After being away on business, Clarence McDougal thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift. “How about some perfume?” he asked the cosmetics clerk.

She showed him a bottle costing $50.00. “That is a bit much,” said Clarence.

So the clerk returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00. “That’s still quite a bit,” Clarence groused.

Growing annoyed, the cosmetics clerk brought out a tiny $15.00 bottle. “What I mean,” said Clarence, “is I would like to see something really cheap.”

So the clerk handed him a mirror.