us we had a $1,200 discount coming because we were repeat customers. Herman bought the car and the salesman starting doing some fancy doubletalk about how the discount was included in the price. I asked him to explain the deal again. Herman was tired from work and trusted the dealer. I wasn’t so sure and I kept questioning him until at last the sales- man discovered that he hadn’t given us the promised discount. You have to stand up and protect yourself in these kinds of negotiations. The salesman probably thought, well she is just an annoyance and I’ll talk right past her. He didn’t realize what a shopper I am. HOW TO LEARN POISE AND CONFIDENCE How do you acquire the poise and confi- dence to deal with fast-talking car salesmen? One way is to dress up to attend an event at your country club in a gorgeous, brand new evening dress – a green and gold, two piece gown with a glamorous stole. Walk gracefully up the stairs to the club and stand there in the door elegantly receiving your friends. Haven’t learned anything so far? Okay, now have the hook on your skirt break and have your skirt fall off. That’s exactly what happened to me one evening at The Wood- lands Country Club where we were members. There I was, standing in my pantyhose (which I was lucky to be wearing). Just one of life’s little embarrassing moments. Funny thing was that a woman across the room in a wheelchair got up and ran over to help me. My predica- ment may have cured her of whatever put her in the wheelchair. A GREAT WEEKEND AND A CLOSE CALL
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I wouldn’t have to wear ugly sneakers to the party. That evening I pushed my feet into high heels and got dressed up and looked nice and had a great time. I couldn’t dance so I just sat there looking pretty THE JAGUAR For a while Herman liked Jaguar automo- biles. He bought a number of them over time from the same dealer. One year we went to look at the new models and the salesman told
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