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Results of U-Write-It Week 220

"We'll have a lot of shoppers this week," the store manager told his employees. "And we need the warehouse space, so try extra hard to sell those..."

...umbrellas that SOMEONE ordered."

With that 'SOMEONE' the manager flung a significant glance at Perry. That unfortunate associate squirmed uncomfortably, but got up enough courage to explain his mistake to his irate boss.

"It wasn't that I did it on purpose," Perry protested. "I meant to order poinsettas. Really, I did! I TOLD them poinsettas, but I guess they thought I said umbrellas."

But the manager wasn't listening. He was deep in conversation with his top sales manager. After everyone else had left, the boss turned to Perry.

"Now, my stupid little clerk. WHY did you order umbrellas?" he said in a patronizing voice.

"I already told you, if you would have been so kind as to have listened." Perry grumbled under his breath. But his boss had sharp ears, and thought Perry was being impertinent. Suddenly his manner changed drastically.

"YOU'RE FIRED!!!" he roared.

by Meredith Rigby

...soft toys. Start by arranging them to look more alive on the shelves."

Andy arranged the giraffes, Sharon arranged the elephants, while Ethan arranged the monkeys.

Picking up the monkeys, one by one, Ethan swung them over his shoulder and carried them to the far shelf.

"Ouch, ouch," called out one of the monkeys, swinging by his tail. "This is the end of me."

by Carolyn Aish, New Zealand

...seventy-five thousand broken light bulbs we have back there."

"How do you expect us to sell broken light bulbs?" a voice shouted from the back of the group.

"I'm sure you'll come up with some ideas," the manager said.

"Okay, then," the voice said, thick with sarcasm. "How do you expect us to come up with ideas without working light bulbs?"

by Phillip Lynne, Knoxville, TN

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