English is a Second Language

I deal a lot with customers via phone and e-mail sending out offers on high-ticket items I want to move or are really popular and can easily sell with an announcement.  About 99% of these customers are a real joy to deal with.  They have money.  They love wine.  They love good wine.  They love collecting.  They buy almost every time I send out an e-mail.  They love me.  Ok, maybe not that last one.

One of my newer customers who I have never spoken to on the phone has a real funny way of responding to me or asking me questions.  Based on his name, I think he speaks English better than he writes it.  He is the President of a multi-million dollar company.  He is one of these real joys to deal with, but I want to share some of his responses to me because they always give me a good laugh.

When I send out an e-mail and he wants something, his response is:

"I take a case."

Not, send me a case, I'll take a case, but "I take a case."  

The other day I sent out an e-mail and he responded with a question not related to the e-mail.

"Do you have any chateau nevus de pape?"

It's a good thing I can decipher these cryptic sentences.  For those of you not aware, he wanted Chateauneuf de Pape, a wine from France's Rhone Valley.   I never corrected him, but I just rattled off the abbreviation.  "Sure, I have a few great CDP's!"  I gave him 3 of my top selections.  He took 8 of each and $1800 later, I was a happy sales girl.   Love this guy!

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