Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th June 2019

Dilbert//11033, first published seven years ago on Sunday 30th June 2019

Beg And Pay Store

Tags

business, office, buying, selling, begging, internet

Official transcript

dogbert: i'm opening a beg-and-pay store.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M OPENING A BEG-AND-PAY STORE.

WHAT WILL YOU BE SELLING?

SELLING?

YOU ARE WAY BEHIND THE TIMES.

STORES DON'T SELL THINGS ANYMORE.

SELLING WOULD REQUIRE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LOTS OF STOCK ON HAND.

IF YOU WANT THAT SORT OF THING, USE THE INTERNET.

I JUST WANT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND BEG ME TO SELL THEM STUFF THAT ISN'T IN STOCK.

CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THIS HAT IN MY SIZE?

BEG!!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Beg and Pay Store".

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, where Dilbert is opening a new store and his boss is explaining the concept of "beg and pay store". The boss explains that the store will not sell anything, but instead, customers will have to beg for the items they want, and then pay for them. Dilbert is skeptical and asks if he will be selling anything, to which the boss responds that he will be selling good customer service and lots of stock on hand. Dilbert is still confused and asks if he wants to sort of run the internet, to which the boss replies that he just wants a place where people can go and beg him to sell them stuff that isn't in stock. The comic strip ends with Dilbert asking if he can help find a hat in his size, and the boss responding with "Beg!!!".

Overall, the comic strip is a humorous take on the concept of a "beg and pay store", where customers are expected to beg for the items they want, rather than simply buying them. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a store that doesn't sell anything, but instead relies on customer begging to generate sales.

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