“No, no. I don’t have that kind of money for typing software. Give me a 15-day licence. How much is that?”

“USD 5.95, ma’am.”

“All right, and if I want the Cane?”

“No discount then, ma’am. You will have to pay USD 6.95. That is a total of USD 12.90.”

“Can’t you give both for USD 9?”

“What are you saying, ma’am? Developers have sweated for hours writing this code. Look at the cane, ma’am. Perfect metal finish and the polish…”

“…will wear off. I have seen plenty of such stuff in Chor Bazaar.”

“But this is 100 per cent real, ma’am. How can you even compare it with a pirated product? It has got proper documentation and an online activation key, as well as an offline detonator and fertiliser converter for eco-friendly disposal…”

“I have got my own gadget disposal kit, thank you. So that feature is useless. Come on, USD 9.50!”

“Ma’am, USD 12 for both. Please, we all have families to take care of.”

“And I have got a budget to balance. If you cannot give me a good price, I will just go to the supermarket and get something that suits my needs. I take stuff from you because it is convenient to get it right in front of the house.”

“All right, ma’am. USD 11 for both. I cannot go any lower. I am totally cutting out my commission at this price.”

“USD 10, take it or leave it.”

“Ma’am! That’s too low. What will I give to the distributors or developers? Take a 10-day licence then. I..”

“Too bad. Move on, then.”

“Stop, stop, ma’m. You can have them both at USD 10. I will just shrink wrap them for you. Here you go. Do let me know if you have any problems… Good morning, ma’am. Latest software! Get them ‘ere!”