Originally Posted by
Enumerate
Here is a little story.
It is summer time ... Mini, Balance and Roger are all out for a stroll in the sun.
They spot an orange juice stand ... run by Allan Hubbard. Mr Hubbard has a solid reputation for the best orange juice and his prices are fair. Business seems to be slow, at the moment. Mini, Balance and Roger think for a moment ... If we can sell some of Mr Hubbards orange juice to the punters over by the beach and then buy it buy it at a cheap price from Mr Hubbard ... "We can have free orange juice", they say.
They go off and sell multiple orders to the bathers - because Mr Hubbard's orange juice has a good reputation.
However, when they come back to bargain with Mr Hubbard - he refuses to sell at a discount. He stands by his price as well as the quality of his product. Mr Hubbard has integrity, at the highest level.
Mini, Balance and Roger attempt to reduce the price of the juice by telling Mr Hubbard that his reputation, as an orange squeezer, is in tatters and the bathers will only deal with them.
They have significantly underestimated Mr Hubbard. He knows his integrity is of the highest standard. He refuses to sell the trio orange juice at any price. He packs his stall and heads off home.
In an attempt to make some money at the expense of Mr Hubbard - the trio now have to go and purchase Hubbard orange juice from the beachside cafe - to cover the orders the bathers on the beach have made.
The big problem is that the cafe has a dress standard. You have to have long pants. One of the trio suggests that they could remove their shirts and cover up their legs with the shirts. However, one points out that the dress standard also demands a shirt be worn.
Slowly, they realise the situation they are in:
The price has not collapsed, Mr Hubbards reputation has not collapsed; the problem is: "How to cover those shorts without losing your shirt"?
A classical orange juice squeeze ...