ATTENTION BORDERS CUSTOMERS! ITS THE EVENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL WEEK! his enthusiasm is up from last hour, he's ad-libbing intensely, manipulating the melody of his voice to be as pleasant and sure-sell as possible. plus, while he's talking, the make-you-puke-pop-music is not playing, and you are thankful for this. as you watch the untouched muted melancholy of his audience's bored faces, you realize there is not one person in the store about to take him up on his offer. an elderly lady in a red sweater is infact visibly perturbed. he will make the announcement again next hour, but it will probably not be as good. you realize you are witnessing someone reaching their full potential, and what a rarity. the fact that he can say "our new summer roasts such as the panama blend" without laughing is definitely worth something. he hangs up the telephone pleased with his announcement. nobody budges. nobody buys anything for an entire minute. pop music switches back on. you walk up to the counter and empty your change purse into the tip jar with a loud CRASH.
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