Like towels, for example. I assume some of you are Douglas Adams fans, and thus aware of the importance of towel proximity. Well, it so happens that we managed to let this key element of our supply manifest slip through the cracks, and found ourselves running dangerously low on c fold paper towels. I know! Unthinkable, as it seems, this dilemma befell us quite unexpectedly.
Immediately, I set into motion the means by which we would promptly rectify this catastrophe.
No sooner had I selected a vendor and from that vendor an economic solution, than my colleague Aaron asserted that the previous vendor we had used might be cheaper. And so they were. So I went back to the drawing board and composed an order from Aaron's preferred towel acquisition vector. Or so I thought...
It turns out I clicked on the wrong item, and ordered the fancy towels for twice the price. Something I heard about too many chefs and a broth has been nagging at my memory ever since. So our towel order cost us twice as many snaps as projected.
So today, with just a few of the previous stock between The Laboratory and an unthinkable towel-lessness, the fancy towels arrived. With the glee of a ten year old on Christmas morning I tore the box open, barely able to contain my inquisitiveness at why these towels were twice the cost.
I was underwhelmed.
Granted they are nicer, softer, patterned, and packed more delicately. But for half the money, I was plenty happy with the previous batch. Going from no towels to towels is a quantum leap. Going from OK towels to deluxe towels is not the kind of thing that would move one to song.
The previous towel stock
Enjoying the superior comfort and quality
So, now that I can say without hyperbole that these towels represent the most significant improvement ever visited upon this humble commercial space, I'll urge all of my patient readers to come in to The Laboratory. Not just for the tremendous savings on excellent music gear and accessories, but also to wash your hands in our state of the art washroom, and to marvel at the delights that a truly superior towel can inspire. It will make me feel much better about goofing the order and costing the company additional expense.
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