘customers’?”
“I’m sorry, it’s not quite what I’m looking for.”
“But, I’D BE YOUR CUSTOMER! You would take money from me - effectively.”
“I know. I’m sorry, but no.”
Jim shrugged and sighed. “OK, well, thank you for considering me to be your client.”
He walked out and went to the café across the road. As he sat down, Jim stirred his tea and read through his manuscript. “I know it’s a great book! Are literary agents the only class of businesspeople who choose or dismiss their ‘customers’?”
