In Reply to: Bali Comments posted by Skypilot on Thursday, 15. March 2007 at 08:19 Bali Time:
As my next trip will be my thirty somethingth, we must be devils for punishment.
Reminds me of another "one for us" ploy when shopping for that black shirt.
First, look to see that they have black, but no white.
Ask for white, short sleeve, XXL or whatever to make an exact match unlikely.
When they offer the black (which is the one you want), eventually accept it as very much a non favoured alternative.
It reverses the buyer / seller dominance, and again brings some balance back into the game.
They get the sale, you get the product, and both of you know that you have just played the game.