Miss Communication by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm

Author:Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

“See, Mom.” I pointed to their various awesome features. “They are all totally different.”

“Whatever you say, Babymouse,” she said. “It’s your money, so it’s up to you.”

Here was my chance to impress everyone with my online research and savvy as a consumer. I picked out the Whiz BangTM Oversize Mini, which was the one I had wanted originally.

“What color would you like?” the saleswoman asked.

“Do you have pink?”

“Do we have pink?” she laughed. “Of course we have pink! We have pink pink, off-pink, sunrise pink, sunset pink, flamingo pink, pink champagne, and bubble gum pink.”

“Bubble gum, please.” I wanted to keep it classic. Old-school pink.

“How much is it?” my mom asked.

“Great news!” continued the saleswoman. “We’re running a special right now, so your total is the low, low price of ninety dollars.” Then, under her breath, she added, “Excluding taxes and fees, of course.”

“Ninety dollars?! But the website said it would be free,” I said, shocked.

“Oh, you must not have read the fine print. The phone is free only for new customers with a thirty-two month contract,” she said. “You already have a contract with us, and you aren’t due for an upgrade for at least another year.”

Argh. That definitely complicated things.

“If you don’t have the money, Babymouse,” Squeak said, “I could lend it to you.”

“That’s so sweet, Squeak!” Mom said. “What a nice thing to do for your sister.”

As it turned out, the phone was over a hundred dollars with taxes and fees, which really makes me wonder why people say “talk is cheap.”

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