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Intern Architects in Hell

Il Pelicano | 2006-08-01

On Pricing

'The pricing on your project has come in.'
'Is it good news?'
'You can probably imagine that it isn't.'
'Oh dear. Where am I over?'
'The luminaires, to start.'
'Not affordable?'
'Where are they made?'
'Er, Italy.'
'Which means?'
'They're too expensive.'
'For whom?'
'Our client.'
'And?'
'The pope, in all likelihood.'
'So what are you going to do?'
'I'll pull them out of the spec.'
'And replace them with?'
'A luminaire from a local supplier.'
'Made by?'
'Motomaster.'
'And what have you taken from this?'
'I won't specify anything from Italy ever again.'
'And?'
'And I won't eat pasta for a month.'
'Let that be a lesson to you.'

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