Shop clerks

[hotwine]

Received a fax from my (former) favorite wine shop yesterday, advertising the 1997 Rancho Zabaco Heritage Zin for $7.99, among other Gallo offerings. So I stopped by today to pick up a few bottles, since Bucko & Scoop had said nice words about it over the last few months, and I'm a total dunce on Zins overall. Took 'em to the cashier, and he rang up the regular price of $11.99 per. Whoa, I said, your fax of yesterday said $7.99. That can't be, he said, our mailout says the sale is only for Saturday the 14th. Don't care what your mailout says, son, your fax said the sale runs from 12 - 18 October, and this be the 12th.
He checked with the owner, who grudgingly admitted to the sale price of $7.99.
Mercy.