Pained Sour Face

Oops! I've seen it again. That face. That kind of face.

Recently, I sold my old SLR camera to a shop that collects these for resale. Of course I know it's only pure business sense for the owner to buy my camera at as low a price as I can bear so that they can resell it for a much higher profit. Then... deja vu, could it be the face that I once knew?

It never fails to to amuse me – that pained sour face in the owner – looking like a suffering soul, appealing to my sentiments in the hope that I would sell my goods at her price! If I give in, I get a faint smile, followed by the same pained look and a very grateful look.

But if I don't, I can expect that indignant look that says, "See if you can get it at a better price else!?"

The bargaining continues and I realise I've taken that pained sour face myself!