"I'll take it," she said finally. Then she looked me dead in the eye. "But I'm never telling my husband how much it cost."
A related to Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman , specifically concerning motifs like the "silk stockings" which represent the protagonist's guilt and failures? The Lingerie Salesman S Worst Nightmare
: Associates have reported spending hours helping men pick out matching sets for themselves, only to have the customer admit they enjoy the "thrill" of wearing them in public to see people's reactions. "I'll take it," she said finally
“You sell the Passionfruit 3000 ,” he said. “I know because my wife left the box in the laundry. There’s a sticker inside. ‘Sold by Marvin, shift Tuesday.’ That’s you, ain’t it?” : Associates have reported spending hours helping men
Ten minutes later, a tiny voice from behind the curtain: "I think it's broken."