Curtis Johnson Poet Narrative

Be the Best

Some ten years ago, a business owner went to bid for a cleaning job.                                                                 Her's was a cleaning service for both private and commercial properties.                                                           This was a private property, and part of the conversation went like this:

Potential customer: "Our last cleaning service charged us $50                                                                                  per clean."  Reply: "How did you ever let her get away?"                                                                                       "She moved from the area", was his response.  The bidder then said,                                                                "We could never do this job for $50.  Perhaps she was not liscensed,                                                          had no insurance, and paid no taxes. She takes the cash and moves on.                                                               We have far more overhead.  And furthermore, we never try to be the                                                      cheapest.  We work hard at being the best".                                                                                                            

The business lady did not get that job, because the homeowner was looking      to buy the "Cheapest Service", and the business owner was looking to sell       
the "Best Service".                                                        

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Andrea Dietrich July 23, 2017 at 7:38 PM By the way, I rarely read comments under my poems. I catch all my comments in the comment IN box. You should go to "contact us" at the bottom of Soup page and let them know what is happening to you. It's not right.

Andrea Dietrich July 23, 2017 at 7:34 PM Curtis, I really like this. I think they should compromise. He should offer more and she should not be the most expensive (unless she just has work coming out of her ears!) Soupmail for you.

Lena Emp July 23, 2017 at 1:18 PM This is inspirational and motivational as well. Great writings God bless.

Mike Hauser July 22, 2017 at 7:42 AM So true.