A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband.
The instructions at the entrance read as follows:
1. You may visit this store only once.
2. There are six floors, and the product increases in price as you go up.
3. The shopper may choose a product from a particular floor, or go up to the next. It is not permitted to go back to a lower floor.
4. Shoppers may go down only to pay for their purchase and/or exit the store.
So …. A woman goes into the Husband Store to find a husband, and follows the instructions.
On the first floor, the sign on the door reads: ‘Floor 1 – These men have jobs’.
She keeps going.
On the second floor she reads: ‘Floor 2 – These men have jobs and love kids’.
(sigh)
On the third floor, the sign reads: ‘Floor 3 – These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking’.
WOW, she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going up.
She goes to the fourth floor, where the sign reads: ‘Floor 4 – These men have jobs, love kids, are young and drop dead gorgeous, and help with housework!!!’
‘Oh heavens’ she exclaims, ‘this is too good to be true’. ‘I don’t think I can stand it’ .. and goes to the next floor, where the sign reads:
‘Floor 5 – These men have jobs, love kids, are young and drop dead gorgeous, help with housework, and are very romantic’.
She is sooooo tempted to buy right there, but simply can’t resist, and goes to the next floor, where the sign reads:
‘Floor 6 – You are visitor number 7,456,012 to this floor.
Unfortunately, we could not find any perfect men to stock this level’.
‘Thank you for shopping at The Husband Store’.
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