Chapter 11 Sports Protective Gear

 Knowing that Mike was going to buy protective gear, George first put little Sheldon, who was nagging and talking about the friends he had made along the way, at the door of his house.

  Then we drove in the car and took Mike and Little George to a professional sporting goods store in the town.

  Dale, the owner of this sporting goods store, is a semi-peer with George. He is a baseball coach at a public elementary school in the town.

  Soon, led by George, Mike entered the store. This store may not look big, but it has a complete range of sporting goods. It can be seen that the owner is a knowledgeable person.

  The boss, Dale, is an old man in his seventies, tall and thin, with a bit of baldness on top of his head and most of his hair white, but he looks very energetic.

  Seeing George leading people in, Dell greeted with a smile: "George, have you brought the team members to look after the equipment again?" "

  Yes, Mike has just joined the team. He needs a complete set of sports equipment." George pulled Mike to his side and introduced him. After a moment, he said to the boss in a familiar manner: "Dell, Mike is one of our own, you have to give him a better discount this time."

  Dell looked at Mike and said cheerfully: "No problem, this guy is right at first sight. He's a good rugby player."

  Mike, who is almost sixteen years old, although his face is still a little immature, he has a tall and straight body, and he is the type of "tough guy" that Texans admire.

  "Little George, take Mike to take care of the furniture. I'll chat with Dale here for a while." George waved his hand and then sat on the chair in front of the counter.

  Dale was a cheerful old man. When he saw George sitting down, he also took out two bottles of beer from under the counter.

  The two of them chatted about their interesting stories while drinking beer.

  Little George took Mike to the rugby supplies area. He looked at the rows of sporting goods and introduced: "You are still a novice, so it is best to buy a set of basic protective gear."

  Basic type: means cheap and cost-effective.

  Competition and confrontation in rugby are very fierce, and newcomers often have three minutes of heat.

  The basic protective gear is not expensive, so even if you don't need it in the future, you won't feel like you're at a loss.

  In a way, little George is a man who knows how to live a good life.

  It's just that Mike knows his situation. With the blessing of [Devil Body], he is not afraid of confrontation or injury.

  Therefore, after looking at a few basic protective gears, he shook his head and said, "Little George, I need some better quality equipment."

  When he spoke, his expression was calm, and he exuded an aura of money.

  This is also true. Although Mike is an orphan, he still has a monthly living allowance of 500 meters.

  The previous "he" was not sociable and had no need to spend money, so all the money was saved.

  A conservative estimate is that there should be about 10,000 yuan in Mike's bank card now.

  The current rice dollar has not yet depreciated, and an excellent rugby coach like George only earns 500 meters per week.

  Ten thousand yuan is equivalent to half a year's salary for George without food or water.

  So relatively speaking, Mike is now considered a "little rich man".

  Over there, although little George doesn't buy those high-end protective gears himself, this does not prevent him from understanding those high-end products.

  After hearing Mike's request, he took Mike to better-quality protective gear and became a qualified instructor.

  Finally, under the envious eyes of little George, Mike selected a set of high-quality sports protective gear.

  Of course, the prices marked on these protective gears are not low: "Avenger" helmet 800, shoulder armor 650, gloves 100, sports shoes 450, pad pants 200, waist protectors 150, knee pads and wrist protectors 260.

  On the way to the counter, Mike specifically picked out a copper whistle worth 80 meters on the shelf next to it.

  When Mike and little George came to the counter. George, who was drinking with his boss, could tell at a glance that the protective gear Mike picked was of high quality.    

  He clinked the bottles with Dell and said, "Last time I brought the team members to buy protective gear, you gave me a 15% discount. Why don't you give Mike a 25% discount this time."

  Hearing the discount that George asked for , Dale was so shocked that he didn't even drink beer. He looked at the protective gear that Mike and Little George brought, felt embarrassed, and said, "For your sake, I will give this kid a 20% discount this time, but only this time." "

  Deal~" George smiled and clinked the bottles with Dale again.

  George, who works in sports, can tell that the goods in Dell's store are of excellent quality and the prices are not inflated.

  If you can give me a 20% discount, I'm afraid I'm close to the opponent's bottom line.

  Pieces of protective gear were placed on the counter. Dell took out a pen and paper and a small calculator and began to calculate the prices.

  It must be said that this elderly boss has no talent in arithmetic.

  Mike could calculate the answer mentally in one second, but the boss checked it on paper several times.

  However, Mike, who knew the answer, did not disturb his boss's enjoyment.

  Finally, after a while, Dell put down the pen and paper and said: "The items here cost a total of 2,690 yuan. If you get a 20% discount..." After

  saying this, Dell picked up the calculation paper on the counter and took a look at it before continuing. Said: "After discounts, the total is 2,152 meters."

  When they heard the total price of more than 2,000 yuan, both George and his son were shocked.

  You know, the equipment that Little George currently uses for training costs less than 500 meters in total.

  And two thousand yuan is already George's salary for a month of hard work.

  George stopped drinking beer. He pulled Mike in front of him and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure you want to buy such expensive protective gear?"

  Mike said: "I think I can make full use of them."

  As the saying goes: If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

  Mike, who has decided to join the rugby team, doesn't think it would be a waste of money to buy a good set of sports protective gear.

  Seeing Mike's insistence, George said no more. He finally asked with concern: "Do you have enough money with you?"

  Mike nodded and took out his bank card from his pocket.

  George then turned his head, looked at Dale and said, "These protective gear are too expensive. How about a fraction... two thousand dollars?"

  "That's not possible!" Dale reacted violently, shaking his head and said, "George, You know, I can't make any money from this business."

  When the discount came, Dell didn't feel much at all.

  But if you want to directly subtract more than 150 meters, Dell can calculate this: a bottle of beer is 70 cents, 150 meters, which can buy a lot of beer.

  "Dale, don't think I don't know. Even if it's two thousand yuan, you can still make some money." George first analyzed it in a positive tone, and then said in a negotiating tone: "Otherwise, we can each take a step back. How about two thousand and one hundred meters?"

  After hearing George's words, Dale hesitated and calculated in his mind: How much beer can fifty meters buy?

  ...

  Finally, after friendly negotiation, Mike swiped his card for 2,100 yuan and concluded the transaction.

  When going out, Dale shouted to George: "After you retire, you are very suitable to be a boss~"

  George smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Dale would have a drink with him next time. Then, he took Mike and Little George out of the sporting goods store.

  (End of chapter)