In a small town in Ireland there were two Grocery Stores next door to each other, both had been there for generations and the two current male owners hated each other, in fact they hadn't even spoken to each other for nearly ten years. They remained competitive and each had their own set of customers.
Now one morning one of the guys arrived at the shop to find his neighbour had put up a sign "Eggs €2 a dozen". Not to be out done he put up a bigger sign "Eggs €1.50 per dozen". Sales were brisk but no money was made.
The next week he arrived at the shop and to his horror his neighbour had a really big sign "Eggs €1.10 per dozen" Not to be bested he changed his sign to read "Eggs 99c per Dozen" Sales were high but losses were mounting.
The third week was the final straw, his neighbour now had a sign that read "Eggs 50c per dozen". Drastic times call for drastic measures and even though they hadn't spoken for ten years he felt he had to do something. He called into his neighbour and said "We have to do something to stop this madness" His neighbour replied " I don't know what you are talking about" "Look" he said we will put both of us out of business if we keep up this madness" "What madness?" asked the neighbour. "We are loosing fortunes on egg sales every week and now you are looking to loose even more, I don't understand it" Well said the neighbour "I don't understand it either, I haven't sold a single egg in the last two weeks!"
Now one morning one of the guys arrived at the shop to find his neighbour had put up a sign "Eggs €2 a dozen". Not to be out done he put up a bigger sign "Eggs €1.50 per dozen". Sales were brisk but no money was made.
The next week he arrived at the shop and to his horror his neighbour had a really big sign "Eggs €1.10 per dozen" Not to be bested he changed his sign to read "Eggs 99c per Dozen" Sales were high but losses were mounting.
The third week was the final straw, his neighbour now had a sign that read "Eggs 50c per dozen". Drastic times call for drastic measures and even though they hadn't spoken for ten years he felt he had to do something. He called into his neighbour and said "We have to do something to stop this madness" His neighbour replied " I don't know what you are talking about" "Look" he said we will put both of us out of business if we keep up this madness" "What madness?" asked the neighbour. "We are loosing fortunes on egg sales every week and now you are looking to loose even more, I don't understand it" Well said the neighbour "I don't understand it either, I haven't sold a single egg in the last two weeks!"