Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 9th March 2001

Dilbert//4346, first published 25 years ago on Friday 9th March 2001

Tags

die from shame loss throw it window repair business honest vendor

Official transcript

THE HONEST VENDOR: Dilbert looks at a new product. The vendor says, "Five minutes after you buy it you'll want to throw it through a window."

The vendor says to Dilbert, "We sell these at a loss but we make it up with our window repair business."

The plug falls off the product. Dilbert says, "It fell off."

The vendor says, "Sometimes the components actually die from shame."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE HONEST VENDOR FIVE MINUTES AFTER YOU BUY IT YOU'LL WANT TO THROW IT THROUGH A WINDOW.

WE SELL THESE AT A LOSS BUT WE MAKE IT UP WITH OUR WINDOW REPAIR BUSINESS.

IT FELL OFF.

SOMETIMES THE COMPONENTS ACTUALLY DIE FROM SHAME.

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