Customer (in the midst of spending an hour deciding between two handbags and talking us through her entire thought process): It's really important to me to know what a product is made from.
A.: Uh-huh, of course.
Customer: You just have to be careful.
A.: Absolutely.
Customer: Because, you know, I have a pair of El Naturalistas that I bought here and one day I looked at the box and, well, I couldn't believe it but the box says antelope. (Leans in, whispers) The shoes are made from antelope.
A.: No, no, no! Are they yellow shoes?
Customer: Yes.
A.: Well, antelope just refers to the colour. They're not made from antelopes!
Customer: Oh thank goodness! I just felt sick! I couldn't imagine wearing a pair of shoes made from an animal.
A.: ...Well they're leather.
Customer: Yes?
A.: Leather?
Customer: (blank, but expectant stare)
A.: Leather comes from cows.
Customer: (look of HORROR)
Long story short, the customer will no longer be wearing her El Naturalistas. The handbags she was looking at were both suede-lined, though.
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