“D’oh!” Jenkins said smacking his hand against his head in shock. He had always wanted to own a big machine. One that was at forefront of technology in the manufacturing world. Sales representatives had pitched him this product as the future of wardrobe manufacturing. Jenkins gleefully purchased it, sight unseen. After the device was installed, Jenkins went to go see it in action. His excitement quickly turned to regret upon seeing the results of his purchase. The Ultravox3000 was indeed the most advanced device of its type, being able to quickly produce a single shoelace of impeccable quality.
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For Friday Fictioneers prompt and SoCS Saturday.
The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS March 30/19
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Oh my God 😊 serves him right.
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Good grief. I bet he’ll be more careful next time 🙂
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He will but, if you ever need a really good shoelace….
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🙂
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I like the twist here. Great write!
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Thank you!
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Buyer’s remorse… Been there, done that. DARN!
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Ha! I’m sure you have
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Hehe, that was fun. Next time he’ll better get the thing thoroughly tested.
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True….but, what a shoelace!!
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Well, at least there’s a market for shoelaces…!
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Right? Good thing!!
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That was too funny!
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Thank you! I saw this pic of this huge machine and thought, “What if this giant thing only made one small item?”
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😀 You did well!
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