Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for June 25, 2000

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Cathy: How much is this hat? Saleswoman: That depends. Cathy: Depends on what? Saleswoman: We've decided to sell clothes the way the airlines sell plane tickets. Every hat in the store has up to 20 different prices at any given time that change weekly, daily or sometimes minute to minute. How much you pay for your hat depends on how desperate we are to unload it versus how desperate you are to buy it. Hats purchased 21 days in advance of hat season are, of course, cheaper than last-minute hat buys...and all prices are lower if you plan to keep the hat over a Saturday night. Besides the prices we give you, there are 1,500 internet sites selling the same hat, all at different prices, including hat auctions. Once you've paid, any exchange of the hat will be a minimum $50 fee, even if all we have to do is say, "here's another hat." Cathy: I don't care what it costs! Just sell me the hat! Saleswoman: Ooops. Sorry. The last of our hats got reserved while we were chatting...