Jenny and Mike went shopping for a small kitchen table.
Jenny measured the top while Mike tested the hinges.
Then he asked whether it would support a person standing on it.
Jenny reminded him that they were buying it for meals.
Mike took out his phone and showed the assistant a photograph….
Jenny and Mike needed a small table for their kitchen.
The shop assistant showed them a folding one.
Mike checked the hinges. Jenny measured the top.
The assistant said it was easy to store.
Mike asked how much weight it would hold.
Plenty for dinner.
What about someone leaning on it?
The assistant pressed down on the edge. The table stayed firm.
What about someone standing on it?
Jenny said they weren’t buying a ladder.
Mike asked whether all four legs locked into place.
The assistant demonstrated each catch.
Jenny was becoming embarrassed.
It’s for meals, Mike. What are you expecting to happen at dinner?
He opened his phone and showed the assistant a photograph.
It was last Christmas. Jenny’s mother stood on their old kitchen table, arranging a garland above the window.
The assistant said standing on furniture wasn’t recommended.
Mike put his phone away.
I agree. But she said the last table broke because I bought a cheap one.
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