Official rort

Yesterday a good friend tells me the left rear tail light on my car is not working. Slightly miffed because I have just had the car completely overhauled and serviced in preparation for renewal of its registration I trapse on down to the nearest auto centre and buy a spare bulb. I lie. I in fact purchase a packet of two for the princely sum of 99p.

I return home with the full intent of replacing the bulb. However somehow the thought of watching Match of the Day on BBC2 supplants that of a little mechanical DIY and so the latter gets postponed.

A day later I discover that my bulb purchase has gone walkabouts so I keep in mind that next time I'm passing the official dealership of my car I will pop in and purchase another one or two from them.

Today I find myself passing the dealership so I pop in.

After being guided to the spare sales department by a most courteous receptionist the following dialogue takes place

NW- Hi there. I have to replace one of these. (See spare part PSW23ZF4536778)

Salesman - Your lucky day sir we have about 400 in stock

NW - Great! I'll have one please. Ahh, make that two, I may as well get a spare whilst I'm here. How much will that be?

Salesman - (click, click, click on the computer keypad) That will be 12 GBP for 2.

NW - No, perhaps you didn't hear me. I don't need two dozen. I don't need 200. I need just two. 2, duet, tupela,deux,swei....

Salesman - Sure I heard you sir. Two as in 2. They are 6 GBP each and unless my maths teacher taught me wrong, then two times 6 = 12.

NW - Coughing up the mint he had pilfered form the bowl in reception...That's a rort. How is it that the exact same bulbs cost me 49 and a half pence last night at a garage and now you want to charge me 6 GBP for the same thing? 

Salesman - Ahh yes but this is an officially sanctioned spare part. 

NW - It's an officially sanctioned rort is what it is.

Fustrated salesman - So do you want the bulbs or not sir ?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr..

Question of the day - When disembarking from an aircraft and standing facing the front why is it that the right hand aisle always moves quicker than the left?