Chapter 24 Supermarket Opening (2)
"Breguet watches? Is it the one that was newly released half a month ago? ”
The shopping guide smiled: "Yes, the Breguet watch 1868 commemorative model is hard to find outside, but our boss tried his best to get 1 piece in order to give back to our customers."
"Oh?" The two of them were significantly more interested in shopping, and Caroline's family was more affluent, but even such a small business family could not afford a Breguet watch.
Launched half a month ago, Breguet only 68 commemorative 1868 models were distributed, and it was stated that it was officially introduced to the market in 1869, so this commemorative model will never be added.
The extravagant appearance, the original design, and the unique numbering made it a huge hit when it was released, especially when the four crown princes of Spain, England and Austria wore this watch, which made it synonymous with nobility.
said that it was issued 68 pieces, but in fact, in addition to the four princes, only 20 pieces were issued (pure handwork has not been done yet), and it has been speculated to 2,000 pounds a piece, and the price is not in the market, and it is still rising.
"Then we will buy 100 francs each, and go out through one door each, and gather his wool." Caroline whispered.
"It's a bit wrong..."Jacqueline was worried that the supermarket owner would lose money by selling such a cheap item and giving away such a valuable item.
The shopping guide listened to the two secretly discuss, and he was going to laugh to death in his heart, the opening big reward used the same prize pool for the past three days, and prepared 50,000 lottery tickets, if you two can draw, I will eat this shelf on the spot.
"What do you like to drink?"
"Tea." "Coffee."
"Please follow me." The shopping guide made an inviting gesture and walked ahead to lead the way.
It just so happened that the tea and coffee were placed very close, and when they arrived at the place, the shopping guide pointed to the dazzling array of goods on the shelves and said, "You can choose by yourself." ”
Caroline quickly picked her favorite coffee beans, but Jacqueline frowned: "Your tea here is a bit low-grade, and there are a lot of instant ones..."
She didn't want to hit others, but firmly refused to drink this rotten tea.
"I forgot to mention just now that high-end tea and high-end wine are put together on separate shelves." The shopping guide apologized.
In the era of no surveillance, the only way to prevent theft was to rely on the human eye, so there were shopping guides on every shelf.
Relying on the double insurance of human eye monitoring and queuing at checkout can greatly eliminate petty theft.
But even this is not foolproof, so the more valuable goods will be put together, and the vigilance will be significantly strengthened.
In the end, the two of them bought the drinks they wanted, and they originally planned to buy some women's clothes, but the clothes in the supermarket were mainly for the working people, and rich ladies like them still had to go to the tailor shop to buy them.
"Can you win?" The two of them lined up at counter three.
The shopping guide finally told them that the two of them could check out separately and did not need to be separated from two doors, so they were still together.
"I don't know... I don't feel much hope...", Jacqueline replied with both apprehension and anticipation.
If you look at the expressions of the customers around you, you can see that everyone has an irrepressible desire on their faces.
People in these years have not experienced too many routines, and the class solidification is much more serious than in later generations.
The value of their lifetime of work is equivalent to this watch, and getting a lottery ticket is like getting the hope of changing classes and escaping this damn life.
But the 1 in 50,000 chance was so good, Jacqueline and the two waited in line for half an hour (the checkout efficiency was low), and most of the people they saw were consolation prizes, a piece of candy, and the best one was only a third prize, and two bottles of high-end wine.
"Tea, 112 francs."
With one hand and one hand and the other hand, Jacqueline got her own lottery ticket.
The current lottery tickets are quite rough and handwritten, and the whole company has written them for three days.
The lottery ticket is in the form of a slip of paper with a string of 5-digit numbers written in it, the number 00001 is the first prize, 00002 to 00011 is the second prize, and so on.
In this way, there is a possibility that the staff will collude to commit crimes or forge notes in private, so Zhana and several people take turns to supervise, inspect, seal, roll up and tie up one by one, and then put them into the coupon pool to stir evenly, basically eliminating the risk.
"Open it up and take a look, I hope it's won!" Caroline was even more anxious than she was, and she couldn't wait to reach for the rope.
Jacqueline opened her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll pray to God first." ”
After saying that, he prayed on the spot: "Almighty God ......"
The people watching from the rear were shocked, it turned out that they could still call for off-site assistance!
The customers who have already drawn the lottery but have not yet walked out of the door beat their chests and regretted it!
Although France is basically secularized, God is still their faith, and what if God really appears in sincere prayer?
Knowing that the occasion was wrong, Jacqueline completed the prayer in just over 20 seconds, and then ripped off the rope.
With excitement pronounce the number: "0... 0… 0… 0… 4! ”
Caroline was about to jump when she heard so many "zeros" in front of her, but she was disappointed to end with a 4.
"Caroline, did you see, I'm number 4, second prize!" Jacqueline was not so greedy, and smiled openly, God was the only light in her heart at this moment!
"Congratulations, it's a pity, it's almost the first prize, what is the second prize?"
Hearing their conversation, the staff smiled and pointed to the sign posted on the front of the counter, saying, "The second prize is divided into men and women, and the woman is the latest Dani diamond pouch." ”
As he spoke, he took out a small diamond-encrusted handbag and handed it to Jacqueline.
Now the bag is not like one for women in later generations, some of them do not have it, such as Jacqueline does not have this habit.
Even so, she still can't put it down when she sees this delicate handbag.
This handbag has few diamonds, but it has a very clever layout, designed for young women, and is now officially priced at 2,500 francs
Her father, a dentist, earns more than 10,000 francs a year and is unlikely to spend three months' income on a bag for his daughter, so this is Jacqueline's first real luxury.
"Quick, look at me, I'm sure I'll get a Breguet watch!" Caroline saw that her companion took a diamond handbag so easily, and she was immediately full of confidence, and felt that she had mastered the prayer method, and even if she didn't win the first prize, it would be a second prize.
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Unfortunately, God didn't bless her, and she ended up walking out of the supermarket with just a candy.
"What bad luck, am I not sincere enough in my prayers?" Caroline sullenly squeezed, and chewed the sugar hard to vent a trace of resentment.
Although she was a little unhappy that she didn't get the reward, she still had the urge to go again.
If Alfonso said that this is a gamble, if he was on the scene he would have said, "Go, girl, I'll take you to bet on horses." ”
Jacqueline comforted, "It's okay, it was an extra gift, and you're not short of this money." ”
The daughter of the head of the racecourse in West Paris, although she can't afford a Breguet watch, can still afford this bag.
Hearing this, Caroline's face turned cloudy and clear, and she snorted, "Let's go, I'll also buy the same bag, the two sisters use the same one, this supermarket won't really think I'm rare in his bag." ”