memphislawyer
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Today, I was roaming the foyer of our office building, heading down to the grill at the front of the building to grab a bite to bring back to the office. One of the men who clean up the offices after hours sometimes comes in early to clean out bathrooms and, well, who knows why he was here at 12:30. He has liked my hats and remarks favorably on the Buckaroo hat I have.
So, he stops me and tells me that he has been to our local hat shop and will not pay the prices that the place charges. I have seen that the hats may be current market rates, but I have seen that the same hat at the Memphis store is priced what it was two or three years ago, as when I go onto the net and check it out, the net price may be higher and the same higher price at two or three other shops (delmonico, etc.). He then tells me he is going to Chicago this spring and going to Roosevelt street because he can get the same hat for $20 or $30 cheaper. Ok, I can see that, but what suprised me is that he mentioned Dobbs. Now, in Memphis, not a lot of Dobbs hats floating around, and probably not in a lot of years, so I would not have guessed that he would even know that Dobbs made a hat. In Memphis, you mention Dobbs, 80% of the people would say it was the old Dobbs Ford dealership, and maybe 15% would say Dobbs House, the people that used to have the 24 hour diner eats, and now supply food to the airlines, at least locally they did. I would not have figured this man as a hat man particularly, but what a pleasant surprise that he at least knew more than the average person I encounter would know.
So, he stops me and tells me that he has been to our local hat shop and will not pay the prices that the place charges. I have seen that the hats may be current market rates, but I have seen that the same hat at the Memphis store is priced what it was two or three years ago, as when I go onto the net and check it out, the net price may be higher and the same higher price at two or three other shops (delmonico, etc.). He then tells me he is going to Chicago this spring and going to Roosevelt street because he can get the same hat for $20 or $30 cheaper. Ok, I can see that, but what suprised me is that he mentioned Dobbs. Now, in Memphis, not a lot of Dobbs hats floating around, and probably not in a lot of years, so I would not have guessed that he would even know that Dobbs made a hat. In Memphis, you mention Dobbs, 80% of the people would say it was the old Dobbs Ford dealership, and maybe 15% would say Dobbs House, the people that used to have the 24 hour diner eats, and now supply food to the airlines, at least locally they did. I would not have figured this man as a hat man particularly, but what a pleasant surprise that he at least knew more than the average person I encounter would know.
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