Today Mundu(read previous post to know more about him) went for a hair cut in a saloon( the one in the basement) near Kutty's. The barber greeted him and ask him to occupy one of the vacant chairs. After taking all the specifications for the kind of hair cut Mundu wanted he started dressing his hair. In the process he started the following conversation with Mundu :
Barber: Is this the first time you are visiting my shop sir?
Mundu: No, I have been here once before.
Barber: Ok. Where do you stay sir?
Mundu: LIBA Hostel, Loyola College.
Barber: So you are a student sir.
Mundu: Yes I am doing my MBA. Management, you know.
Barber: Ya ya I know MBAs sir. I hope I have not told you already that I have started a part time real estate agency sir and if any of your friends need a flat on rent please tell them to contact me.
Mundu(sounding excited) : No no you havn't told me earlier. Thats great. How long have you been doing that?
Barber: For the past 6 months sir.
Mundu: Have you advertised about this in classifed section of some newspaper?
Barber: No sir. I have just been telling this to all the customers who visit my saloon.
Mundu: So you are relying solely on "word-of-mouth".
Barber: Whats that sir?
Mundu: Don't bother. But I strongly feel you should put one ad in newspaper else your business won't pick up. Tell me how many leads you generated till date??
Barber: How many what sir??
Mundu: I mean how many people came to you looking for flats.
Barber: A good number of them sir.
Mundu: Really, I am surprised. So in case people get flats through you, do you pay some commission to your customer who recommended them to you?
Barber(mockingly) : Thats why I told "I know MBAs" sir.
Regards,
Ravi
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