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Posted on August 27, 2018 at 1:02 pm by Gene Ambaum
Characters: Martin
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Martin: When looking for a job I always try the classifieds first.
Patron: What’s that?
Martin: It’s how jobs have been advertised since before the internet.
Patron: Um---?
Martin: And they’re in the backs of newspapers. And I love newspapers.
Patron: What about the internet?
Martin: Would you want to work for a company that doesn’t trust time-tested advertising methods?
Patron: These ads are mostly for antique stores.
Patron: What’s that?
Martin: It’s how jobs have been advertised since before the internet.
Patron: Um---?
Martin: And they’re in the backs of newspapers. And I love newspapers.
Patron: What about the internet?
Martin: Would you want to work for a company that doesn’t trust time-tested advertising methods?
Patron: These ads are mostly for antique stores.
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Antique stores that sell things like milk, fruit and eggs that don’t get delivered to your door; music and videos pressed on CD and DVD respectively, or even magnetic tape; books and magazines in “dead tree” printed form. All sorts of antiques show up in these stores.