I asked Madame Zalora what she thought of Centex's latest sales...

I asked Madame Zalora what she thought of Centex's latest sales pitch. Her Crystal Ball replied a sarcastic 'big deal'.Her more detailed response (that I had to pay extra for) was:A 30-40 day price guarantee? Who cares? Besides that is listing price which is unlikely to move as much as discounted prices and incentives. She also admonished me.'You really did not need a crystal ball to answer that, now did you?''How long will it be before they give a one year price guarantee?' I responded.'Sorry, Madame Zalora only answers one question a day per customer' was all she said. Mike Shedlock / Mishhttp://globaleconomicanalysis. blogspot. com/

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