sam·ple
/sampəl/
noun
1. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
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Dear Indulgent Mother:
The operative word here is SMALL part or quantity. Your two older kids and you "sampled" all four of the drinks on the table inside our store (possibly more than once, I kinda lost track after a while, since the kiddies were just grabbing the pitchers as the whim took them). And then Older Son decided to go "sample" the drink at the front of our store ... which is fine ... but he downed three "samples" as if somebody was going to outlaw the stuff in the next half an hour.
So when I step over and block access to the tap and tell him "That's enough; it's supposed to be one sample per person" don't tell me indignantly that "I buy a lot of tea here!" I have no idea whether you do, and frankly don't care. If your little cupcake likes our "samples" that much, then why aren't you BUYING some of it for him to make at home? Or at the very least, BUY him a cup of the stuff while you're here at the store.
I left the boss an account of the incident just in case Indulgent Mom comes in at some point and complains.
/sampəl/
noun
1. a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
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Dear Indulgent Mother:
The operative word here is SMALL part or quantity. Your two older kids and you "sampled" all four of the drinks on the table inside our store (possibly more than once, I kinda lost track after a while, since the kiddies were just grabbing the pitchers as the whim took them). And then Older Son decided to go "sample" the drink at the front of our store ... which is fine ... but he downed three "samples" as if somebody was going to outlaw the stuff in the next half an hour.
So when I step over and block access to the tap and tell him "That's enough; it's supposed to be one sample per person" don't tell me indignantly that "I buy a lot of tea here!" I have no idea whether you do, and frankly don't care. If your little cupcake likes our "samples" that much, then why aren't you BUYING some of it for him to make at home? Or at the very least, BUY him a cup of the stuff while you're here at the store.
I left the boss an account of the incident just in case Indulgent Mom comes in at some point and complains.
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